Where to volunteer in Fredericton

United Way Central NB

Funds and runs community programs across Central NB: poverty reduction, child + youth supports, mental health, food security. Multiple ongoing volunteer roles plus the annual fundraising campaign.

Time commitment: Ongoing or seasonal

Greener Village (Fredericton Community Kitchens)

Food security org running the food bank, community kitchens, and a teaching garden. Sort food donations, help in the kitchen, or staff distribution days.

Time commitment: Weekly or shift-based

Salvation Army Fredericton

Food bank, community meals, thrift store, holiday hamper drives. Year-round and seasonal volunteer slots, including the December Christmas Kettle campaign.

Time commitment: Seasonal or weekly

Fredericton Community Kitchens

Serves free daily meals at 65 Brunswick Street and runs the Student Hunger Program packing school lunches. Volunteers prep food, serve meals, clean up, and pack student lunch bags; staff chefs handle the cooking.

Time commitment: Shift-based (breakfast, lunch, supper, weekend brunch); no minimum commitment

Meals on Wheels of Fredericton

Delivers fresh meals 365 days a year to 300+ clients in Fredericton, Hanwell, and New Maryland, mostly seniors. Volunteer drivers deliver a route of 10 to 15 meals with a friendly check-in; office and event roles too. Vulnerable sector check required.

Time commitment: About 1 hour per route, starting around 10:45am

Habitat for Humanity New Brunswick

Builds affordable homes with partner families across NB from its Fredericton head office on Saint Mary's Street; 90 families housed to date. Volunteers work build sites, the Fredericton ReStore, and events.

12 Neighbours Community

Tiny-home community of 96 micro-homes on the north side providing housing with supports for people exiting homelessness, plus a social enterprise centre that builds job skills. Standing volunteer sign-up on their site.

Multicultural Association of Fredericton (MCAF)

Settlement agency helping newcomers since 1974 with language, employment, and community connection. Volunteers befriend a matched newcomer family, tutor English, mentor careers, and staff cultural events; training provided.

Time commitment: English tutors meet weekly; mentor matches about 2 hours a week for 6 months

Under One Sky Friendship Centre

Fredericton's Indigenous friendship centre on Leverman Street, running programs that educate, advocate, and empower the urban Indigenous community, including the province's only off-reserve Aboriginal Head Start. Volunteer form plus internship and practicum placements.

Liberty Lane

Second-stage housing for women and children leaving family violence, plus outreach for all genders. Volunteers organize donations, help the children's program, support events, or donate trade skills like carpentry and auto repair.

Time commitment: A few hours here and there; arranged by phone

Hospice Fredericton

End-of-life care and grief support. Volunteer roles include companionship visits, family respite, and bereavement support. Training program required.

Time commitment: Ongoing, after training

Horizon Health (Chalmers Hospital) Volunteers

Hospital volunteers at the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital greet patients, provide companionship and meal support, assist recreation, and staff gift shops. Minimum age 15; record check for adults.

Time commitment: Minimum 6 months, once a week for 2 to 4 hours

Canadian Cancer Society (NB)

Volunteers drive cancer patients to treatment through Wheels of Hope, support Relay for Life and CIBC Run for the Cure, and help with outreach and administration.

Time commitment: Wheels of Hope drivers: 1 to 2 times per week

Heart and Stroke Foundation of NB

Independent NB health charity active across the province including Fredericton. Volunteers run events, make phone calls, and canvass neighbourhoods.

Stepping Stone Senior Centre

Centre at 15 Saunders Street offering affordable arts, fitness, games, and social programming for the 50+ community. Volunteers staff the front desk, facilitate programs, and help with events; volunteers must be members.

Time commitment: Front desk shifts are 4 hours, roughly one to three per month

Alzheimer Society of New Brunswick

Provincial dementia charity headquartered on Maple Street in Fredericton. Current roles include the Walk for Alzheimer's planning committee, the Memory Cafe committee, and co-facilitating caregiver support groups.

Canadian Red Cross (Fredericton)

Emergency Response volunteers from the Hanwell Road branch provide food, shelter, clothing, and emotional support to people affected by disasters. Volunteers make up more than 70 percent of the Red Cross.

Canadian Mental Health Association of NB

Provincial mental health organization based on St Mary's Street. Volunteers serve on the board and committees, plan events, fundraise, and help with administration; record check and confidentiality oath required.

Sexual Violence New Brunswick

Fredericton-based support organization for people affected by sexual violence. Trained volunteers answer the 24-hour support line and help with advocacy and fundraising; training runs twice a year.

Time commitment: 4 to 6 support-line shifts per month, one-year commitment

CNIB Vision Mate (NB)

Vision Mate volunteers are matched one-on-one with a person with sight loss for reading, organizing, errands, and walks; Fredericton office on Westmorland Street.

Time commitment: A couple of hours a week

Ability New Brunswick

Fredericton-based provincial organization supporting independence for people with a spinal cord injury or mobility disability. Volunteers serve on the board, special events, fundraising, and translation.

Special Olympics New Brunswick

Year-round sport programs for athletes with intellectual disabilities, run from a Fredericton head office with 200+ volunteer coaches province-wide. Volunteers coach, run events, fundraise, and help with administration; record check required.

