Erin Burnley has helped organize projects to support the most vulnerable in her community. She has distributed care packages to the homeless through Everyone Deserves a Smile, raised funds for the local food bank through Empty Bowls, and volunteers with the Streamkeepers Association. She has been a coach of youth basketball, a member of the City of Nanaimo’s Youth Advisory Council, and an advisor to the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Step Up Youth Program.