Nonprofit Organizations in Kelowna

Join our Kelowna BC Greens team! If you are interested in making a difference in your community and meeting some fun people, we would love to have you join our volunteer team. Our goal is to promote the BC Greens and the need for strong social, environment and economic policies that benefit all British Columbians, not just a select few. As a team, we will hold events, recruit new volunteers and fundraise to support our BC Green MLAs and future candidates.

The Canadian Angelman Syndrome Society provides supports for those living with Angelman Syndrome.

InkFreeBC Initiative Society is a non profit charity serving communities across British Columbia. Our mission is to provide: - free or subsidized laser tattoo removal - facial hair removal - scar reduction services to individuals facing barriers to employment, social reintegration, and personal challenges due to stigmatizing tattoos or scars, as well as members of the LGBTQ2S+ community seeking gender-affirming services. We partner with local, vetted laser clinics to provide these services safely and professionally, acting as a referral and support organization for individuals in each community.

Scouts Canada is a leading co-ed youth organization in Canada, offering programs for young people aged 5-26. It aims to help youth develop into well-rounded individuals, better prepared for success, through adventurous, youth-led, and safe programs. Scouts Canada emphasizes outdoor experiences, community involvement, and leadership development.

To provide free, compassionate in-home assistance, referral services and access to food security for individuals with socio-economic, mobility, and health challenges. Our vision its to: meet needs – value people – build relationships “every individual deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Every person has needs that require assistance. Everyone wants to have connection with someone who cares.” Within the scope of our mandate, we will passionately pursue this goal.

Founded in 1945, CARE is a leading international humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE works with the poorest communities in 94 countries to: •Improve basic health and education •Enhance rural livelihoods and food security •Increase access to clean water and sanitation •Expand economic opportunity •Help vulnerable people adapt to climate change •Provide lifesaving assistance during emergencies CARE places special focus on working alongside women and girls living in poverty because, equipped with the proper resources, women and girls have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty. CARE is a global leader within a worldwide movement dedicated to ending poverty. We are known everywhere for our unshakable commitment to the dignity of people. Our Mission: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty and achieve social justice. Our Vision: We seek a world of hope, inclusion and social justice, where poverty has been overcome and all people live with dignity and security. Our Focus: We put women and girls in the centre because we know that we cannot overcome poverty until all people have equal rights and opportunities. For more details please visit www.care.ca In the Okanagan, we have a volunteer committee  that raises awareness and funds for CARE's work around the world. The signature event is the annual Walk In Her Shoes event that takes place every March - it takes place in over 60 countries around the world (and across Canada) which is a fun, family friendly event where we walk 10,000 steps in solidarity with women and girls in the developing world. This is the average distance a woman or girl has to walk every day for the necessities of life, such as water, food and firewood. The event is largely volunteer run with CARE's staff support. For more details on the walk please visit www.care.ca/walk Are you passionate about making positive changes in the lives of women, girls, and their families in the developing world? Do you want to inspire others to help eliminate global poverty? Are you looking to volunteer with one of Canada’s most respected international development and humanitarian agencies? Then CARE may the right fit for you! We have various volunteer roles available for the Walk In Her Shoes committee - based on your interests and talents! Includes sponsorship, logistics, awareness building, community engagement, marketing, social media and more! The Okanagan walk committee has "adopted" a project to follow and support - Healthy Moms, Healthy Babies that addresses the root causes of malnutrition in Southern Africa (specifically in Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique). Specifically in 2017 CARE was: - present in 93 countries - provided emergency relief to more than 120,000 people from Myanmar - provided emergency nutrition support to 500,000 people in South Sudan - working on many long-term development projects that focus on: food, nutrition & resilience to climate change; sexual, reproductive & maternal health; women's economic empowerment. Financially, 96% of funds raised went directly to programs (3% administration and 1% fundraising).

Reachout To Africa a Canadian Registered Charity (Reg # 840045074RR0001) is about making visible and significant changes in the lives of children, youth and young adults in the Mpumalanga Province of South Africa and beyond. Every child is important and deserves the love and support of a caring adult. We work with dedicated staff and leaders to effect that principal in the schools and areas where we are located. Many thousands of children and youth have been touched by our organization over the past 15 years. We have some of our children come through our program, gone on to become valuable leaders in our system and then onto to college or university or started their own businesses.

The Interior Health Lifeline Program offers an emergency response services to those who live alone or are medically at risk and who wish to remain independent in their own homes. Volunteers are needed in the Kelowna and West Kelowna areas to install equipment, provide an equipment range test and demonstrate how the Lifeline equipment works as well as remove and clean Lifeline equipment, or troubleshoot any equipment issues such as battery replacements. Prerequisites for the position are a sense of humour, the ability to talk easily to seniors and others with multiple health issues, a couple of free hours a week and a roadworthy vehicle.  Mileage is paid at 50 cents per kilometre. A criminal record check is required and training will be provided by Interior Health staff.    

The Alzheimer Society of BC exists to alleviate the personal and social consequences of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias, to promote public awareness and to search for the causes and the cure

Located in British Columbia, InspireHealth is Canada's foremost integrated cancer care centre, leading the way through research and innovative cancer care programs integrated with conventional cancer treatment. Since 1997, InspireHealth's medical doctors have helped guide more than 7,000 patients to integrate research-informed natural approaches to health into their cancer treatment and recovery. There is growing evidence that these natural approaches to supporting health and immune system function can significantly decrease the risk of cancer recurrence and increase survival.

The Heart and Stroke Foundation is one of Canada’s largest and most effective health charities. Over the last 60 years we have invested more than $1.39 billion in heart and stroke research, making us the largest contributor in Canada after the federal government. In that time, the death rate from heart disease and stroke has declined by more than 75 per cent. The Foundation’s health promotion and advocacy programs across the country are saving lives every day. Working together, our employees, volunteers, donors and world-class researchers have made the Heart and Stroke Foundation what we are today: Canada’s most widely recognized and trusted authority on cardiovascular health. Our mission is to create healthy lives free of heart disease and stroke. Together, we will make it happen.

Liver disease affects children, women and men with equal and sometimes fatal consequences. Today, 1 in 4 Canadians may be affected by liver disease and many don’t even know it. Tragically, by the time liver disease is detected it is often too late as severe liver damage has already occurred. Founded in 1969, the Canadian Liver Foundation (CLF) was the first organization in the world devoted to providing support for research and education into the: - Causes - Diagnoses - Prevention - Treatment of all liver diseases. The CLF is the only non-government organization funding all forms of liver disease research in Canada; unfortunately in any given year we are only able to fund 20% of all qualified research grant applications we receive. Imagine, if any of those unfunded projects had the answers to early diagnosis, treatment or the cures we are looking for. We are looking for passionate volunteers to join our effort in raising awareness of liver disease, as well as funds to deliver: - Free public education programs - Support life-saving research.