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Volunteer

Our volunteer philosophy:

To provide opportunities in which volunteers and residents of Indwell are involved in meaningful activities which enhance the programs provided and contribute to the well-being of the individuals that we serve.

Email volunteers@indwell.ca for information on how to get involved.

Open to any potential opportunities?

Current opportunities

Tea Time Facilitator (Rudy Hulst Commons)

Hamilton

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Arts & Crafts (Perkins Centre)

Hamilton

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Knitting and Crocheting Group

Hamilton

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Cooking Group Facilitator

Hamilton

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Arts & Crafts Group

Hamilton

Volunteers will build meaningful relationships with tenants and residents through social programming and offer emotional and practical support to residents of Indwell’s supported affordable housing programs. This group will offer tenants the opportunity to bring their crafting projects to a common area and socialize with others. There is no specific format to this program.

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Facilities Volunteer

Hamilton

Facilities volunteers assist our Facilities teams with various tasks on-site and around the buildings. Facilities volunteers will also create meaningful relationships with tenants through respectful interactions.

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Tea-time Facilitator (Prinzen Flats)

Hamilton

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Cooking Creator

London

Volunteers will build meaningful relationships with tenants and residents through social programming and offer emotional and practical support to residents of Indwell’s supported affordable housing programs. Help us use food to create connections, increase physical health and build skills.

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Choir Song Leader

London

Do you love to share your love of singing? Come and sing with us for one hour once every two weeks. Lead our tenants in singing popular songs together for the sole purpose of sharing and fellowship.

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Open Mic Maker

London

Can you play the guitar, keyboard or even a ukulele? Are you willing to help us run an open mic once every two weeks for an hour one weekday afternoon or evening? Everyone loves a chance to show off singing their favourite songs and you can make this a reality. Please apply for this position and help bring some joy into our days.

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“Walk this Way” Volunteer

London

Do you like to walk and chat? We have tenants who also like to walk and chat and would love to have some company. If you can commit to one hour twice a month, we would like to hear from you.

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Music Program Facilitator

Hamilton

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Hair Cutting and Esthetician (Blossom Park)

Woodstock

The Hair Cutting and Esthetician Volunteer will provide simple haircuts and eyebrow trimming to tenants. The Esthetician will help with nail cutting and brow trimming.

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Hair Cutting and Esthetician (Woodfield Gate)

London

The Hair Cutting and Esthetician Volunteer will provide simple haircuts and eyebrow trimming to tenants. The Esthetician will help with nail cutting, nail painting, and makeup.

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General Volunteer

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Sewing/Mending Support Volunteer

Hamilton

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ongoing opportunities

Group Support

A group support volunteer offers emotional and/or practical support to a group of Indwell tenants on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis in a variety of social and recreational activities, including tea-time, arts and crafts, exercise, cooking, baking, Bible study, worship, games, and music. Group support volunteers might also provide a service such as hair cutting or pet care.

Individual Tenant Support

An individual support volunteer offers emotional and/or practical support to an Indwell tenant on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. Examples of individual support include meeting up for coffee, playing games, or walking to the store.

Meal Support

A meal support volunteer will help prepare and serve nutritious meals for an Indwell program. This position is ideal for individuals or small groups.

Facilities Support

A facilities volunteer will assist the infrastructure team in the ongoing maintenance of Indwell facilities. This may include plumbing, electrical, appliance repairs, painting, cleaning, and construction on occasion.

One-Time Group Projects

One-time group projects include things like community meals, apartment upkeep, painting, and gardening. This is a great opportunity for churches, small groups, and classes looking to engage in meaningful work and learn about affordable housing in their communities.

Corporate Volunteering

Indwell partners with corporations who wish to engage their staff members in a community building project. This is a great opportunity to get hands-on experience serving one of Indwell’s supported affordable housing programs.

Board of Directors

Please email Erin Hiuser

FAQ's

What is the time commitment to volunteer?

Ongoing positions vary from two hours per week to two hours per month. Some activities may be scheduled during the day while others may be scheduled in the evening or on weekends. We will do our best to help you find a position that fits your schedule.

Can I volunteer as a group?

Absolutely! Volunteer groups offer regular social and recreational programming, such as community meals and games nights. One-time projects are also a great option for those looking to engage in meaningful work and give back to the community.

I don’t want to apply for any of the positions posted but I still want to help. Can I still apply to volunteer?

Yes! Indwell is committed to working with passionate and qualified volunteers to find a position that aligns their personal skills with a program need. We welcome and encourage anyone wishing to share their gifts and talents with Indwell to apply.

Do I require a police check?

Police check requirements will be discussed at an interview, as they may vary depending on your volunteer placement.

What are the benefits of volunteering with Indwell?

Volunteering is a great way to give back to your community. As a volunteer, you are helping us further our vision of hope and homes for all. In your role, you will gain valuable skills and form new relationships with staff, tenants and other volunteers. One-time projects and corporate volunteering are also great opportunities for team-building.

Matt Breimer

Communications Specialist at Indwell

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Making Housing Affordable

A guide for facilitating partnerships with churches and charities to develop affordable housing

We are Indwell

We’re a Christian charity that creates affordable housing communities that support people seeking health, wellness and belonging.

We value the inherent dignity of all people as image bearers of God.

We live out our Christian calling to love our neighbours as ourselves.

Hope is the foundation of all our actions.

