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Big Buddy
Family Friends
Our Big Buddies are inspirational role models who provide support to young people aged 10-18 for a few hours weekly or…
Cooking or Hosting Volunteers
FoodCycle
Get involved with FoodCycle and become a cooking or hosting volunteer at your local FoodCycle meal today! With 16 projects…
Exercise At Home Programme Volunteer
Age UK Westminster
Support people living in the borough of Westminster to become more active and help them regain their independence!
Gentle Gardening Volunteer
Coin Street Community Builders
Make local green spaces more colourful and vibrant through helping with planting and weeding. Volunteering in the sessions…
Positive Ageing Befriender
Blackfriars Settlement
We're looking for volunteer befrienders to join our Positive Ageing programme. With an ageing population, more and more…
Marie Curie Companion Volunteers Guy's and St. Thomas'
Marie Curie
Marie Curie has partnered with Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to create a Companion service that provides…
Mentor a young refugee or asylum seeker
Hope for the Young
Established in March 2016, the Mentoring Programme trains volunteer mentors to provide weekly one-to-one support and advice…
Garden Support Volunteer
Centre 404
To help support our adult garden volunteers who have mild to moderate learning disabilities with various gardening tasks. No…
Dog Support Volunteer
Centre 404
We are recruiting volunteers with a dog to provide befriending/ buddy support to our service users with a learning…
Group Activities Buddy/ Befriender Volunteer
Centre 404
The purpose of the Group Activities Buddy Volunteer role is to help support staff with the various activities and groups…
Virtual Physical Activities Volunteer
Centre 404
To help make individuals feel less isolated by bringing people together as a group and also improving general health and…
Adult Activities Volunteer
Centre 404
Adult groups at Centre 404 target confidence building, improving social interaction, increasing independence, and building…
Children and Young People (CYP) Group Activities Volunteer
Centre 404
To help children and young people with learning disabilities and/ or autism to build more independence and confidence in…
Friday Night Social Support Volunteer
Centre 404
The purpose of this role will be to involve attendees and to encourage everyone to participate in the event. In addition,…
Swimming Support Volunteer
Centre 404
Swimming on Saturday is a fun and accessible activity for children with learning disabilities and autism, and provides…
Travel Buddy Volunteer
Centre 404
Some of the young people attending our after school clubs and holiday playschemes are working to gain more independence as…
Cooking mentor (for people in poverty)
Bags of Taste
Bags of Taste supports vulnerable people in food poverty to improve their diets.  We do this by running mentor-…
Community Links Volunteer
Voluntary Action Camden
Want to develop experience and skills that can help with employment in health and care?
Telephone Buddy
Link Age Southwark
As a volunteer telephone buddy, you will make regular calls to an older person. Your role will be to offer them a…
Befriending
Link Age Southwark
Demand for our befriending service is growing, as we receive more and more referrals from social services, GPs and concerned…
Refugee Response Programme - Mentoring for Mums Welcome
Unfold - Empowerment through Mentoring
Mentoring for Mums WelcomeFor over 30 years, Unfold (previously Westminster Befriend a Family) has been providing support…
Emergency Response Volunteer
Royal Voluntary Service
As a Emergency Response Volunteer you will be someone we can call upon to help if there is an urgent need to support people…
Activity & Group Volunteer
Headway West London
At Headway West London, we have a range of activities and groups that the volunteer would be involved in facilitating at.…
Check in and chat volunteer
FoodCycle
You'll be playing a vital part in connecting with our guests who may be feeling lonely, ensuring they still feel connected.…