Our story

Not just a charity - a volunteer agency.

Rooted in the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area (GTHA), and growing. MiVolunteer is a volunteer agency: we find the opportunities, vet them, and connect people to the work that matters.

MiVolunteer community members standing together

From WonderGivers to MiVolunteer

We started in 2018 as WonderGivers - a small group of people who believed that showing up for your community should be simple. What began as a handful of neighbours organizing to help each other quickly grew into something bigger: recurring meal drives, seasonal cleanups, and hands-on support for families who needed it most.

As the effort grew across the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area, we became MiVolunteer, operating as the Mississauga Volunteers' Association. The name changed, but the model sharpened: we are a volunteer agency. We find and vet real opportunities, match willing people to them, issue a Certificate of Hours for the time they give, and help organizations run great events.

MiVolunteer serves the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area (GTHA) today and is expanding - a growing organization, not tied to any single city. Today MiVolunteer connects people who want to help with the opportunities where that help matters, from Mississauga and Toronto to Brampton, Hamilton, Oakville and beyond.

MiVolunteer is the operating name of the Mississauga Volunteers' Association, incorporated in Ontario as Mississauga and GTA Relief Initiative Inc.

What a volunteer agency does

Find and vet opportunities
We source genuine volunteer opportunities across the GTHA and vet them, so volunteers spend their time helping, not searching.
Match and mobilize people
We connect willing volunteers to the right opportunity fast, and issue a Certificate of Hours for the time they give.
Help organizations deliver
We bring vetted volunteers to organizations, set up check-in desks, and help coordinate events across the Greater Toronto-Hamilton Area.

Our three pillars

Everything MiVolunteer does is built on three ideas.

Community
Bringing people together to lift up their neighbourhoods across the GTHA.
Charity
Supporting people and causes that need a hand, from food security to relief.
Volunteerism
Giving your time and skills to make a real, measurable difference.

What we stand for

Community first
The people we serve are our neighbours. Every decision starts with what actually helps them.
Show up, follow through
We do the unglamorous work - the drives, the cleanups, the logistics - and we finish what we start.
Everyone can help
You do not need experience or a big commitment. A few hours makes a real difference, and we make it easy to give them.

Ready to help?

Browse open opportunities across the GTHA and sign up for the shifts that fit you.

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