Become a CARE Board Member

Looking to gain leadership experience, advance your career, and give back to your community? Apply to be a volunteer board member for the CARE Housing Society!

As a CARE board member, you will help enrich the lives of youth and adults with developmental disabilities by collaborating on various sustainable housing projects and events. Our mission is to create safe and accessible houses to improve our residents’ lives.

This role is ideal for someone who wants to make a positive impact while expanding their skills and gaining board experience! We value our members and actively provide opportunities to help them grow in their careers and communities.

Exciting Benefits of Volunteering as a CARE Board Member

  • Connect with community leaders

  • Gain valuable leadership skills

  • Grow your network and meet cool people

  • Learn in a positive and caring environment

  • Collaborate with a supportive and experienced team

  • Expand your skill set (e.g., marketing, finance, branding, recruiting, strategic planning, and communications)

  • Expand your resume (CARE will also provide references by request)

  • Take part in fun events like karaoke and fundraisers (COVID permitting)

Being on the CARE Board

We meet once a month (with a break in July and August) via Google Hangouts. (No travel required!) Our meetings typically last 60-90 minutes and we share an agenda before the meeting and members are invited to suggest agenda items before the meetings.

We follow a typical board method of voting on important decisions, and the secretary of the board is responsible for taking minutes that are distributed after the meeting. The meeting notes highlight any action items for board members and we follow up on these items at our next meeting.

As this is a working board, you will have many opportunities to join special committees such as fundraising, finance, and strategic planning and assist in planning events and making important decisions for the society.

For more information about joining our CARE Housing Society board, please get in touch with us. We would love to work with you!

Society NewsPenny BlackleyComment