Volunteer Opportunities

Bridge4You 1:1 Peer Support Program

We are looking for people, who have experienced supporting an individual through MAiD, to provide peer-to-peer support to individuals choosing MAiD, supporting someone who is choosing MAiD or grieving a MAiD loss.

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Volunteers must:

• Be at least one (1) year after their family/friend had an assisted death

• Have demonstrated knowledge of MAiD in Canada and an appreciation of concepts of health equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as personal autonomy

• Have excellent listening and interpersonal skills are required

• Maintain clear boundaries around grief and can describe what that means for them personally

An interview is required for suitability for the role​.

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Previous experience working as a support provider in a health care environment is helpful, but not required.

Level of involvement is at your discretion and can be discussed with the coordinators

• Time commitment varies (one hour/month to one hour/week)

• Coordinator and facilitator work together to determine timing and frequency of your involvement

• Training and follow up with coordinators to be provided

Please complete volunteer form. 

Drop-In Session and Support Group Facilitator

We are looking for people who have experienced supporting an individual through MAiD to facilitate drop-in grief group sessions and/or 10-week structured grief support groups.

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Volunteers must:

• Be at least one (1) year after their family/friend had an assisted death

• Have demonstrated knowledge of MAiD in Canada and an appreciation of concepts of health equity, diversity and inclusion, as well as personal autonomy

• Have excellent listening and interpersonal skills are required

• Maintain clear boundaries around grief and can describe what that means for them personally

An interview is required for suitability for the role​.

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Previous experience working as a support provider in a health care environment is helpful, but not required.

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Level of involvement is at your discretion and can be discussed with the coordinators

• Time commitment varies (one hour/month to one hour/week)

• Coordinator and facilitator work together to determine timing and frequency of your involvement

• Training, including an outline and script for facilitators, and follow up with coordinators is provided

​Please complete volunteer form. 

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Podcast Participants

We are looking for people who have experienced supporting an individual through MAiD to participate in our podcast episodes

• An interview is required in advance

• Participants can be anywhere along the MAiD journey

• Participants choose the topic that they wish to discuss for the podcast 

  • Reviewed and agreed upon with moderator in advance

• Scheduling of the podcast is determined by participant and moderator

• Time commitment is typically 1-3 hours (includes meeting with moderator in advance and recording of podcast)

• Podcast can be done over the phone or via Zoom

• Participants can choose to participate anonymously (any identifying information will be removed prior to uploading to the website)

Please complete volunteer form. 

Blog Contributors

We are looking for people who have experienced supporting an individual through MAiD to write a blog post for our website

• An interview is required in advance

• Participants can be anywhere along the MAiD journey  

• Participants choose the topic they wish to write about 

  • Reviewed and agreed upon with moderator in advance 

• Blog posts should be less then 1500 words

• Final review and edits will be discussed with the contributor prior to uploading to the website

• Participants can choose to participate anonymously (any identifying information will be removed prior to uploading to the website)

• Please complete volunteer form. 

To Host a Third-Party Event Fundraiser

Please contact Lauren Clark, President & CEO in advance of your event. We can provide you with postcards and information to share. We need to track efforts and funds. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

To Become a Sponsor

Visit our Sponsorship page for more information, and then please contact Lauren Clark, President & CEO, to discuss sponsorship opportunities and recognition.