Volunteering can be exciting, challenging and rewarding. It benefits you and the individuals or the group you are helping. Groups rely on volunteers, so you can make a BIG difference to your community!
Do you enjoy meeting people?
Are you looking for a change of direction?
Have you thought about volunteering?
Volunteering…
improves your self-confidence, wellbeing and self-esteem;
helps you meet new people and make new friends;
helps you to become an active member of your community;
can introduce you to new challenges and learn new skills;
values and uses your existing knowledge and expertise;
can lead you to a new career path and improves your CV if job hunting.
“Volunteering makes me feel needed, given me a purpose and made me feel part of a team.”
Opportunities include:
Befriending/ mentoring;
Supporting young or older people;
Retail in a charity shop;
Supporting people with special needs;
Driving;
Drug and alcohol support projects;
Environmental and conservation;
Trustee roles and much more!
Volunteering facts
Over a third (36%) of people volunteered formally (i.e. with a group, club or organisation) at least once in 2018/19. This gives an estimate of 19.4 million people who formally volunteered during that year;
Over one in five (22%) people formally volunteered regularly (at least once a month) in that year (11.9 million people);
In 2018/19, 52% of people informally volunteered at least once, and 26% of people took part in informal volunteering regularly.
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