“In 1997, 22 million people volunteered in the UK.
11 million people said they were waiting to be asked.” *
*Source: National Centre for Volunteering (now Volunteering England).
Research says 11 million people would volunteer if asked... so we are asking!
Can you...
- Make a difference to someone’s life?
- Use your life experience to help others?
- Gain practical experience?
- Make friends, develop personal skills?
- Enhance your CV?
Here are our top enquiries to get you started...
FULL-TIME volunteering in the UK
Take a look at our full-time volunteering opportunities for people who want to take a gap year, gain experience for social work, health care or psychology courses, improve their skills, gain practical experience and most importantly help others.
Placements last for 4-12 months.
PART-TIME volunteering in the UK
Every year CSV involves thousands of part-time volunteers in a diverse array of projects ranging from clearing a canal to helping children to read.
Opportunities for YOUNG VOLUNTEERS
Aged 16-24? CSV offers a wide range of exciting volunteering opportunities based on your interests.
Opportunities for SENIOR VOLUNTEERS
Aged 50+? You can find opportunities to volunteer across CSV’s work but we also have a Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP) which runs many part-time volunteering activities and they need volunteer organisers too.
EMPLOYEE Volunteering
Find out how you can invest in the community, motivate your employees and benefit your organisation by setting up an employee volunteering programme.
WEEKEND volunteering in London
If you live in, or near, London and are looking for bite-sized, weekend volunteering opportunities, our ‘GO’ volunteering projects are made for you. Check in advance what is happening any weekend and just turn up.