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    Italian Teacher Volunteer
    Age UK Kensington & Chelsea
    Our Activities & Events programme is an innovative programme which seeks to bring together communities to engender a…
    African Drumming Group Volunteer (Kensington & Chelsea)
    Hestia
    Arican Drumming creates a sense of community and connection and is known to bring people together. Drumming also offers a…
    Befriender Volunteers Floating Support (Kensington & Chelsea)
    Hestia
    Join our team of befrienders! You will support us to reach some of the most isolated adults in your community to reduce…
    Barnet Friends Volunteer
    CB Plus
    Barnet Friends has been developed to support Barnet residents suffering from loneliness and isolation. We are seeking to…
    Friday Night Social Support Volunteer
    Centre 404
    We're a proud north London charity supporting people with learning disabilities.  We've been running for over 70 years…
    Swimming Support Volunteer
    Centre 404
    Swimming on Saturday is a fun and accessible activity for children with learning disabilities and autism, and provides…
    Garden Support Volunteer
    Centre 404
    To help support our adult garden volunteers who have mild to moderate learning disabilities with various gardening tasks. No…
    Yucan Thrive/Yucan Shine
    Yucan
    Yucan Thrive: Yucan Thrive is an 8-week program to support the well-being of young carers from schools across East…
    Maternity Mate
    Sister Circle
    Maternity Mates service recognises and supports the rights of all women to have a positive experience throughout pregnancy…
    Befriender for People with Learning Disabilities
    L'Arche London
    Accompany our members with learning disabilities to church in SE27 and SE21. This is a wonderful, low-key opportunity to…
    Walking volunteer with people with learning disabilities
    L'Arche London
    Accompany our members on walks around our local area (West Norwood and Tulse Hill) and befriend people who see the world…
    Gardening volunteer
    L'Arche London
    Help maintain our community gardens and kitchen garden in West Norwood and West Dulwich. We are looking for gardeners…
    Crafts and gardening workshop volunteer
    L'Arche London
    Join our craft and garden workshops as a volunteer and support our members with learning disabilities in making, growing,…
    Drama group volunteer
    L'Arche London
    Our drama group puts on regular plays in theatres across London. The most recent performance was 'Aladdin and the Magical…
    Youth Club Volunteer
    Dost Centre for Young Refugees and Migrants
    To provide support / assistance in the day to day operation of Dost Youth Programme.   To undertake face to face…
    Volunteer English Tutor
    Conversation Over Borders
    We are looking for volunteer tutors to work one-to-one with refugees and asylum seekers online delivering our English…
    Befriender for Young Asylum Seekers
    HIAS+JCORE
    HIAS+JCORE is welcoming new volunteer befrienders for our JUMP project, which pairs unaccompanied young asylum seekers and…
    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…
    Positive Ageing Befriender
    Blackfriars Settlement
    We're looking for volunteer befrienders to join our Positive Ageing programme. With an ageing population, more and more…
    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…
    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-…
    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…
    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.…
    Social Buddy Volunteer
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