REQUEST YOUTH VOLUNTEERS

New Community partners
Current Community partners

Help youth, Help yourself

Working with youth volunteers means you get eager, energized volunteers who are genuinely excited to help. Our volunteers show up ready to learn, contribute, and make your project better. Plus, by working with us you’ll play a pivotal role in supporting the next generation of community leaders – it’s a win-win.

Save time 
and effort

We handle all the volunteer coordination, recruiting, and onsite management.

Gain fresh new perspectives

Youth bring curiosity, creativity, and a fresh lens to your work.

Foster future advocates

Spark new interest, awareness, and support for your work.

Strengthen communities

Inspire youth to invest in their communities to grow healthier and more connected.

How it works

Is your project the right fit?

Is your project: 

  • At least four weeks from today
  • Outside of school hours and wrapped up by 10:00 PM
  • At least 1.5 hours long
  • Suitable for a group of at least 8 volunteers
  • Accessible by public transit
  • Open to a new group of volunteers each time

If you answered “yes”, there’s a good chance your project is the right fit for our youth! Didn’t check every box? No worries, let’s chat through it—we might be able to make an exception.

Let’s chat

Before we officially accept your request, let’s properly introduce ourselves and the Youth Central process. We want to be sure your requests are being met while our standards are being upheld.

Book a meeting

Submit your request

Be prepared to answer the 5 Ws and H:

  • Who you are 
  • What your event/project is
  • When it will happen 
  • Where it’s located 
  • Why the event/project is happening
  • How many volunteers do you need?
Request youth volunteers

Sit back and relax

Once your project is approved, we’ll handle all the recruiting and volunteer coordination. 

A trained staff member will be assigned to your project and will confirm the details of your project at least 2 weeks in advance. They’ll also be onsite and responsible for the management and supervision of our youth volunteers. 

  • “All of the Youth Central Volunteers were incredibly polite and worked so hard. An amazing group of people who were clearly happy to be helping out in [their] community. The ease of using Youth Central was amazing and the team provided was outstanding. Thank you all for helping Beakerhead!!”

    Beakerhead Festival

  • “The volunteer assistance you provide is crucial to many nonprofits and I, for one, really appreciate your support. Your teams are always ready to help, smiling and energetic. They are fantastic to work with.”

    Sport Calgary

  • “The youth did an amazing job the whole evening, working with enthusiasm and energy throughout a long night… I also appreciated the [Team Leader] taking ownership of ensuring youth got rotated through jobs and got the breaks they needed. That was immensely valuable as our volunteer coordinator had a lot on the go.”

    Calgary Alliance for Common Good

  • “[The volunteers’] dedication and energy helped make the event a success, and we truly couldn’t have done it without you.”

    Light Up the Pond

  • “Youth Central is always so organized, professional, and fun to work with. Your team brought such a lovely energy to our event.”

    Board Leadership Calgary Steering Committee

  • “The volunteer teams on site are a great addition to these community building events. To have some younger people visible and helping at a musical event is a great generational bridge. There is always a friendly response from everyone.”

    Community Partner

  • “It was such an encouragement to see young men volunteering and actively participating in serving in the community.”

    Community Partner

  • “The youth leader and the youths were amazing. They served with joy and enthusiasm, and went above and beyond to connect with the community and serve attendees at the community event.”

    The Family Advocates Canada

  • “The kindness, patience, and genuine compassion shown by the volunteers brighten the room and lift spirits in ways that are deeply felt.”

    Manor Village

  • “The youth were sincerely engaged, approached residents and very caring. The residents have said how much they enjoyed having them here and are hoping they will be back again. Thank you!”

    Silvera for Seniors – Aspen Commons

Already a community partner?

Welcome back! We’re excited to work with you on another project.

Request youth volunteers

CHeck out OUR Community partners

Community partners

FAQ

We can provide a minimum of 6 youth volunteers and up to 24 youth volunteers. Need more volunteers than that? Shoot us an email and we can see what we can do.

Note: Team Leaders are considered staff and not included in that volunteer count.

As many times as you want—there’s no limit! 

While we cannot guarantee filling every project, we do encourage you to ask for anything you may need, and we will do our best to provide volunteers.

We welcome a variety of projects from special events, recurring services (meal serving or donation sorting), to arts and crafts. Our volunteers are eager to lend a helping hand any way they can. There’s no job too big or small for us!

Since our volunteers are minors, we can’t accept projects: 

  • End past 10:00 PM
  • Involved with gambling or alcohol
  • Outside of Calgary city limits 
  • During school hours (8:00 AM – 3:30 PM)

At least 1.5 hours. Volunteer projects can last the entire day up until 10:00 PM.

If you need volunteers for a longer period of time, we might divide the project into multiple shifts, each with a fresh batch of volunteers.

Join our newsletter