Get Involved, Stay Informed

Age-friendly Peterborough has a number of different ways you can help build an Age-friendly community that responds to the needs of people in our region. Whether that's helping shape a project, volunteering at an event or leading a workshop, the opportunities can be tailored to suit what you'd like to do. Please see the different opportunities below for more information.

Volunteering

Volunteering is a great way to get involved in your community. Learn about the benefits of volunteering and the different resources available to help you find your perfect volunteer role.

Benefits of Volunteering

Volunteering is a rewarding way to share your skills and to enrich your life. Volunteers perform at their best when they feel valued, connected, and needed. Magic occurs when people discover:

  • A cause that matches their values and feels meaningful,
  • A role that engages their skills, yet allows them to learn more, and
  • A schedule that offers the number of hours they wish to contribute.

Volunteering increases life satisfaction, happiness, and connection to the community. 

Volunteer Peterborough

Volunteer Peterborough connects people with volunteer opportunities in the community.
Their website helps you find roles that match your skills, interests, and schedule, while helping local organizations find volunteers. You can search opportunities, explore organizations, or create a volunteer profile.

Get involved and make a difference in your community!

Volunteer with Age-friendly Peterborough

Age-friendly Peterborough (AFP) is working to ensure that older adults’ basic needs are met; that they can get around the community; are supported to build and maintain relationships; and have the opportunity, to learn, grow, and contribute.

Below are some current volunteer opportunities with Age-friendly Peterborough. If you are interested in volunteering with AFP, please fill out the online form below.

Volunteer form

Current Volunteer Opportunities with Age-friendly Peterborough

Project

Volunteer for a single day event that supports AFP projects like the Seniors Showcase or the Summit on Aging.

Role

  • Volunteer responsibilities will vary by event and may include registration, refreshments, and interacting with the participants.
  • The role assigned will be based on the event need, and the volunteer's availability, skills and interest.
  • Be an ambassador for AFP while at the event.
  • The volunteer will work with members of the event planning team and will report to the designated lead.

Time Commitment

  • Attend on the day of the event.
  • Shifts are less than 4 hours.

Responsibilities

  • Task will vary depending on the role assigned.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Excellent people skills.
  • Available to attend the event.

Task Forces

A committee that discuss ideas and completes work on specific projects or events. The commitment to a join a task force is for a set period of time i.e. 3-6 months, 1 year etc. depending on the nature of the project or event.  Current task forces actively seeking new members can be found by clicking here.

Role

  • Work with the other members of the Task Force to achieve the established goals, strategies and actions as outlined in the AFP Community Action Plan.

Benefits

  • Be an active member of a committee that is working together to organize and event or implement a prooject
  • To ensure there are adequate human resources to carry out the mandate of Age-friendly Peterborough.

Time Commitment

  • Attend daytime meetings on the schedule outlined for the task force
  • Independent work throughout the month.
  • Flexible time commitment of approximately 2 hours per month.

Responsibilities

  • Attend and participate at meetings.
  • Work on action items throughout the month as discussed during meetings.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • Access to computer to attend virtual meetings.
  • Willingness to work with a variety of different people and provide input and feedback

For more information about a volunteer position, please contact afpadmin@peterborough.ca. Subscribe to this page for updates about new opportunities.

Virtual volunteer fair

Volunteering is a great way to stay involved in your community. Learn more about local organizations throughout the greater Peterborough Area and how you can get involved.

Watch videos about opportunities at the following organizations by clicking on links below:

Stay informed

There is information out there that may be hard to find. Age-friendly Peterborough has tools to help you find local resources and services that support healthy aging.

Information is just a click or call away

The Peterborough Senior's Services Directory is a centralized directory of healthy aging services that can support seniors to live at home in the City and County of Peterborough and Curve Lake and Hiawatha First Nations. The directory is intended to be a tool used by older adults, their families, care givers, and care providers.

2-1-1 is a free, confidential, multilingual, information and referral helpline. 211 Community Navigators help people find basic needs such as food, housing, and emergency financial assistance, and other support and community services. 

8-1-1 is the number to call for non-urgent health services, also known as Health Connect Ontario. It is available 24/7, is free, secure, and confidential. You can access symptom-based health information, navigation to programs and services, where doctors are accepting new patients, and referrals to clinical services including dietitian services or smoking cessation.

Contact Us

City Hall
500 George St. N.
Peterborough, ON
K9H 3R9

Phone: 705-742-7777
Toll Free: 1-855-738-3755
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