For many of us, life without art is empty. No, having access to it is not a matter of life and death, but it can be the difference between meaning and lack thereof. We’ve all had a very tough past few months, and they would have been even worse if we didn…
Written by Ryan Charles Parker
For many of us, life without art is empty. No, having access to it is not a matter of life and death, but it can be the difference between… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2020/07/life-would-be-bleak-and-boring-without-arts/
There have been few times in recent history in which we have needed each other so badly. The reasons are plain to all of us. We’re counting on each other, sometimes in the face of great peril. To help another person without expecting reward is good for it…
Written by Ryan Charles Parker
There have been few times in recent history in which we have needed each other so badly. The reasons are plain to all of us. We’re counting on… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2020/07/you-well/
Things were different back then. It seems odd to use the phrase “back then” when it has only been a matter of months since the onset of the COVID-19 crisis, but it feels like forever. As we all know, the virus has brought on significant changes to our liv…
Isabel with her student, Ockjoo, during an virtual tutoring session.
Written by Ryan Charles Parker // Photo: Isabel Bolhuis
Things were different back then.… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2020/06/adaptation/
As we come up to National Volunteer Week, we thought it was a good time to start dispelling some common misconceptions about volunteering. We are launching a new series called, "Day in the Life of a Volunteer" in which we explore the different roles in vo…
Written by Danielle Stewart // Photo: Aisley Miles; Program Manager; Psychology Student; Board of Directors Volunteer
As we come up to National Volunteer Week, we… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2020/03/day-life-volunteer-board-directors/
It's #BellLetsTalk Day, and have curated a list of partner organizations that offer mental health services for our community that are looking for volunteers. You can help shape our community. You can help remove the stigma. You can help.
Danielle Stewart
Mental health and mental illness affect people from all walks of life and in countless ways. While confronting mental health can be overwhelming, there… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2020/01/10-places-volunteer-mental-health1/
A business has no obligation in our society to give back to the community. Any company that does help the community does so by good intention. It’s a choice. And Novamen makes such a choice.
Written by Ryan Charles Parker
A business has no obligation in our society to give back to the community. Any company that does help the community does so by good… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2019/12/good-business-month-novamen/
It is easy for those of us that were born here in Canada to navigate our cultural landscape. It comes almost automatically. But just imagine what it would be like if, for some obscure and difficult-to-imagine reason, you made the decision to move your fam…
Written by Ryan Charles Parker
It is easy for those of us that were born here in Canada to navigate our cultural landscape. It comes almost automatically. But just imagine what… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2019/08/place-call-home/
Let us be honest: no one wants a diagnosis of Parkinson’s. But perfection is a thing that our world doesn’t deal in. It short-changes, disappoints and breaks us down. It can be hard, tough and cruel. That does not mean, by any stretch of the imagination, …
Written by Ryan Charles Parker
Let us be honest: no one wants a diagnosis of Parkinson’s. But perfection is a thing that our world doesn’t deal in. It short-changes,… https://www.volunteercentral.ca/recent-news/2019/08/facing-difficult-challenge/
