What would our community look like without volunteers?

Giving Tuesday is a time when we come together as a community to support the amazing charities and not-for-profits that help improve life here in Waterloo Region. Volunteer Waterloo Region is a charitable organization that works to make it so that the region's volunteer force is well supported and directed towards fulfilling the needs of the community. If you are feeling generous, and wish to make an impact by donating to help improve and provide better services to the community as whole, consider supporting Volunteer Waterloo Region and our efforts in the community.

We also want to advocate that, even if you do not have funds to give, volunteering is one of the most generous forms of giving there is. So on Giving Tuesday, if you are out supporting your community, share it on Social Media with the tags #GivingTuesday and #VolunteeringAndGiving. Get the word out on the importance of both time and money when building a stronger more resilient region around you.

Whenever a community is impacted by a social issue, they look to the support of the people to help solve it. These people have been the volunteers at the front lines, caring for others, lifting up those who are struggling and giving hope to those that are downtrodden. The question that now arises is this; who do we look to when these volunteers are in crisis?

We are seeing a dramatic drop in volunteering that has no precedence. Just in Waterloo Region alone, we are anticipating a decline of nearly 5 million hours. This is causing waitlists to stack up on essential services, the loss of many programs serving specific communities, and the closures of organizations serving in the region. At times like this, Volunteer Waterloo region needs the support of our community to make an impact and support volunteerism.

When you support Volunteer Waterloo Region, you are supporting over 160 other organizations here in Waterloo Region that provide services to your community. We are redesigning our services to meet this evolving crisis in volunteerism. Please consider donating to Volunteer Waterloo Region to support volunteer matching, volunteer sharing, and volunteer management coaching on a new scale.

Donate Options on Canada Helps

• Giving Tuesday hosts a single day virtual charitable giving event following the American Thanksgiving, Black Friday, & Cyber Monday
   
• Individual Donations – one time events ongoing options such as National Volunteer Week in April, & Our Community Cares in December
• Volunteer Waterloo Region Fund –  capital projects such as software systems and technological upgrades.