The Society engages the services of volunteers throughout the agency, from the governance level to direct assistance of clients and their families.
Why Should I Donate?
Your donation helps to further our efforts, assisting prisoners on their road to rehabilitation while promoting just, effective and humane responses to the causes and consequences of crime.
Ways to Donate
You can donate to the Society by:
- Clicking on the “Donate Now” button.
- Sending a cheque made out to “The John Howard Society of Canada” at 809 Blackburn Mews, Kingston, ON K7P 2N6, or
- Using your credit card by calling the John Howard Society of Canada at 613-384-6272.
All donations over $10.00 will be issued a charitable receipt.
Are You Looking to Volunteer?
We’re always looking to grow our volunteer base — to more deeply connect with our community roots. Volunteer involvement is crucial to the success of our work, to our goal of crime reduction and less victimization. Almost everyone has skills relevant to our work and the best approach is to contact the office nearest you and speak with the Executive Director. You will find yourself in the company of people committed to the building of better, more resilient and compassionate, communities — people looking for ways to enrich the quality of life in their towns and cities through building the elements of community well-being.
Helping with our blog
We are always looking for enthusiastic volunteers, often but not only university students, to help with our blog, which addresses important issues in criminal justice in Canada. With 250 posts so far, our blog has become an important source for many people interested in knowing more about how the justice system really operates. Many posts draw on research done by academics, community groups and government, while others are written by those with direct experience of the system. Blog volunteers assist by finding relevant material, preparing posts, improving the appeal of posts, and building audience for the blog through various forms of outreach.
Volunteering for the blog does not require a given number of hours per week, but we prefer an involvement that will last a year or more.
For more information or to offer your services, please email blogeditor@johnhoward.ca
Articling Students
With the support of the Law Foundation of Ontario, the John Howard Society of Canada is privileged to host a Public Interest Articling Fellow for a 10-month term.
The Articling Fellow assists with a variety of legal matters, promoting the legal rights of federal prisoners from coast to coast. Commonly, this exposes the Articling Fellow to Correctional law, Human Rights law, Constitutional law and Charter challenges, providing a broad learning experience for any student entering the legal field.
If you are interested in submitting an application for the 2021-2022 term, please send an email with a CV, Cover Letter, your law school transcripts and two references to national@johnhoward.ca between April and September of 2021.