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CASA: Community Awareness through Service and ActionGroups serve and learn in Calgary as they take a firsthand look at poverty and homelessness.
Groups serve and learn in Calgary as they take a firsthand look at poverty and homelessness. We have partnered with several local agencies who offer presentations and service opportunities for youth. Each CASA program is created around the needs of the group; it may last between one and four days, and costs are adjusted according to food and lodging needs.
Age:
Jr. and Sr. High Students
Length:
1-4 days
Location:
Calgary, Alberta
Contact:
Contact Kari (karienns@mccab.org) for more information. ChaloChalo offers short-term exposure and service experiences in Saskatoon for high school and young adult groups.
Chalo offers short-term exposure and service experiences in Saskatoon for high school and young adult groups. Chalo is the Hindi word for “go!” The program has two main emphases to choose from: urban culture or refugees and newcomers.
Age:
13 - 30
Length:
3 - 6 days
Location:
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada) Circle of FriendsSupport women at Mary’s Place, YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo, as they transition from homelessness back into independent living in the community.
Support women at Mary’s Place, YWCA Kitchener-Waterloo, as they transition from homelessness back into independent living in the community. Circles consist of two to three volunteers and one woman transitioning from Mary’s Place. Each week, a circle may assist a woman with daily living or provide access to community resources, such as food hampers and community centres. Most importantly, circles will create new and healthy relationships. Circle of Friends is looking for mature and caring women to provide weekly support to some of our community’s most vulnerable people – homeless women.
Age:
18 + (female)
Length:
1 year, weekly meetings
Location:
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario (Canada)
Contact:
Circle of Friends EnlaceYouth live in community and work alongside partners in Guatemala to grow as global Christians.
Youth live in community and work alongside partners in Guatemala to grow as global Christians. The Enlace program provides 16-19 year olds with the opportunity to grow in faith.
Age:
16-19
Length:
3 weeks
Location:
Guatemala (organized by MCC Ontario) Global Anabaptist Peacebuilders (GAP) InstituteA one-week peacebuilding institute for college and university students is held in cooperation with Fresno Pacific University for young people seeking to serve a global church.
A one-week peacebuilding institute for college and university students is held in cooperation with Fresno Pacific University for young people seeking to serve a global church. Open to undergraduate students from Fresno Pacific University, MCC Summer Service workers and other Christian college students.
Age:
College and University
Length:
1 week
Location:
MCC West Coast (U.S.) HarmonieThrough this program, young adults share a household in Montreal and work in social agencies.
Through this program, young adults share a household in Montreal and work in social agencies. Participants live in the MCC Québec house, situated in Montreal’s culturally rich downtown. As a micro-community within this fascinating city, participants work full time in social agencies during the day, and in the evenings they share the responsibilities of running a household. Applicants must speak French.
Age:
18 - 30; French speaking
Length:
11 months
Location:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Contact:
514-278-3008 House Against HungerCollect volunteers and materials and build a house to raise funds for MCC.
Collect volunteers and materials and build a house to raise funds for MCC. Business and tradespeople have generously donated materials and labor, and hundreds of volunteers have worked together to build 37 houses since 1986.
Age:
any age
Length:
spare time
Location:
local communities (Canada and the United States) Internships - InternationalStudents from Canada and the United States intern internationally for academic credit in a field related to their study.
Throughout each year MCC provides 7-8 internship opportunities for Anabaptist students or students who attend Brethren in Christ or Mennonite Colleges to meet the following goals:
Please Apply here.
Age:
Students
Length:
2 - 6 months
Location:
Outside Canada and the United States Internships - United StatesOpportunities vary from working in MCC’s offices in Washington, D.C., and New York, to positions in Kentucky and Philadelphia, or Akron, Pa., or U.S regional offices.
Opportunities vary from working in MCC’s offices in Washington, D.C., and New York, to positions in Kentucky and Philadelphia, or Akron, Pa., or U.S regional offices.
Age:
18 +
Length:
varies
Location:
United States Internships / Summer Service (Salaried) -- CanadaOpportunities vary from working with inner-city immersion programs to environmental or other social issues in Canada.
Opportunities vary from working with inner-city immersion programs to environmental or other social issues in Canada. Paid internship assignments typically begin in April or May (depending on approval of funding for some assignments). For assignments where the funding comes from Service Canada, the intern must be a student.
Age:
18+
Length:
2 - 4 months
Location:
Canada
Contact:
Contact your nearest MCC Canada provincial office. Internships / Summer Service (Unpaid) -- CanadaSummer internship opportunities from May to August vary.
Summer internship opportunities from May to August vary. Recent volunteers have worked with inner-city immersion programs in Montreal and with MCC Canada's advocacy efforts in the MCC Ottawa Office. Participants may be asked to contribute to costs.
Age:
18+
Length:
2 - 4 months
Location:
Canada
Contact:
Contact your nearest MCC Canada provincial office. Learning thru ServiceYouth groups serve with community agencies in Montreal, learning to understand cultural diversity and the circumstances of poverty.
Youth groups serve with community agencies in Montreal, learning to understand cultural diversity and the circumstances of poverty. It offers youth from Canada and the United States the opportunity to serve in an urban setting for a short duration. Participants contribute to costs.
Age:
14 +
Length:
3 days +
Location:
Montreal, Quebec (Canada)
Contact:
Material Resource CenterIn addition to the many people who sew comforters for MCC or put together relief kits, school kits or other MCC kits, volunteers are also needed to help sort and prepare shipments at MCC material resource centers across Canada and the United States.
