Become a Volunteer

Join a great team striving to bring hope and future to youth and their families in Winnipeg's North End.

Why volunteer?
Each of our programs provides the opportunity for significant and meaningful volunteer involvement. Whether joining a staff or volunteer team, your life will be impacted. It is our desire for your experience to be life-changing and life-giving: both for you and those you serve.

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Volunteer Opportunities

The Bridge
The purpose of The Bridge drop-in is to equip leaders to introduce youth to a relationship with a loving God. The drop-in strives to be a safe, accepting, and exciting environment. The format of the drop-in is: Two staff and as many volunteers as possible working in the drop-in centre every Tuesday and 12 – 15 volunteers on Thursday nights. Youth can come and go as they please. While at the drop-in, there are games, activities, snacks, tournaments, and a variety of other things youth can get involved in.

Thursday Commitment: 6:00 - 10:00pm (serving ages 12 and under)
Supervisor: Dorian Funk (Thursday) - Click to volunteer by email
Requirements: For individuals, groups and people who love children.

Tuesday Commitment: 6:00 - 11:00pm (serving ages 13 and up)
Supervisor: Lori Neufeld (Tuesday) - Click to volunteer by email
Requirements: For individuals, not groups. Must be over 20 years old, love kids or teens and have the willingness to serve weekly.

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Inner City Motorsport
Inner City Motorsport (ICR) is a program focused on inner city youth who lack involvement in recreational activities and have an interest in fixing and modifying vehicles as part of a competitive racing team.

Commitment: Wednesdays, 6:00 - 9:30pm
Email: Click to volunteer by email

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Meals for Kids
Providing wholesome meals for children and youth involved in our programs.
Commitment: currently offering suppers Wednesday & Thursday nights (times may vary). Volunteers are asked to commit to one meal, either on a one time only, weekly or monthly basis.

Supervisor: Click to volunteer by email
Requirements: Basic skills in food preparation is beneficial

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Maintenance
There are often opportunities to help out around our centre for those with general handyman and vehicle maintenance skills, or the willingness to clean. Although some alternate arrangements may be made, a majority of the opportunities involve availability between the hours of 8:30am - 6:00pm Monday to Friday.

Commitment: As available
Supervisor: George Nickel - Click to volunteer by email

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St. Aidan's Christian School
St. Aidan's Anglican Church and ICYA have formed a partnership to provide a Christian school for grades 5 - 9. They cater to youth from ICYA's programs and provide an intimate educational experience with high staff/student ratios. Volunteer opportunities include one-on-one tutoring or possibly teaching extra-curricular classes (music, art).

Commitment: Varies
Principal: Peter Lurvey
Phone: 204-586-6792

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Volunteering
Volunteers generally follow a two-step process. First, contact Inner City Youth Alive and ask to speak with the Volunteer Coordinator to discuss the program you are interested in and arrange a time to come in and check it out. Second, fill out the volunteer application, child abuse registry and criminal check forms (latter two only if working directly with youth). Once completed and approved, we welcome you to our team!

Inner City Youth Alive
418 Aberdeen Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba R2W 1V7
Phone: 204-582-8779
Email: Click to volunteer by email