BGC Greater Fredericton (Boys & Girls Club)

Founded 1968. Always recruiting volunteers for after-school programs, summer day camp, and special events. Background check required.

Time commitment: Weekly

Girl Guides of Canada (NB)

Always recruiting Guiders (adult volunteer leaders). Train girls and young women through Sparks, Embers, Guides, Pathfinders, Rangers programs.

Time commitment: Weekly during school year

Scouts Canada (NB)

Scouter (adult volunteer) roles for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Venturers, Rovers. NB Council also operates Yoho Scout Reserve in Fredericton.

Time commitment: Weekly during school year

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fredericton and Oromocto

One-to-one and group mentoring for children and youth for over 55 years, with a waitlist of 60+ kids needing mentors. In-school mentoring and group programs too; screening includes a vulnerable sector check and training.

YMCA of Fredericton

The Y on York Street posts specific volunteer roles: youth mentors, family program facilitators, summer camp junior leaders, and assistant lifeguards and swim instructors. Record check required.

Time commitment: Varies by role; some meet youth weekly

Fredericton SPCA

Animal welfare. Volunteer roles include dog walking, cat socialization, foster care, adoption events, and admin. Minimum age 19; a regular time commitment is asked.

Time commitment: Weekly or one-time

Oromocto and Area SPCA

Shelter on D'Amours Street in Oromocto that welcomes volunteers of all ages, with under-14s accompanied by a parent. Dog walking, cat care, kennel cleaning, grounds upkeep, and fundraising events.

Atlantic Wildlife Institute

Wildlife rehabilitation charity serving all of NB, with a Fredericton drop-off location for injured wildlife. Volunteers do animal care and transport, first response, site maintenance, education, and fundraising.

Fredericton Trails Coalition

Volunteer-run nonprofit that has preserved and promoted Fredericton's trails and green spaces since 1993. Adopt-A-Trail, cleanups, Parks and Trails Day, plus bookkeeping and social media roles.

Time commitment: 2 to 3 hours per month

Nature NB

Fredericton-based nature education and conservation nonprofit. Volunteers contribute community science like waterbird surveys and monarch tracking, write for NB Naturalist, and serve on the board.

Conservation Council of New Brunswick

Environmental research and advocacy nonprofit on St. John Street, active since 1969. Volunteers contribute photography, take leadership roles on campaigns, and support outreach.

Nashwaak Watershed Association

Restoring the Nashwaak River watershed on the north side since 1995. Public events include tree planting at floodplain restoration sites, species-at-risk monitoring, and salmon redd surveys; no experience required.

Time commitment: Event-based through summer and fall

Ducks Unlimited Canada (NB)

Wetland conservation charity with about 190 NB volunteers, including projects on the Wolastoq floodplain around Fredericton. Volunteers run fundraising dinners, maintain projects, and support education.

Time commitment: Flexible

Fredericton Botanic Garden

Volunteer-driven public garden in Odell Park. Outdoor volunteers plant, weed, and maintain trails and the greenhouse plus the spring plant sale; indoor roles include photography, grant writing, and events.

Time commitment: You choose hours per week and season

Fredericton Playhouse

Downtown live performance venue. Volunteers join the Patron Services team as ushers, cloak room attendants, and greeters; apply through an online form.

Time commitment: Per-show shifts

Beaverbrook Art Gallery

New Brunswick's provincial art gallery on Queen Street. Roles include gallery guide, studio assistant, special events, and visitor experience; staff match applicants to roles by interest and schedule.

Time commitment: Guide training Mondays, September through May

Science East

Hands-on science centre in the former York County jail. Volunteers with an interest in science or education assist with programming, competitions, and special events.

Charlotte Street Arts Centre

Community arts centre on Charlotte Street offering arts education, including the ARTreach program for people facing barriers. Volunteers support workshops, events, and centre operations.

Fredericton Region Museum

History museum in Officers' Square run by the York Sunbury Historical Society. Roles include cataloguers, transcribers, oral historians, researchers, photographers, and tour guides.

Time commitment: Most roles about 3 hours a week; tour guides mostly May and June

Harvest Music Festival

Downtown Fredericton's September music festival runs on over 700 volunteers: admissions, accessibility, bar team, merchandise, safer spaces, and security. Pick your own shifts.

Time commitment: Seasonal, September

New Brunswick Highland Games Festival

Scottish cultural festival each July. Site crew, setup and teardown, gate services, bar team, and hospitality; volunteers get festival access, a shirt, and prize draws.

Time commitment: Festival weekend in late July plus one training evening

Silver Wave Film Festival

Annual film festival run by the NB Filmmakers' Co-operative. Volunteers help run screenings and events and earn passes based on hours worked.

Time commitment: Seasonal, annual festival

Shivering Songs Festival

Midwinter songwriting and storytelling festival in intimate downtown venues, a flagship FROSTival partner. Standing volunteer sign-up for the January festival and year-round concerts.

Time commitment: Late January, plus occasional concerts

Canadian Ski Patrol (Crabbe Mountain)

Volunteer first-aid and rescue patrollers at Crabbe Mountain. Recruits must be 18+ and strong intermediate skiers or snowboarders; training covers emergency care, toboggan handling, and lift evacuation.

Time commitment: Training September to November, then regular shifts through ski season