The Reminder is making its archives back to 2003 available on our website. Please note that, due to technical limitations, archive articles are presented without the usual formatting.
Seniors Delivering food for an organization for which volunteers deliver hot meals to seniors to help them maintain their independence. Transporting and accompanying seniors to appointments or running errands for them. Facilitating activities in seniors' centres: fitness sessions, arts and crafts workshops, bingo, Internet skills, social activities, and recreational and cultural outings. Children Giving time at day cares, camps, schools, museums, community centres, etc. Providing company for children at hospitals and rehabilitation centres. Facilitating cultural and recreational activities. Mentoring children through organizations such as Big Brother / Big Sister Sharing skills and time at rehabilitation centres for young offenders. Doing active listening, counselling, and interventions. Working with homeless youth. Tutoring children who need help in school. Women Giving time at women's employment, health, or reference centres. Doing active listening or sharing specific skills at day centres or shelters. Offering all kinds of aid to single mothers, homeless women, or sexual assault victims. Hospitals Visiting elderly residents in extended care facilities. Staffing snack bars, cafeterias, gift shops, and escorting patients to appointments. Palliative care: accompanying terminally ill patients, comforting and offering moral support to family members. Transportation Giving rides to people with reduced autonomy, or who do not drive, to medical appointments and social events. Collecting donations: food, clothing, furniture, etc. Information, referral, active listening Giving time at consultation and reference centres, day centres, and telephone listening centres. Cultural communities Assisting newly-arrived immigrants or refugees. Acting as an interpreter or helping newly-arrived immigrants deal with public services. Teaching official languages. Homelessness Organizing and serving meals. Practicing active listening. Giving time at charitable second-hand shops. Staffing or sharing skills at shelters for the homeless. Physical disabilities Providing aid to individuals suffering from muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, paraplegia, vision or hearing loss, etc. Offering services to individuals, such as sponsorship or accompaniment. Conducting occupational or arts and crafts activities, providing physical support during meetings or leisure activities.
