Volunteer Nova Scotia

06/19/2026

We're Hiring!

Do you have a passion for volunteerism and want to make a difference in your community?

If you're looking for work this summer, are under 30, and are a student or recent graduate, we're looking for a Research Assistant.

Volunteer Nova Scotia is a social profit dedicated to recruiting volunteers and strengthening volunteer boards through training and support.

Why Join Us? Your work will directly contribute to empowering volunteers and strengthening community leadership.

For more information about the position, visit: https://www.volunteerns.ca/past-news/were-hiring

To apply, send you cv to: [email protected]

06/13/2026

It's Pride Month, and now is a great time to volunteer. Amazing organizations, such as the Canadian Pride Historical Society ().

06/12/2026

Do you have a passion for volunteerism and want to make a difference in your community?

Volunteer Nova Scotia is a social profit dedicated to recruiting volunteers and strengthening volunteer boards through training and support.

Why Join Us? Your work will directly contribute to empowering volunteers and strengthening community leadership.

For more information, visit our website at: https://www.volunteerns.ca/past-news/were-hiring

Send your cv to: [email protected]

06/11/2026

Who has made an impact in your community? Tell us.

Recognize your volunteers through Canada's Volunteer Awards!

Canada’s Volunteer Awards are seeking your nominations for those who have made a real impact by addressing social challenges in their communities.

Nominations are due on June 17th.

Learn more here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/volunteer-awards.html

Employment and Social Development Canada

06/11/2026

Thank you to Angela Patterson and Bruce MacArthur, who have both volunteered on our Board of Directors for 10+ years. We appreciate your dedication to volunteering and promoting volunteerism in communities across Nova Scotia.

We wish you both all the best.

06/11/2026

06/09/2026

Join us on June 9th at 6:00pm for our Annual General Meeting at St Andrews Community Centre, 3380 Barnstead Ln, Halifax, NS. The meeting is open to the public and can be attended in person or virtually.

We would like to invite our EAM volunteers to stay afterwards for a Volunteer Appreciation Night!

You can RSVP using this link! https://forms.office.com/r/S7CDzjwQwu

06/09/2026

If you love trees, horses, and being outside- this one’s for you! A chance to meet some really nice people too.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED! Coldbrook, NS - Tue/Thu

We are seeking volunteers to help protect the magnificent hemlock forest at Hobby Horse Farm in Coldbrook, Nova Scotia.

Date: June 9th and June 11th
Location: 1061 Spittal Rd, Coldbrook, NS
Meet at the horse barn
Times: 9:00 to 12:00 and/or 1:00 to 4:00

Many of you may already know the property's scenic hiking and horse trails that wind through some remarkable stands of mature hemlocks.

As private landowners receive no assistance for HWA treatments, Leslie Wade is relying on some support of our Hemlock Heroes community, as well as some neighbours who love to walk or ride horses in this woods.

You will be on a team to measure and mark trees (treatment will take place at another time)

A future tree-injection project is also planned for hemlocks growing along two streams that cross the property.

If you can contribute your training, experience, and enthusiasm for hemlock conservation, your help would be greatly appreciated in preserving this rare Annapolis Valley hemlock refuge.

Donna Crossland, Lead Pesticide Operator
Leslie Wade, Landowner

Questions? Please contact : [email protected]

Participants will leave with two accomplishments: saving hemlocks and achieving a new personal best for Morgan horse sightings!

06/09/2026

A volunteer group in Yarmouth County is trying to make positive changes to the food insecurity landscape in Yarmouth County.

The Acts of Kindness Society has grown from cooking crock‑pot meals in a church parking lot to distributing dozens of frozen soups every week, stocking numerous food pantries and delivering thousands of portions across three counties.

Their frozen‑meal program is giving older adults, working families and people living alone a reliable, ready‑to‑heat option - and the demand keeps rising.

“It feels good to be able to do it. It’s the most rewarding thing but it’s just so sad that it’s needed.”

Read the full story here: https://www.nshealth.ca/news-and-notices/yarmouth-organization-expands-frozen-meal-outreach



📸 Photo of frozen meals ready for distribution.

06/06/2026

Volunteering is a great way to learn and gain skills.

June is National Indigenous History Month. There are events happening across the province with opportunities to learn, gain skills, and meet people.