In addition to the many people who sew comforters for MCC or put together relief kits, school kits or other MCC kits, volunteers are also needed to help sort and prepare shipments at MCC material resource centers across Canada and the United States. Groups and individuals help check MCC kits, sort and pack donated items and make comforters onsite. Church districts, school groups, family groups and individuals volunteer on a daily, weekly, monthly or annual basis.
Age:
any age
Length:
spare time
Location:
Canada and the United States
Contact:
Contact your nearest MCC U.S. regional office or MCC Canada provincial office. Meat CanningMCC’s mobile canner travels to communities who provide volunteers to can meat distributed worldwide.
MCC’s mobile canner travels to communities who provide volunteers to can meat distributed worldwide. With the help of four long-term volunteers, the meat canner travels from October to April to 34 communities in Canada and the United States. A volunteer crew of 18 to 20 people is needed for each canning shift. The first shift begins early, with some people arriving before 5:30 a.m. to prepare meat so that cooking can begin around 6 a.m. Other jobs include stirring the meat, cleaning and drying the cans after they are pressurized, putting together the boxes, boxing the canned meat and preparing food for the volunteers. Thousands of volunteers help out during the canners' various stops.
Age:
15+
Length:
spare time
Location:
Mennonite communities in Canada and the United States
Contact:
MCC Canning Coordinator Planting PeaceThis peacebuilder training initiative in Alberta brings together international young adults.
This peacebuilder training initiative in Alberta brings together international young adults. Our facilitators come from MCC partner organizations in Nigeria, where they work at promoting peace between Christians and Muslims. In 2010, there were eight international young adults (from Uganda, Colombia, Israel and Palestine) who met with 20 Canadian participants, with training at a camp location and workshops in an urban setting.
Age:
Young adults
Length:
7-10 days
Location:
Alberta (Canada) Relief SalesAnnual regional relief sales raise funds for MCC. Relief sales have been a tradition in Mennonite communities for more than four decades.
Annual regional relief sales raise funds for MCC. Relief sales have been a tradition in Mennonite communities for more than four decades. With quilt and crafts auctions, food and children’s activities, the sales provide a concrete way for church members to support and learn about MCC's work. Latin American tamales and Ethiopian injera now join traditional shoofly pies and borscht as food booth favorites. From February through November each year, some 45 relief sales in the United States and Canada generate more than $5 million for MCC programs around the world. Relief sale volunteers help organize food and craft sales, coordinate children's events or music, publicize sales and set up facilities.
Age:
any age
Length:
spare time
Location:
Mennonite communities in Canada and the United States Sharing with Appalacian People (SWAP)SWAP provides opportunities for groups to repair homes for people in Kentucky's beautiful Appalachian Mountains, where many families face severe economic hardship.
SWAP provides opportunities for groups to repair homes for people in Kentucky's beautiful Appalachian Mountains, where many families face severe economic hardship. Participants learn about the dynamics of poverty, strengths of the people they have come to help and importance of service.
Age:
14+
Length:
1 week +
Location:
West Virginia and Eastern Kentucky (United States) SOOP (Service Opportunities for Older People)Adults, families and groups can serve for 2 weeks to 3 months and sometimes longer in over 80 locations throughout Canada and the United States.
Adults, families and groups can serve for 2 weeks to 3 months and sometimes longer in over 80 locations throughout Canada and the United States. This program is designed to bring the gifts and experiences of people with a wide variety of expertise and education to situations of need. It is hoped that both personnel and program can serve as channels for healing and reconciliation in a broken and divided world.
Age:
any age
Length:
1 week +
Location:
Canada and the United States Summer Service - United StatesAfrican-American, Native American, Asian American and Latino youth in the United States work with a church or service agency in their home community.
African-American, Native American, Asian American and Latino youth in the United States work with a church or service agency in their home community. MCC and local congregations support participants and pay a salary equivalent to minimum wage. Application deadline is mid-March each year.
Age:
18 - 30
Length:
10 weeks
Location:
local communities (United States)
Contact:
Contact your nearest MCC U.S. regional office. SummerbridgeCanadians of different cultural backgrounds are equipped to serve in their local churches.
Canadians of different cultural backgrounds are equipped to serve in their local churches. MCC and local congregations support participants. Affiliation with a Mennonite or Brethren in Christ congregation is required. Application deadline is May 1 each year. See the listings for Internships/Summer Service – Canada (salaried and service worker positions) for additional opportunities.
Age:
17+
Length:
8 - 17 weeks
Location:
local communities (Canada)
Contact:
Contact your nearest MCC Canada provincial office. Ten Thousand VillagesVolunteer at a store or warehouse where fair trade handicrafts from around the world are processed and sold.
Volunteer at a store or warehouse where fair trade handicrafts from around the world are processed and sold. Ten Thousand Villages, a nonprofit marketing program of MCC, creates opportunities for artisans around the globe to earn a fair wage. Individuals can work as volunteers at a local store. There are also short- and long-term volunteer opportunities in the Akron, Pa., and New Hamburg, Ont., warehouses and offices. Housing and food allowances are provided in most longer-term situations.
Age:
any age
Length:
spare time
Location:
Canada and the United States Thrift Shop NetworkSort, price and sell used items that raise funds for MCC and contribute to local communities.
Sort, price and sell used items that raise funds for MCC and contribute to local communities. Throughout the network of 108 shops in Canada and the United States, thousands of volunteers as well as paid managers help with the day-to-day operations of MCC thrift shops. Volunteers are needed to sort and price items, serve customers and contribute to creative "thrifty to nifty" ideas such as recycling no longer useful items of fabric, wool and wood into blankets and other projects.
Age:
17+
Length:
spare time
Location:
Canada and the United States |
