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Charity Intelligence names the Red Door as a 2009 Recommended Charity! Click here to read our profile and learn more.

March 23rd, 2010

Tours at the Red Door - Attend a one-hour tour of our shelter to learn more about our families and our work.

April 6th, 2010

Tours at the Red Door - Attend a one-hour tour of our shelter to learn more about our families and our work.

Volunteering with Red Door

Volunteers are an important part of the Red Door team. Your contribution as a volunteer allows us to provide the best service and support to our families. Whether as a group or as individuals, volunteers "help us to help our families".

This page and the links are designed to give you an idea of some of the ways volunteers have played a part at the Red Door. This list is not meant to restrict your ideas of ways you can make a difference as our Program Managers welcome fresh ideas and will explore them with you.

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities with the Red Door please attend our Volunteer Orientation on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. For more information, please click here. To register, please email volunteer@reddoorshelter.ca and, please also submit your Volunteer Application Form.

Thank you for taking the time to explore with us.

Examples of Volunteering

At the Red Door there is a wide variety of opportunities to serve. Please visit volunteer opportunity example page to find out about some of the ways that people and groups have volunteered:

Child Care Program
ESL Teachers, Translators, and Tutors
Workshop Leaders, Instructors
Creative Work with Residents
IT & Computer Techs
Community Liaison
Maintenance/Gardening
Kitchen / Cooking
Administration / Office
Your Project or Idea

Our Thanks to PKF HILL Chartered Accountants!

Feb 24, 2010

Red Door Family Shelter would like to thank the staff from PKF HILL Chartered Accountants for generously donating their time, energy, and enthusiasm. On Tuesday February 16, 2010 a group of six volunteers from PKF Hill visited the Red Door Family Shelter to help us celebrate Pancake Tuesday with our families.

Red Door Thanks The Community!

Feb 17, 2010

The Families, Board of Directors, and Staff of the Red Door Family Shelter would like to sincerely thank the community for its overwhelming support of our 2009 Holiday Giving Program.

This year, the Red Door was able to deliver packages consisting of winter clothing, housewares, toys, non-perishable food, gift certificates and food vouchers to over 120 families, ensuring a joyful holiday season for all.

Move over Group of Seven and make way for the BBM Group of Nine!

Jan 14, 2010

The Red Door Family Shelter gratefully acknowledges the support of BBM Canada and its employees for generously donating their time and energy for a painting project at the shelter.

Charity Intelligence names the Red Door as a 2009 Recommended Charity!

Nov 26, 2009

Charity Intelligence Canada, a new non-profit organization that researches and analyzes Canada's charities to enable funders to make informed and effective giving decisions, has recently deemed the Red Door Family Shelter as one of their Recommended Charities for the 2009-2010 year.

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