ARCCO & KATIMAVIK

In 2007/08, ARCCO had the pleasure of being one of the first arts organization to be invited to become a community partner with Katimavik.

After receiving a phone call from the Ontario regional office, ARCCO approached Forest City Gallery to share a full time Katimavik volunteer. Arrangements worked out successfully and it proved to be a rewarding and valuable experience for ARCCO staff, in both working with and training volunteers.

Katimavik volunteers assisted during ARCCO’s recent AGM weekend, which kicked off ARCCO’s 20th Anniversary year! On average, each Katimavik volunteer worked 20 hours per week for ARCCO.

The following list is the not-for-profit organizations that Katimavik is currently working with in London:

Artist-Run Centres and Collectives of Ontario
Boys and Girls Club of London
Alice Saddy Association
London Regional Children’s Museum
Regional Mental Health Care
Participation House Support Services of London and Area
Northwest London Resource Centre
Parkwood Hospital – St. Joseph Health Care
The Forest City Gallery
Hutton House

Doing. Learning. Building a Nation…one community at a time.

Katimavik is Canada’s leading national youth volunteer service program for Canadians ages 17 to 21 years old. Katimavik’s mission is to foster the personal development of our nation’s young people through a challenging program of volunteer community work, training and group interaction. The diverse experience of involvement in Canadian communities is coupled with structured learning programs. Both participants and the communities they work in benefit from the program.