Volunteer

Many Lambton County residents have expressed a willingness to assist their community in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Individuals can best assist their communities by staying home, practicing physical distancing and good hand hygiene, and taking other measures to limit the spread of COVID-19.

If you wish to volunteer (whether formally or informally), please review the options presented below and be sure to follow the appropriate recommendations from Lambton Public Health.

Volunteering as a healthcare worker

Individuals with experience in providing healthcare, and who are willing to assist with the province's response to COVID-19, can register through the Health Workforce Matching Portal.

Local public health and healthcare institutions can access volunteer registrations through this portal.

Volunteering province-wide

General volunteer opportunities province-wide are available through the Spark Ontario portal.

Volunteering in the community

(source: Lambton Public Health)

• Consider your own health before volunteering. If you are at greater risk of poor health from COVID-19, you may want to consider ways of volunteering that do not increase your potential for contact with COVID-19.
• Stay home if you’re sick. Screen yourself for COVID-19 symptoms or this Ontario Self-Assessment before participating. If you have any of the symptoms, stay home. 
• Practice physical distancing with individuals outside your household.
• Wear a proper mask or face covering if distancing is not possible.
• Wash your hands frequently, and before and after interacting with someone.
• If you’re dropping something off call or text to let them know their items are at the door. If face to face contact is necessary, remember to practice physical distancing.
• There are many ways to give back to your community, for more ways to help go to #LambtonStrong.

Volunteering with community organizations

Volunteers helping community organizations keep normal services running. Please follow the above recommendations.

Volunteering with a local municipality

Thank you for your interest in volunteering to assist with the County of Lambton's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

If you wish to register for future volunteer opportunities that may become available with either the County of Lambton or a local municipality, please click the "Register" button below.

For more information, please contact:

Lee Ann Woollings
Community Services Supervisor
volunteer@county-lambton.on.ca
519-882-1470 ext. 5710

Disclaimer:

By completing this application, I give permission to The Corporation of the County of Lambton to collect, use and disclose the information contained therein with the County of Lambton's municipal partners for volunteer purposes only.

All information gathered will be treated as Personal Information pursuant to the County's Records Management Policy and the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.56

If you require any further information, please contact:

Blake Turner
Paralegal & FOI Coordinator
blake.turner@county-lambton.on.ca
519-845-0809 ext. 5253 

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