Volunteering

At Pathways to Independence, our volunteers help us to achieve our mission; “To facilitate a way of life that enables individuals with challenges to realize their potential and achieve self empowerment.”

Our volunteers inspire us.
We don’t fit the people we support into programs, we help them to identify their own goals, wishes and dreams and then do everything we can to help them achieve. Often, our volunteers are a big part of supporting these goals. Our volunteers contribute their knowledge, skills and time to enable the people we support to;

• Attend special events such as a hockey game, church or holiday party
• Teach a new skill such as sewing, knitting, computers, or baking
• Exercise and learn how to keep themselves healthy by walking, bicycling or swimming, or
• Develop a new interest they have learned from being with a volunteer.

Our volunteers bring their own choices and ideas for how they would like to help and we closely match these interests with the hopes, wishes and goals of the people we support.

We have opportunities for volunteers who wish to work directly with the people we support in many communities across south eastern Ontario or in either of our professional office locations in Belleville or Ottawa.

Come and inspire someone. Give of yourself and you’ll understand why Pathways to Independence volunteers say that, “Volunteering at Pathways is a very positive and rewarding experience.” (Pathways to Independence volunteer satisfaction survey, 2006).