Description of the project
The Community Action Toolkit (CAT) is a community engagement and leadership challenge created for McGill undergrads. Participants choose to volunteer on custom-made projects provided by community-based, social justice and sustainability organizations and NGOs around Montreal and from within McGill.
A time commitment of 3-4 hours a week during 3-month or 6-month period during the academic year is expected. Incentives, including course credits are also available following consultation with faculty professors.
The goal of CAT is to enrich the learning experience and provide students with a support network and resources through which they can engage deeply in work that addresses real societal challenges, while acquiring concrete skills, valuable experience and an exciting opportunity to learn and grow in a real-life setting.
Students will be supported by mentors, a peer-support group made up of other CAT participants and by CAT HQ through the term of the project.
Community Partners
- The Hidden Gems Storytelling Project (Milton-Parc)
- The Yellow Door (Milton-Parc)
- AIDS Community Care Montreal (Plateau-Mont-Royal)
- Share the Warmth (Pointe-St-Charles)
- The Social Justice Committee (Downtown)
- South Asian Women’s Community Centre (Plateau-Mont-Royal)
- DESTA, The Black Youth Network (Little Burgundy)
- Youth In Motion (Little Burgundy)
- Tyndale St-Georges Community Centre (Little Burgundy)
- The Multi-Ethnic Association for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities (Mile-End)
- The Student Society of McGill University (SSMU)
- The Native Friendship Centre (Downtown)
- Innovation Jeunes (Downtown)
- Lester B. Pearson Schoolboard
- The Montreal Alouettes
- Maison de l'Amitié
Projects available include workshop development, community outreach, tutoring clinic development, public education, fundraising, food-drive coordination, oral storytelling, and more.
Registration
1 - Look at the CAT Projects table as well as exploring the organizations in the list above to find a volunteer project that interests you
2 - Fill out the following Individual CAT Application Form or Group CAT Application Form and email to cat [dot] sede [at] mcgill [dot] ca
3 - Make sure to have your CV in a doc or pdf format, as you will need to attach this to your application form.
4 – In some cases, you will need to fill out an application form with the community organization as well. Please refer to the "How to apply" column on the CAT Projects Table
5 – Someone at CAT will be in touch with you to follow up on your volunteering interests.
For more information please visit: http://www.mcgill.ca/engage or follow the CAT group on Facebook
Alternatively contact:
Anurag Dhir
Community Engagement Coordinator, SEDE Office
anurag [dot] dhir [at] mcgill [dot] ca
514.398.3745
SEDE and the Community Action Toolkit would like to thank our partners:
