Community Housing Advocate
| Organization Details | |
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| Organization Name: | Accommodations Winnipeg |
| Address: | 140 Grove Winnipeg MB R2W 3K8 |
| Website: | https://accommodationswinnipeg.com |
| Organizational Description: | Accommodations Winnipeg is dedicated to empowering the city's most vulnerable citizens-homeless and at-risk women, seniors and youth-by providing them with the necessary tools, resources, and support to meet their basic needs and secure stable housing. |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Volunteer Opportunity ID: | 6132 |
| Description of Duties: | Community Housing Advocates support individuals and families facing housing instability, eviction risk, or challenges navigating housing systems. Volunteers assist clients with practical tasks such as completing forms, connecting with community services, replacing identification, and understanding processes with the Residential Tenancies Branch. Working alongside staff, volunteers may help with follow-ups, referrals, and basic advocacy to ensure clients are able to access the services and resources they need. Volunteers may also assist with maintaining simple case notes and helping track client progress. Because our organization is growing, volunteers will also have the opportunity to help shape and develop our casework program, including contributing ideas for improving our intake process and client support systems. This role is ideal for individuals interested in housing justice, social services, public policy, or law who want meaningful hands-on experience helping members of the community. |
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| Skills Gained/Related Careers: | This role provides practical experience relevant to careers in:
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| Age: | 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Daytime , Evening , Weekend , Micro Volunteering , X
Micro Volunteering - any self contained volunteer opportunity that can be completed in a short amount of time, often through a web-enabled device. Remote Volunteering , Flexible Hours |
| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg - Assiniboine South - Downtown - Elmwood - Fort Garry - Inkster - Point Douglas - River East - River Heights - Seven Oaks - St. Boniface - St. James-Assiniboia - St. Vital - Transcona |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | No |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | Fulfilling volunteer hours for school credit Are able to attend with a support person French speaking / Bilingual (French and English) |
| Organization will provide: | A letter of reference Certificate of recognition Evaluation Supervision Training/Orientation |
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| Closing Date: | Jun 1, 2026 |
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