Volunteers of the Northeast Mental Health Centre assist the centre to build and shape its ability to provide specialized mental health services to the northeast region. Volunteers are in many ways the heart of the organization. They can be found volunteering as principal decision makers on the Board of Directors. Volunteers are also at the grass roots level offering much appreciated support and services to our patients at the North Bay and Sudbury Campus, as well throughout communities of northeast Ontario. More than 130 volunteers contributed over 14,000 hours in the past year. Volunteers assist with many rewarding services within our organization.
There are many benefits to volunteering, including:
- Learn new skills
- Create new interests
- Give back to your community
- Gain worked related experience
- Personal Growth and Development
- Meaningful Networking That Can Support Your Life Goals
- Fill personal time
- To meet new people and make new friends
- Receive complementary meal tickets at each shift
- Develop a better understanding of mental health
- Gain knowledge through educational workshops
- Invites to special programs and occasions within the organization