Announcements and upcoming events:
TWC2 holds a volunteering opportunities talk (“Heartbeat”) once every two months. The next one will likely be in May 2025. Heartbeat sessions are in-person meetings, typically held on a weekday evening, starting at 7:30pm, and will take approximately 60 – 90 minutes. At Heartbeat, we will describe the different volunteering opportunities available and if you find a fit with your time and interests, you can then sign up as a volunteer (no obligation to do so) at the end of the session. If you wish to help out at TWC2, please send an email to [email protected] with the header “Interested in Heartbeat, March 2025”. We will reply with more specific details.
We are now taking applications for internships in the second half of 2024. For more information, please see this page: Intern with us.
Transient Workers Count Too has been made aware of job advertisements for a purported social enterprise named “Transient workers provident fund (TWPF)”. We have no connection with nor knowledge of any such venture.
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