Volunteering

At Halton Women’s Place, our volunteers make ALL the difference.

Our volunteers provide our staff with much-needed support and assist us in our ability to provide services to abused women and their dependent children.

To volunteer in one of our shelters, we require volunteers to:

Be 18 years of age or older
Attend a volunteer orientation session
Complete the Volunteer Application Form
Provide us with a current police check, incl. vulnerable sectors check
Have 2 references complete the reference questionnaire
Complete a stage 1 TB test
Enter into a confidentiality agreement with HWP
Provide proof of full COVID-19 vaccination

Current Volunteer Opportunities:

We are so grateful for the incredible interest and support from our community. At this time, we are not actively recruiting for new volunteers. If you choose to submit an application, please know that it will be thoughtfully reviewed and kept on file until our next Volunteer Orientation Session in Spring 2026.

Thank you for your patience, understanding, and most importantly, for your willingness to share your time and talents to support our work. Your generosity makes a real difference.

Fill Out a Volunteer Application Form

Corporate/Group Volunteering:

At Halton Women’s Place, we love working with both corporate and community volunteer groups! While opportunities for larger groups inside our shelters are limited (we can typically accommodate 3–4 volunteers at a time), we do have opportunities for groups to get involved through our Holiday Giving program and fundraising events.

Beyond these, we’re always excited to hear your ideas and learn about the kind of volunteer experience your group is looking for. Together, we can create a plan that’s meaningful for your team and impactful for HWP.

If your group is interested, please reach out to us at volunteering@haltonwomensplace.com – we’d love to connect!

Some of our Volunteer Opportunities Include:

Reception

Assist our Crisis Intervention Counsellors by providing in-shelter reception assistance. This support is needed at both our North and South locations during the day, evenings and on weekends. Volunteers typically commit to a regular, weekly 2-3 hour shift. Tasks include: answering phones, greeting the public, receiving donations, screening visitors etc.

Children and Youth

By assisting the Child and Youth Counsellors, you can help make the days a little brighter for the young people staying in our shelters. Volunteers assist with children’s programming and help with other tasks such as organizing children’s supplies. Some volunteers also provide homework support throughout the school year. Volunteers may commit to a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly schedule.

Donations

We are very fortunate that we receive many donations throughout the year from our generous Halton community. Donations tasks include sorting donations, organizing donation spaces, checking food items for expiry dates etc. Other housekeeping needs include helping to tidy or clean shelter spaces. Volunteers may commit to a flexible schedule.

Event Planning Committees

Help make our fundraising and awareness events a success, consider joining one of the fundraising event committees for either our annual gala, annual golf tournament or Hope in Every Step events.

The gala committee meets at least monthly from September-February with the event being held the last Saturday in February.
The golf committee meets bi-weekly from March until June, with the event being held at the end of June on a weekday.
The Hope in Every Step committee meets bi-weekly from July-September with three separate walks held in Milton, Burlington and Oakville, in September.

All committee members help with selling tickets, soliciting sponsorships/donations and publicizing the event.

Special Events

Assist us in various ways at events held for Halton Women’s Place throughout Halton Region. These events range from formal galas to community fairs. Tasks at each event vary from selling raffle tickets, monitoring auction tables, collecting donations etc.

Administrative Support

Help our Events and Donation teams with administrative and pre-event preparation tasks! Throughout the year as well as leading up to our signature fundraising events, Administrative volunteers will assist at the Burlington shelter with preparing supplies for events, such as wrapping Silent Auction items.

Holiday Giving

The holiday season is the busiest time at Halton Women’s Place! We require a lot of volunteer support during the month of December with sorting donations and processing holiday hampers for women and their children.

Special Skills

If you have a special skill that you think our clients could benefit from please let us know. In the past we have had volunteers provide yoga sessions, quilting nights, cake decorating instruction, to name a few. We are always open to new ideas for programming!