Ontario

Hamilton, ON
Welcome Inn

SOOP Application To apply for one of the service opportunities below, complete an online application, or print and mail a PDF application (Adobe Reader required) and send it to: Mennonite Mission Network ATTN: SOOP 500 S. Main P.O. Box 370 Elkhart, IN 46515-0370

Service Opportunities: The Welcome Inn Community Centre and Church responds to spiritual, social and physical needs of residents in an older part of the inner city. Programs include women and men’s groups, children’s after-school clubs, a youth drop-in, visitation, older adult programs, Bible study groups, family activities and Collective Kitchens. The Welcome Inn Church is an exciting and growing group of people gaining maturity in faith, commitment and responsibility. SOOP volunteers will have opportunities to participate in and assist with all of the above programs. There is also a specific need for handy persons to do maintenance, repairs and renovations of the physical facilities.

Lodging: Accommodation can be arranged in local homes or local MVS unit house. Opportunities are available year-round.

Fraser Lake, ON
Fraser Lake Camp

Service Opportunities: Volunteers at Fraser Lake Camp can serve as Bible teachers for children attending camp during the summer, help with the nature program, mentor younger staff, or help with camp maintenance. Projects at McArthur’s Mills Mennonite Church in nearby Bancroft also a possibility.

Lodging: Trailers or RVs could be accommodated, and camp staff housing is available. Opportunities run from May to August only.

Toronto, ON

Service Opportunities: Volunteers in Toronto can serve in the various service ministries of Mennonite and other churches. Settings include visiting with and helping seniors at a senior’s complex, assisting the staff at a Mennonite refugee and immigrant center that provides holistic services, and an outreach in a high-rise community where thousands of people from all over the world reside. Volunteers can also serve in homeless shelters and soup kitchens by serving meals and interacting with marginalized people. Volunteering at the local MCC Thrift Shop and Ten Thousand Villages stores is also a possibility.

Lodging: Housing arrangements will be made by the MCC Toronto office.