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Make A Smile Volunteers
Make a Smile UCL
Characters: Dress up as whatever character you wish/are comfortable with from our costume inventory and attend events to…
Family Fun Day
Royal Institution
The Royal Institution is looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us deliver interactive science events throughout the…
Magic Maker Volunteer
Make a Smile UCL
At Make a Smile, our goal is to ensure that no child misses out on the magic of childhood. We visit children in hospices,…
Character Volunteer
Make a Smile UCL
At Make a Smile, our goal is to ensure that no child misses out on the magic of childhood. We visit children in hospices,…
Children's Residential Group Leader
Free to Be Kids
As a residential Group Leader, you’ll stay on-site for 1 week, and gain invaluable experience working with a dynamic range…
Residential Project Kitchen Crew
Free to Be Kids
Free To Be supports particularly vulnerable children to  begin to change their stories about who they are, and who they…
Volunteer Coach
KEEN London
We take ordinary people with no experience and transform them into superheroes with the power to support, engage and inspire…
Volunteer Online Tutor
Tutor The Nation
Are you a UK-based university student, recent graduate, or experienced tutor with a passion for sharing knowledge? Join us…
Volunteer Mentor
ReachOut
Would you like to help a young person in your local community? You’ve come to the right place!
Mentor
Native Scientist
You will be acting as a role-model for pupils who speak English as an additional language. By talking about your studies/…
Family Activities Volunteer
Noah's Ark Children's Hospice
Noah's Ark provides regular Family Activities including Family Days, Parent Groups and Sibling Groups; designed to provide…
Opportunity to volunteer with Engineers Without Borders Outreach
Engineers Without Borders
At Engineers Without Borders, we aim to inspire young students to love science. Going to classes and working at education…
IntoUniversity Student Mentor
IntoUniversity
Become a mentor with IntoUniveristy and change a young person's life! 
Libraries Volunteer - Stratford Community Neighbourhood Team
Newham Council Volunteering
How would you like to support your local library? There are 10 libraries in Newham and they all run a series of different…
Stay and Play Volunteer
Kindle Corner
Help set up activities and engage with parents and children by greeting and creating a happy and welcoming atmosphere.
Home Reading Volunteer in Camden (8 min walk away) and other locations
Doorstep Library
Doorstep Library Reading Volunteers visit the same families at home or on their doorstep, every week with backpacks full of…
Online Reading Volunteer
Doorstep Library
Doorstep Library Online Reading Volunteers visit the same families online via Zoom every week to share their love of reading…
Mini Art Explorers: deliver fun and lively art sessions for children aged 2 -5
Art Explora UK
Do you love art? Are you passionate about breaking down barriers to accessing arts & culture for families? Mini Art…
Art Party and Family Show Saturday Volunteer
Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene’s
Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene’s is a venue for community, arts and culture based at St Mary Magdalene Church, run by…
Headucate Volunteer
Headucate UCL
Hello!We're Headucate and we are a UK-wide student organisation that tackle stigma and raise awareness of mental health in…
Origami Volunteer 2023-24
Origami Volunteering Project
Origami Volunteering Project (OVP) is a student-lead volunteering organisation that aims to provide stress-relief and a…
Teddy Bear Clinic Volunteering 23-24!
Teddy Bear Clinic
The UCL Teddy Bear Clinic is a student led volunteering project that has been running for the past 15 years! We teach…
Climate Change Workshop Facilitator
Climate Ed
A chance for you to inspire children and their families to take action on climate change by reducing their carbon footprints…
UCL WAD Education Volunteer
UCL We Are Donors
As WAD Education volunteers you will be working directly with the Education Lead in our Student-Led Project. Our SLP reaches…