Become a Friendly Visiting Volunteer
If you are looking for ways to spend time with others and opportunities to meet new friends, this program is for you! We are looking for friendly, intelligent, respectful, caring and dependable people who care about brightening another person's life.
Volunteers can assist with weekly personal visits, reading books, newspaper or magazine aloud, going for walks or rides, participating in hobbies or simply discussing everyday affairs and informing their partner about current events happening in their community. All volunteers are screened and trained to ensure their suitability for the program to ensure a compatible match is made with a recipient.
NEW! FREE Volunteer training offered by Hinton FCSS is available.
This training will prepare you to become a compassionate, supportive Friendly Visitor in our community. Whether you’re new to volunteering or looking to deepen your impact, this is a great place to start. Skills you will learn during training: communication and listening skills, mental health resources , boundary setting, aging health issues, understanding of self- awareness and responsibility and much more!
Register for a 2-week in-person training:
Monday January 26th – 6:00-7:30 pm
Monday February 2nd – 6:00-7:30 pm
Followed by a volunteer and client meet and greet in person on Monday, February 9th from 6:00-7:00 pm at FCSS. At this mixer we will match volunteer visitors to a recipient for future friendly meet ups.
*Participants must be 18 +
*Refreshments and light meal included
To register for the volunteer training program Contact Family and Community Support Services at 780-865-6036 or email at fcss@hinton.ca.
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