Open Circle Volunteer
| Organization Details | |
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| Organization Name: | Circles of Support and Accountability |
| Address: | 201-1335 Erin St. Winnipeg MB R3E 2S7 |
| Website: | http://www.initiativesjc.org/wpblog/cosa/ |
| Organizational Description: | We are a program that works to enhance community safety by creating circles of support and accountability around people with high-risk offense cycles after their release from a correctional institution. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Volunteer Opportunity ID: | 4988 |
| Description of Duties: | Open Circle is a non-profit program that encourages volunteers to visit people in prison and offer caring, non-judgmental support. |
| Skills Required: | Open heart and open mind. |
| Skills Gained/Related Careers: | |
| Age: | 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Daytime , Evening Twice monthly visits with the inmate at Stony Mountain institution, working within the visiting hours of the institution for that particular inmate. |
| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | Yes Will cost be reimbursed? Yes |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | General Populace |
| Organization will provide: | A letter of reference Training/Orientation |
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| Closing Date: | Jan 1, 2028 |
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