The Community Access Team supports adults to contribute to their community through volunteering. Clients develop skills that promote independence in inclusive, community-based settings.
What kinds of activities take place?
- Clients participate in community volunteer activities. Each client has specific responsibilities at each of the volunteer sites. Several volunteer sites are visited by each client every week.
- Clients develop skills at their varied volunteer sites including learning how to do a task independently, interacting with others in the community or learning how to do a new task.
Some of our Volunteer community placements
- Glenwarren Seniors Lodge
- Glendale Gardens and Woodlands
- Vic West Community Y Pre-School
- Quadra and George Jay Elementary Schools
- Capital Families Association – Westshore Neighbourhood House
- Single Parent Resource Centre
- TAPS (Together Against Poverty Society)
- Quadra & Cedar Hill Community Association
- James Bay Community Project
- Salvation Army
- CFUV Radio Station
- CRD Parks
- M.F.R.C. Daycare
- Oak Bay Kiwanis Pavilion
- Pearkes Daycare
- Kiwanis House
- Red Cross Society
- U Vic Family Centre
- Natural Resources Canada – Pacific Forestry Centre
- YMCA – Outreach Program
Some of our Recreational placements
- Gordon Head and Cedar Hill Recreation Centres
- Commonwealth Pool
What Some of our Clients Have to Say:
- Scott Young: “I like to work and I like to help. I feel happy when I go home at night.”
- David Cass: “I like to clean toys and put them away for the kids at Fernwood. I am always busy.”
- Christine Fredrick: “I like volunteering. I like serving coffee and tea to the seniors at Glennwarren.”
- Tawnya Jones: “I like visiting with seniors because it is important for everyone to have someone to talk to.”
- Ken Halls: "I like Garth Homer especially now that I am in CAT. It is the best program for me.”
