Volunteer to make a difference in your community
Because the YMCA of Oakville is a charitable association, we depend on volunteers to enrich the quality of life for our members and "á la carte" community program participants. As a Y volunteer, you'll meet new friends, gain valuable experience, develop leadership and inter-personal skills and share experiences with interesting people. Above all, you'll enjoy being part of a supportive team.

Your volunteer efforts are important to both YMCA members and program participants. They benefit by:

• Receiving quality programs from individuals with specialized expertise.
• Interacting with enthusiastic people who want to help.
• Receiving more youth programs or fee assistance through the efforts of volunteer fundraising.
• Being part of an association that has excellent volunteer leadership from its Board of Directors and its Parent Advisory Committees.
• Learning how to read or write through literacy programs.
  

For a personal perspective on what it means to be a volunteer at the YMCA of Oakville, read Carol Budd, Michelle Ng or Stephen Greathead's story.

Other volunteer stories:
Youth Volunteers - Energy to Help, contributed by a Humber College placement student
Leave a Legacy - Volunteer, an article contributed by one of our outstanding volunteers, Bonnie Jackson.