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NVO, Niagara Volunteer Opportunities

Built by Niagara students, for all of Niagara

Volunteering in Niagara,
all in one place.

All 12 municipalities, from St. Catharines to Fort Erie. Free now, free forever, for the people volunteering and the organizations posting.

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Or start where you are:

High school studentsCollege and universityCommunity members

Organizations posting on NVO include Community Support Services of Niagara.

For high school students

Your 40 hours, closer to home

40 hours
Ontario high school students need 40 community-involvement hours to graduate. Filter for listings that count toward them.
12
Niagara municipalities covered, from St. Catharines to Fort Erie, so there's likely something near you.
$0
It's free, and you don't need an account. Applying is a short form.
13+
You can apply from age 13. Each listing also says the youngest age it takes.
Open the Student HubPrint an hour log

For organizations

Find volunteers who live nearby

  • Posting is free, and it always will be. NVO doesn't sell ads or run a paid tier.
  • High school students across the region are looking for hours they can count before they graduate.
  • Your dashboard shows everyone who applied and lets you record who turned up.
  • You decide whether a listing asks for a police check or a phone number.
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Dax Tigley, who built and runs NVO
Dax TigleyGrade 12 student, DSBN Academy

Who we are

A local project that started in Grade 9

NVO is run by Dax Tigley, a Grade 12 student at DSBN Academy. Before high school he went looking for somewhere to volunteer and found only scattered Facebook posts. In Grade 9 he started NVO as a personal project and built the page he couldn't find.

It's free for organizations and for volunteers. Every organization is confirmed by phone or email before its listings go live. Niagara already has plenty of people doing good work in small organizations, and Dax wants to work alongside them.

Read the full storyGet in touch
  • Four people in matching T-shirts packing boxes of food, water and supplies at an outdoor tablePacking care packages
  • An older woman and a young woman talking over cups of tea at a kitchen tableVisiting seniors
  • A coach kneeling with a clipboard beside a soccer ball while a group of children in team jerseys listensCoaching youth sports
  • Two people picking up litter under the trees in a park, one holding a grabber and the other a garbage bagPark clean-ups
  • People in aprons handing out bread and bowls of food across a long serving tableServing community meals
  • Two adults leading a group of children in red sun hats through a drawing activity on the grassRunning kids' programs
See how it works

How NVO works

Volunteers and organizations each take four short steps. Here is what happens on both sides.

For volunteers

If you’re volunteering

  1. Step 1: Browse

    Filter by city, age and interest. High school students can switch on “Counts toward 40 hours” to see only the listings that count. Looking around needs no account.

  2. Step 2: Apply

    Fill in a short form and answer any questions the organization added, with no account needed. We ask for your birth year to check you’re 13 or older, and the year itself is never stored. Adding a parent or guardian contact is optional.

  3. Step 3: Hear back

    Your application goes to the organization by email. They contact you directly, so watch your inbox and your spam folder.

  4. Step 4: Show up and log it

    Turn up for your shift. High school students can bring a printed hour log for the supervisor to sign, then submit the hours the way their school board asks, often through Hour Republic.

    Print an hour log
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For organizations

If you run an organization

  1. Step 1: Get invited

    Ask to join from the organizations page. NVO confirms every organization by phone or email before anything publishes, then sends you an invitation to your dashboard.

    Ask to join

  2. Step 2: Post a listing

    Posting is free. Set the minimum age, the schedule and whether it counts toward 40 hours for high school students. Asking for a police check or a phone number is up to you, and both start switched off. Each listing is reviewed before it goes live.

  3. Step 3: Review applicants

    Each application reaches you by email. Your dashboard also lists everyone who applied, along with their answers to your questions.

  4. Step 4: Record attendance

    After a shift, mark who attended and the hours you observed. That register is your organization’s own record. High school students still report their hours through their school.

Post an opportunity
  • Every organization is confirmed before it goes live
  • A report link sits on every listing
  • Free for organizations and volunteers

Featured opportunities

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Counts toward 40 hours

Snow Buddies

Community Support Services of Niagara

Snow Buddies is a fall prevention measure associated with our Safety at Home program. Our pool of Snow Buddies volunteers oversees the removal of snow from our client’s porch, stairs, walkway and driveway, allowing our clients to safely exit and enter their home. The program runs through the later fall months and winter months of the year. Volunteers do not require transportation as volunteers are matched with clients that live close by their area. Snow shovels are not required as they will be provided for the volunteer by the client. All volunteers need will be some winter boots, a coat, hat, mitts, gloves and anything else to help have them dressed for the cold weather! Help keep our community safe by becoming a snow buddy today!

St. Catharines, Niagara Falls +6Ages 13+Recurring

Browse by interest

Pick something you actually care about. You'll enjoy the hours a lot more.

Health & Seniors

1 opportunity

Or pick your city

Grimsby (1)Lincoln (1)Niagara Falls (1)Pelham (1)Port Colborne (1)St. Catharines (1)Thorold (1)Welland (1)

Where do you fit in?

NVO is free and covers all 12 Niagara municipalities. Every listing says who it's for, and anything tagged “Counts toward 40 hours” has been checked by its organization against Ontario's community-involvement rules for high school students. The student's school makes the final call.

  • High school students

    Working toward Ontario's 40 community-involvement hours.

    • Filter for listings tagged “Counts toward 40 hours”.
    • The Student Hub explains the rules and has a printable hour log.
    • Apply from age 13 without making an account.
    Student Hub

  • College and university students

    Studying at Brock or Niagara College.

    • Volunteer off campus, close to where you study.
    • Brock’s Student Life runs a volunteer fair and an involvement portal called ExperienceBU.
    • Our guide links both schools’ own volunteer programs.
    Post-secondary guide

  • Community members

    Anyone in Niagara with some time to give.

    • Plenty of listings have no school requirement attached.
    • Filter by city to find something close to home.
    • Applying takes a short form and no account.
    Browse opportunities

Run a non-profit in Niagara?

Post your volunteer opportunities for free and reach volunteers across all 12 municipalities, from high school students to retirees.

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