During National Volunteer Week, Volunteer Canada, in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation and Employment and Social Development Canada, launched a national conversation about empathy. Specifically, how to turn empathy into action. That conversation will contribute towards building a roadmap to empathy in action, and ultimately a national voluntary action strategy.

Volunteering can help us develop empathy, to see the world through the eyes of others. It can connect people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences, expanding our view. Volunteering – giving, acts of kindness, or however you define being in the voluntary service of others – can build our capacity to work collectively and contribute to a vibrant, inclusive society.