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Give a few hours. Change someone's year.
Every volunteer is trained, supported and matched to work that fits their skills and time.
Volunteer roles
Winter night patrol
Go out in a team of three on winter nights to find people sleeping outside and offer them shelter.
One evening a week, November to February
Shelter helper
Serve meals, sort donations and keep guests company at our partner shelters.
One shift a week
Counsellor
Qualified counsellors and psychologists supporting people in recovery, survivors and carers.
Two to four hours a week
Volunteer lawyer
Advise survivors of domestic abuse and represent them for protection orders and maintenance.
One case at a time
Doctor, nurse or therapist
Health checks at shelters, or physiotherapy and speech therapy for disabled children.
A few hours a month
Tutor
Home tutoring for disabled children who cannot yet attend school.
Two hours a week
Driver
Take people to appointments, treatment centres and court, and deliver equipment.
Flexible, with your own vehicle
Skills volunteer
Design, writing, photography, accounts, fundraising or IT, often from home.
Flexible
How to become a volunteer
Apply
Fill in the short form below.
Meet us
A conversation with our volunteer coordinator about your skills and time.
Training
An induction on confidentiality, safeguarding and the work itself.
Start
We match you to a role and a team, and check in regularly.
Volunteers must be 18 or over. Roles with children or vulnerable adults require references and a police verification, as part of our safeguarding policy.
Sign up to volunteer
Tell us a little about yourself. Our volunteer coordinator will reply within a week.
- Training and support for every role
- A certificate of service for students
- Flexible hours that fit around work or study