Annual Report (2016-17)

Volunteers and Donors

Volunteers Volunteers contribute their time, energy and ‘heart’ to every corner of OCS. Thanks to our volunteers, we have beautiful gardens where women fleeing abuse can seek solitude; vibrant family resource centres filled with crafts, games, snacks and attentive helpers; a crisis call centre ready and available 24 hours a day/7days a week; and mentors who assist newcomers to find the help they need.

521 Volunteers

34,361 Hours contributed by volunteers

$769,686 Estimated value of volunteer service to OCS * According to IMAGINE Canada

56 Volunteers Awarded milestone pins for their contribution of between 200-800 hours each!

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Over 75% of our volunteer hours are worked in the Crisis Line phone room. No experience is needed. Crisis Line volunteers receive extensive training and ongoing support. If you are interested in this rewarding and challenging opportunity, please visit options.bc.ca for more information. Volunteer - you’ll be glad you did!

Donors Thank you to our hundreds of donors and supporters! Donations, both cash and in-kind, are what allow us to address unmet community and client needs. All gifts, big and small, matter. Some examples of how donated dollars were used this past year include... • Providing children and youth opportunities to go to camp • Christmas gifts and hampers for low income families • Developing new and innovative programming

To learn more about how you can make a difference Janice Boyle , Director of Development Call: 604.584.5811 ext. 1342 Email: janice.boyle@options.bc.ca

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