Welcome To LQVC!
Welcome to the Lunenburg Queens Virtual Volunteer Centre. This site has been created to be a one stop shopping place for the volunteer sector in Lunenburg and Queens Counties and to promote the value of volunteerism.
How did the Volunteer Centre come to being? It all began when the Lunenburg/Queens Recreation Coordinators/Directors Association (LQRCDA) was approached by Community Links to host a one day workshop for volunteers in 2002. The day was so successful that the LQRCDA felt there was a need to continue offering training and workshop opportunities for volunteers. They decided to expand the group bringing in a number of organizations who serve volunteers. (Please see Partnership). This group became the Lunenburg/Queens Volunteer Partnership, operating as a Committee under the umbrella of the LQRCDA.
Since the beginning the Partnership has been offering a number of training and workshop opportunities to volunteers. In 2003 they conducted an assessment of the volunteer needs in the two counties receiving feedback from mail-in surveys, focus groups and stakeholder interviews. In the Spring of 2003 the Lunenburg/Queens Volunteer Strategy was completed. From the feedback it became evident that volunteers wanted a person whose sole role was to support volunteers and volunteer organizations and they wanted a website that would be a resource for volunteers.
In July 2007 the Partnership secured funding to hire a Lunenburg/Queens Volunteer Navigator whose main role was to help volunteers navigate the system and provide support. This was a one year position that ended in July 2008. The Partnership is currently seeking funding to continue this volunteer support position in a part-time capacity.
The Volunteer Partnership continues to meet regularly to help address the needs of volunteers in Lunenburg and Queens Counties.
The Partnership encourages you to wander the website to see what resources
and information are available to assist your organization.
Thank you
Lunenburg Queens Volunteer Partnership
About LQVC
Mandate
Helping Volunteers to find and secure information and resources
Why We Exist
- Requested by the volunteer sector
- Increase capacity of all volunteers and volunteer organizations
- Increase volunteerism in Lunenburg Queens
- One stop shop for volunteer sector
Increase efficiency and effectiveness of support for volunteers and volunteer organizations
How Key Activities
- Compiling/developing profiles
- Community volunteer database
- Website
- Finding and linking resources to organizations/volunteers
Volunteer fairs and workshops
Key Activities
- Matching volunteers to groups
- Building relationships
- Promoting the value of volunteerism in Lunenburg Queens