As a part of the requirement for graduation, all students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement during secondary school in order to obtain an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD). This diploma requirement is designed to:
- encourage civic responsibility,
- promote community values,
- support students’ career explorations,
- develop student interests and skills, and
- reinforce the importance of volunteering
To learn more about Community Involvement Hours, please click on the tab that is appropriate to you:
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Organizations Accepting Volunteers
| Art Gallery of Hamilton Contact: Laurie Kilgour Walsh Contact: laurie@artgalleryofhamilton.com. |
Boris Brott Music Festival Boris Brott Music Festival Website Contact: Karina 905.525.7664 info@brottmusic.com |
Canadian Blood Services Contact: Denise Saulnier 905-304-6546 Canadian Blood Services Website Join our Facebook page |
| Canadian Council of the Blind Contact: Brian Wice 905-547-2310 (cell) brianwice@cogeco.ca 1031 Barton Street East Hamilton, ON |
Carnegie Gallery Carnegie Gallery Website |
CNIB Contact: David Wallis 905-528-8555 x 5304 david.wallis@cnib.ca Street Address: 115 Parkdale Ave S Hamilton, ON L8K 1H1 |
| GAIN Volunteers Urgently Required |
Green Venture Green Venture Website 905-540-8787 volunteer@greenventure.ca |
gritLIT Hamilton’s Readers & Writers Festival Contact: Pamela Schuer volunteers@gritlit.ca |
| Habitat for Humanity Hamilton Habitat for Humanity Hamilton Website 905-560-6707 x 102 |
Hamilton Music Awards Hamilton Music Awards Website |
Hamilton Public Library 905-546-3200 x 3620 volunteer@hpl.ca |
| Hamilton/Burlington SPCA Volunteer Opportunities Webpage |
McMaster Alliance for Body Peace Contact: Olivia Watkin-McClung macalliancebodypeace@gmail.com |
MS Society of Canada: Hamilton Chapter MS Society of Canada: Hamilton Chapter Website 905-527-7874 x 12 kelsi.duarte@mssociety.ca |
| MS Society of Canada: Hamilton Chapter MS Society of Canada: Hamilton Chapter Website 905-527-7874 x 12 kelsi.duarte@mssociety.ca |
Neighbour to Neighbour Food Drive Contact: Nick Davies 905.389.5788 jrndavies@shaw.ca |
Open Streets Hamilton Contact: Sunil Angrish Open Streets Hamilton Website |
| Run to End Poverty Run to End Poverty Website Phone: 289.489.8115 email:hamilton@runtoendpoverty.ca |
Scouts Canada Contact: Catriona Forrest 905.818.4227 cforrest@scouts.ca |
St. Joseph’s Hospital Contact: Volunteer Resources 905.522.1155 x 33464 Age Requirements: 15 or older |
| The Hamilton Artists Inc. Age Requirements: 16 or older |
The Lung Association Contact: Susan Chapman schapman@on.lung.ca 905.745.7416 www.on.lung.ca |
Volunteer Flamboroug 905.689.7880 volflam@hpl.ca |
| Volunteer Hamilton 905.523.4444 info@volunteerhamilton.on.ca |
Updated on Tuesday, May 09, 2017.