Wellness and recreation in Toronto, Ontario
Befriending
Offered by March of Dimes
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BeFriending BeFriending participants Are you an Adult with a Disability looking for New Friends? Expand your circle of friends and enjoy spending time with someone in your area!
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BeFriending BeFriending participants Are you an Adult with a Disability looking for New Friends? Expand your circle of friends and enjoy spending time with someone in your area! If you have a disability, and are 18 years of age or older, you are eligible to be matched with a new friend in your area. Please call your local office today in order to apply for the BeFriending Program. For now, with physical distancing in place because of the pandemic, we are offering a virtual version of this program, which means you wont visit in person. Instead, you will visit by phone or online. Click below to download: BeFriending Program Brochure (PDF) BeFriending Application (PDF) Program Offices To join the BeFriending Program, contact one of the following offices or email volunteer@marchofdimes.ca to request an application form. Brockville and Ottawa areas 1-888-252-9008 ext. 6408 Sarnia / Lambton 519-332-4702 ext. 24 Sault Ste. Marie 705-254-1099 ext. 22 Sudbury 705-669-4327 ext. 0 Thorold & area 905-687-8484 ext. 238 Hamilton 905-687-8484 ext.238 Mississauga & area 905-607-3463 ext. 5247 Toronto & area 416- 425-3463 York Region / Simcoe 905-773-7758 ext. 6216 Friendship Volunteers Needed Your friendship with a local adult with a disability could help bring some social interaction and company to someones life. Friendship volunteers must be able to make contact via e-mail or phone once a week and visit at least once a month. Suggested friendship activities include phone calls, spending time over a shared interest such as watching movies or sports games, chatting over a cup of coffee, visiting the local mall, and many other activities that are of mutual interest. If you are at least 18 years of age, reliable, flexible with your time, patient with others, and a good listener, then please join our program! To Volunteer for the Program: complete the Volunteer Application form or call your local office provide two references authorize a Criminal Reference Check be interviewed by March of Dimes Canada Volunteers selected for the program will be matched with a friend in their local area.
How do I get in touch?
Call (705) 669-4327 ext. 0, email info@marchofdimes.ca, or use the website.
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