Rose is going to try to get into a special needs education program at cegep where she needs to amass 35 hours of volunteering experience by mid-August. The volunteering must be in human services where she works with people in all manner of ways. The people could be mentally or physically challenged. It could be a women's shelter. Maybe spending time with poor kids. Anything. So far, the volunteer bureaus she's contacted haven't been very helpful; it's as if they don't quite need the help right now, and therefore aren't timely in getting back to her with opportunities. If any of you locals know of any orgs that need volunteers in English or French, please leave a comment here to let me know. It would be a terrible shame if she had to wait another year to get her training started.