The Team in Waterloo Since the launch of our chapter in December 2020, we’ve been so fortunate to receive an incredible showing of support from the Waterloo community. This includes the tremendous response we have seen from community members eager to join the chapter and contribute in any way they can. Shelter Movers Waterloo Region […]
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Since June of 2020, Shaneel has been volunteering with Shelter Movers as a mover, signing up for shifts to help out whenever he has free time. When asked why he began volunteering with Shelter Movers, Shaneel explained that he wanted to be able to better understand the experiences of survivors of interpersonal abuse. “As a
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Shelter Movers Nova Scotia opened its chapter in July 2019 and it started with one person, Brooklyn Pinheiro, who’s the chapter’s operations manager. Brooklyn started as a volunteer with Shelter Movers in the Toronto chapter. When she was offered the chance to move to Halifax and start a chapter in Nova Scotia, she didn’t hesitate
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Since December 2019, Andrea has been getting new volunteers excited about contributing to Shelter Movers’ cause as part of the recruitment team. As a recruiter, she is applicants’ first point of contact when they join the Vancouver chapter family. Andrea’s contribution to her community came when she graduated from University. She came across Shelter Movers
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As a psychology student at Simon Fraser University, the COVID-19 pandemic freed up a lot of time for Osmond Chong. Because of this, Osmond started looking for volunteer opportunities, which is when he found Shelter Movers. He has only been a volunteer mover for two to three months, but has already made a lasting impression
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Since October 2017, Shelter Movers Ottawa has been helping women flee abusive homes. We work with community partners and businesses in Ottawa to ensure these women can leave their homes safely and take their belongings with them. Three years later, we’ve been able to complete nearly 500 moves. This is only possible because of our
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While many volunteers are looking to make a difference in their community, one decided our cause was worth volunteering for across the globe. Meet Olena, a UI/UX and Graphic Designer based in Kyiv, Ukraine.
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Samantha Armstrong is a veteran at Shelter Movers Vancouver, volunteering since the chapter began more than two years ago. Samantha started as the chapter’s first intake coordinator and processed every move during the first year. She eventually became an intake supervisor, which involves scheduling moves with the intake team. Through this experience, Samantha has the opportunity
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Last October, Harrison Thorne returned to Canada from his deployment in the Bahamas. After providing disaster relief and humanitarian aid with GlobalMedic, Harrison wanted to continue helping the people around him. While looking into different volunteer organizations, he came across Shelter Movers Vancouver and knew he found a cause he could get behind. Since joining
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The prevalence of gender-based violence is what surprised Jade Vallentyne the most when she began volunteering with the Vancouver chapter of Shelter Movers. Jade is one of our rockstar movers and has been helping British Columbians leave abuse since October 2019. She says through educational resources provided by Shelter Movers and the frequency of moves, especially
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