Donate

I just wanted to pass along a sincere thank you to all of you at Indwell. I've seen firsthand the positive difference you are making in communities and the lives of individuals in need. It's quite amazing, really, what you've been able to accomplish. I would hope that your model of care and ability to put roofs over people's heads can be the inspiration and a "road map" going ahead for Ontario... and beyond!

Dennis Kalichuk

St. Thomas Resident

I am donating my birthday to Indwell because I think Indwell values the inherent dignity of all people as image bearers of God. I think it is important people who might have trouble finding jobs and affordable housing have a safe to live to live, and I think that Indwell is doing just that.

Victoria

I am so thankful to your staff and the entire Indwell team. My daughter finally found peace and love, and she has gotten way better. She is doing great and we are all so proud of her.

JR and MR

Indwell Supporters

Indwell is high on my list of organizations that I respect because of the positive Christian image they project. This is powerful.

It is good to see your organization flourishing thanks to the awesome work that people like you continue to do. I remain thankful that those I care about had a safe and supportive place to live. A blessing in very unfortunate and complicated circumstances throughout the years.

Indwell Supporter

I love what this organization is doing! Breaking down barriers, showing their residents God's love, creating healthy communities to live in, taking measures to remove the "broken window" effect, The list goes on and on!

Tyler

Through your gifts you are providing affordable housing, supports, and community for Indwell tenants. This helps each person achieve health, wellness and belonging.

Indwell is a Hamilton-based Christian charity that has been supporting vulnerable adults dealing with mental health issues for nearly 50 years. We are one the fastest growing developers of new supportive affordable housing in Ontario. Indwell’s communities support over 1111 tenants in regions across Southern and Southwestern Ontario—with several projects currently under construction or pre-development. Indwell empowers tenants to achieve health and wellness goals, and to constructively engage with their communities.

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Privacy and Security

Your privacy is critically important to us.

Personal information may be received by Indwell through correspondence, forms (online and hard copy), donation cards, and other forms of donations. This information may be shared within Indwell as needed for specific purposes—at all times respecting the confidentiality of such information. Personal information will not be shared outside of Indwell unless required by law, or for the purposes of processing a donation, such as a credit card transaction.

How we protect your privacy

At Indwell we treat your personal health information with respect and sensitivity in accordance with the Ontario Personal Health Information Protection Act, 2004 (PHIPA) and any other laws that we are required to follow.

We take steps to protect your personal health information from theft, loss and unauthorized access, copying, modification, use, disclosure and disposal.
We perform audits to monitor and manage our privacy compliance.
We take steps to ensure that our staff and everyone who performs services for us protects your privacy.

Collection of personal health information

We collect personal health information about you directly from you or the person acting on your behalf. The personal health information that we collect may include, your name, date of birth, address, health history, medication history, allergies, etc.

Uses and disclosures of personal health information

Your request for care from us implies consent for our collection, use, and disclosure of your personal health information for the following purposes:

To support your health care when we are providing health care services such as medication administration, wound care, vital signs monitoring, diabetic education and support, and lab follow-up.
To communicate or consult about your health care with other health care providers when we are providing services to you, which could include for example: lab results, hospital discharge summaries, medications that have been prescribed to you, allergies, etc., including from electronic medical information systems. If you would like more information about the electronic medical information systems, please speak with our Privacy Contact.
To receive payment for services including from OHIP, WSIB and private insurers.
To plan, administer and manage our internal operations.
For quality improvement and patient safety activities for our services.
In order to comply with legal and regulatory requirements.
To fulfill other purposes that are permitted or required by law.

Your choices

You may access and/or request that corrections be made to your records of personal health information, or withdraw you consent for some of the above uses and disclosures (subject to certain legal obligations) by contacting our Privacy Contact.

For more information or to raise a concern, please contact our Privacy Contact at:

Steven Rolfe
1430 Main St E, Hamilton ON L8K 1C3
Phone: 905-529-0454 ext. 230
Email: steven@indwell.ca

For more information about your privacy rights, or if you are unable to resolve a problem directly with our Privacy Contact:

Information and Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
2 Bloor St E, Suite 1400, Toronto ON M4W 1A8
Phone: 1-800-387-0073
Email: info@ipc.on.ca

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You can find out how Google safeguards this data, or you can opt out of this service.

Indwell uses individual end user tracking and data sharing with trusted third parties like Google, Facebook and Microsoft for advertising and marketing purposes.

You can find out how Microsoft safeguards this data, and you can opt out of personalized/interest-based online advertising.

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If you see that any of your personal information is incorrect or outdated, you may contact us at anytime.

Mailing Address:
1430 Main St E
Hamilton ON L8K 1C3

Phone (toll-free):
1-866-529-0454

Matt Breimer

Communications Specialist at Indwell

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Current opportunities

Tea Time Facilitator (Rudy Hulst Commons)

Arts & Crafts (Perkins Centre)

Knitting and Crocheting Group

Cooking Group Facilitator

Arts & Crafts Group

Facilities Volunteer

Tea-time Facilitator (Prinzen Flats)

Cooking Creator

Choir Song Leader

Open Mic Maker

“Walk this Way” Volunteer

Music Program Facilitator

Hair Cutting and Esthetician (Blossom Park)

Hair Cutting and Esthetician (Woodfield Gate)

General Volunteer

Sewing/Mending Support Volunteer

ongoing opportunities

FAQ's

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Making Housing Affordable

A guide for facilitating partnerships with churches and charities to develop affordable housing

We are Indwell

Donate

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Privacy and Security

How we protect your privacy

Collection of personal health information

Uses and disclosures of personal health information

Your choices

Web analytics and advertising

how to contact indwell

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