Volunteer MBC is the local Volunteer Centre that fosters and develops volunteerism in the Region of Peel, serving the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, and the Town of Caledon, by raising awareness of the power of service. Our mission is to promote and support volunteerism in an effort to connect all people to meaningful volunteer opportunities. We are pleased to provide a number of services and programs to individuals who are interested in volunteering, to community service organizations who are looking for volunteers to help out, as well as to the volunteer engagement sector. The key areas of our service and program delivery are indicated below: - We offer a referral/matching service for volunteer placement within the community for all ages to include youth, older adults, newcomers and groups; - We provide education and support for volunteer engagement professionals, Board of Directors and volunteers through our Training Centre for Service Excellence focusing on topic and issue related workshops, on-line training sessions, and comprehensive programs; - We serve the corporate community with various programming services that engage individual and team volunteering; - We strive to be a strong voice to support and promote volunteerism through advocacy, community outreach, public and media relations.