Community Partners & Volunteers

Community Partners & Volunteers

Community Opportunities

Bring CALIPER to your school or community!

The CALIPER program wouldn’t be possible without the help of local schools and communities. There are a number of ways you can support CALIPER to improve our connections in the community, and to find new participants to donate a blood sample to the program.

We’re open to all initiatives in reaching new participants, including:

  • Hosting a CALIPER clinic day at your location or event

  • Organizing an information booth at your location or event

  • Sharing promotional materials to help inform your families, children, or students about CALIPER

 

We’ve established partnerships and collaborations with over 100 community organizations and have held over 140 community clinics or recruitment events! You can see our list of our past CALIPER events and check out a newspaper article about one of our recent COVID-19 Seroprevalence Study clinics.

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Interested in volunteering?

Our next intake for CALIPER occurs during various periods throughout the year (see below) for high school and adult volunteers. You can find more information on the Volunteer Resources website. When applying, please click the “Browse Research Volunteer Opportunities” button and you’ll be able to apply to our posting. Once you apply, we’ll be in touch with candidates that we will be interviewing. Please make sure to review volunteer onboarding requirements, prior to submitting your application.

Volunteer Opportunities

CALIPER Volunteer Program

Be a part of a world-leading, Canada-wide health initiative! You’ll be able to see the impact of your hard work as you help improve outcomes for children with medical conditions.

Volunteers are vital to CALIPER and assist in many of our day-to-day tasks. Currently, there are three general areas volunteers contribute to the program.

Clinic Days

Clinic days involve travelling to schools or community centres and helping the team run CALIPER events.

Outreach Efforts

Informational booths and other outreach activities educate and inform the community about CALIPER and the opportunity to participate.

Office Support

While clinic days happen once or twice a month, help is always needed in the office to prepare for an upcoming clinic, or to wrap up after one.

Most of all, we’ll work with you to determine what unique skills you can contribute to the program. If you have other ideas on how to contribute to CALIPER, we’re always happy to hear them!

If you are interested in volunteering with the Caliper Program you will need to apply to our posting on the SickKids Volunteer Opportunities page. We will post opportunities throughout the year at the following times:

Adult Volunteers (early February, early June, early October)

High School Volunteers (mid-March)

The application window is just over 2 weeks at each intake, so make sure to set a reminder if you are interested. We also encourage you to review the Volunteer Onboarding requirements prior to applying, to ensure you are able to complete them.

To learn more about volunteer eligibility criteria, commitment, and the application process, please visit: Volunteer Resources website.

CALIPER Ambassador Program

The CALIPER ambassador position is great for students who are looking to contribute to this important health initiative but are not eligible for the volunteer role. Learn about the ambassador eligibility criteria, commitment, and application process: CALIPER Ambassador Application Information.