Volunteer Now!

Volunteer Now! is a hands-on training program developed for use by secondary schools interested in empowering their Grade 10 students with the necessary tools to become active local and global citizens in their communities as Volunteer Ambassadors.

Started in 2002, Volunteer Now! met the need for a student driven approach to the 40 hour community service requirement in Ontario schools. First put into practice in Toronto school boards, the program has since expanded across North America.

Through workshops and seminars provided by expert Volunteer Now! facilitators, five teacher-selected students from each school (with representatives from four schools at one time) receive the training guidance, and support they need to thrive as school and community leaders.

Once trained, Volunteer Ambassadors transfer their new-found knowledge and skills to their fellow peers through a variety of innovative, youth-friendly initiatives. Skills are developed and confidence is built as students become engaged school leaders and community citizens. To sustain long-term learning, the program employs Leaders Today’s bestselling and youth-friendly Take Action! and Take More Action curriculum.

This Leaders Today program has proven highly-effective and popular because it connects communities and schools, gives students ownership over important community issues, and provides youth leaders with a role to play in finding meaningful solutions. So join us and together let’s build the strength of today’s youth!

Volunteer Ambassador training

  • Three full days of skill-building leadership workshops, led by our team of expert facilitators, spread out over the course of the school year.
  • Interaction between students from a family of different schools to share ideas and build inter-school cooperation.
  • Planning and implementation of tangible action plans to create local volunteer opportunities and raise awareness about volunteerism.

Volunteer Ambassador highlights

  • Peer-to-peer teaching of leadership skills.
  • School volunteer days where students take action together.
  • School fairs to present community volunteer opportunities.
  • Year-end gala celebrating volunteer efforts.

Volunteer Now! website
www.volunteernow.ca is an indispensable online tool for nurturing volunteerism that serves as a resource base for Volunteer Ambassadors and their peers. This Leaders Today website contains key information on volunteer placements, student and teacher resources, an overview of social issues, and details on how to create a volunteer project.

There’s no time like the present—Volunteer Now!
To request this innovative program please contact info@leaderstoday.com