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Clothing menders and clothing swap helpers
Lifeafterhummus Community Benefit Society
Thanks to a team of 50 local volunteers supporting a small team of 3 people we run a surplus foodbank very close to UCL…
Volunteer to sort donated clothing items
Lifeafterhummus Community Benefit Society
Thanks to a team of 50 local volunteers supporting a small team of 3 people we run a surplus foodbank very close to UCL…
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…
Dementia Befriending
Age UK Camden
Dementia Befriending supports people to live independently and safely at home for as long as possible, stay socially engaged…
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…
Family Befriender
Family Friends
Family Befrienders provide whole family support to families who are often facing multiple hardships. Volunteers will meet…
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!
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…
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?
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.…
Choir with No Name volunteer
The Choir with no Name
Our choirs wouldn’t exist without our dedicated team of amazing volunteers.Volunteering at Choir with No Name is a…
Family Support Volunteer
Home Start Camden
Are you a mum, dad, grandparent or carer? We need people with your experience to volunteer!
Social Buddy Volunteer
Share Community
About Share
Befriending Volunteer
Share Community
About Share
Spectrum RUMS
Spectrum RUMS
Spectrum supports children with disabilities by partnering them up with two medical students who spend a couple of hours…
Volunteer Befriender
Octavia
Octavia works with people affected by unemployment, ill health, social isolation or low income to connect them with…