Volunteers are active on the frontlines and behind the scenes at Kids Cancer Care. Whether you’re looking for a long-term or short-term commitment, enjoy working with children or prefer the allure of special events, Kids Cancer Care has a place for you. Check out the area that best suits your interests!

If you are interested in learning more about volunteering, please contact Tracey Stahn, Manager of Volunteers and Outreach Programs.

Summer Camp

Listen closely and you’ll hear the squeal of children laughing and the snap of campfire crackling. Summer camp offers kids with cancer a chance to escape the rigors and isolation of cancer treatments for a week of outdoor adventure. Be the volunteer behind the laughter.

2018 Camps:

  • SunRise (ages 3 to 7): A day camp with field trips, arts and crafts, along with visits from clowns, naturalists, EMS workers and other exciting guests!
  • SunHaven/SunMaker (ages 7 to 17): A five-day overnight camp adventure for children affected by childhood cancer or have a parent with cancer. Campers get to spend time outdoors, make new friends and take on new challenges— high ropes, zip line, climbing, rafting, swimming and more!
  • SunSeeker (ages 15 to 17): A five-day or 10-day overnight adventure based camp. Activities include mountain biking, hiking, white water rafting, caving, horseback riding, canoeing, and over-night trips.

Please note, that camp volunteer positions fill up quickly and require a week-long commitment and a mandatory weekend training course.

As you can imagine, there are a variety of roles that need to be filled for summer camp. Here’s just a few:

  • Camp Counsellor
  • One-to-one aid
  • Junior Counsellor (SunRise only)
  • Clinic Support
  • Kitchen Volunteer 

For more information on camp volunteer opportunities, please contact Tracey Stahn. 

Tutors

Cancer is not always over when the treatments stop. Survivors of childhood cancer often face complex, long-term side-effects, which can impact their ability to learn and perform academically.

We are looking for volunteer tutors to give children disadvantaged by cancer a step up! If you are patient, skilled and have a passion for helping kids learn, we want to hear from you.

Tutors must:

  • Have previous experience teaching or tutoring youth, or general experiences working with youth (e.g. camps, programs, lessons) combined with thorough knowledge of a key subject area (Math, Science, English, Social Studies).

  • Be able to commit to a minimum of one-hour sessions each week, for a one year term. (Understanding that vacations/exams will detract from some weeks).

 See the complete Tutor Roles and Responsibilities.

Event Committee Members

Good times. Fine wine. Daytime or evening splendour. Fundraising events help raise vital funds to send kids to camp, set valuable research in motion, improve the quality of patient care and make education support and scholarships possible for cancer survivors.

Volunteers are key to successful fundraising events. If you are positive, hardworking and self-motivated, we need you to help us coordinate event sponsorship, auction items and event logistics. 

Without our dedicated volunteers, many of our events could not take place. Enjoy a variety of event opportunities from our own signature events to a host of other fundraisers being hosted by our friends in the community.

We are currently seeking Silent Auction Committee volunteers for the Parents' Quest for the Cure gala. Click here for more details.

Click here to find out more about our signature events.

Specialized Skills

Think you don’t have the skills it takes to be a Kids Cancer Care volunteer? Think again! We're always looking for a variety of talented people who excel in a range of different fields such as plumbing, accounting, electricians, carpentry, making balloon animals, heavy-lifting, painting fingernails or flipping burgers. We know you have a hidden talent - it’s time to let it shine!

Champions

We understand that sometimes life gets in the way of volunteering! If you find yourself unable to commit to a volunteer opportunity, but you still have a burning desire to help, we encourage you to become a Kids Cancer Care Champion!

This role is incredibly important.Help us spread the word about the foundation;share posts on Facebook and Twitter, encourage your workplace to support Kids Cancer Care. Help us keep Kids Cancer Care and our cause top-of-mind!

Office

Kids Cancer Care programs and services rely on a flurry of administrative work that takes place behind the scenes.

We are not currently accepting applications for office volunteers.

Whether it’s preparing mailings, updating databases or reconciling donations, we invite you to get involved as an office volunteer! We promise to be on our best behaviour when you come and volunteer!