COVID-19 Response Programme

Key Facts

  • Our volunteers are continuing to support their communities across England, Scotland and Wales during COVID-19
  • Training is continuing online, with new online mentoring and befriending roles available

With nearly sixty years of experience in facilitating volunteering programmes, we’ve formed continued existing and formed new partnerships with funders and organisations to respond to the pandemic. Our COVID-19 Response programme includes projects operating on a local and national level – with either brand new opportunities or roles that have been adapted – which you can find out about below.

On 23 May the UK Government announced Journey Makers – a new scheme to keep people safe when using transport as lockdown measures are lifted. Find out more abou the scheme on the project page.

Our volunteers are helping out whilst keeping safe and following government and NHS guidance. Whether you are brand new to volunteering or want to begin during COVID-19, search the opportunities below and get in touch on the contact details provided.

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Volunteering Opportunities run by this project:

Full-Time Volunteer Opportunity (All over the UK)

UK Wide

Full Time Volunteering is a unique opportunity for people aged 18 and 35 to assist on social care projects across the UK – developing skills, improving self-confidence, meeting new people and changing lives.

Grandmentors – Volunteer (Hounslow)

Hounslow

Grandmentors is an innovative project that sees older volunteers use their lifetime of skills and experience to support young people leaving the care system. This opportunity is for Grandmentors Hounslow.

Grandmentors – Volunteer (Islington)

Islington

Grandmentors is an innovative project that sees older volunteers use their lifetime of skills and experience to support young people leaving the care system. This opportunity is for Grandmentors Islington.

Community Volunteer Mentor, Ipswich

We are seeking Community Volunteer mentors for our Active Volunteering Suffolk project. Active Volunteering Suffolk empowers adults with learning disabilities to take up volunteering placements in different work environments such as retail, gardening and hospitality.  Community Volunteer Mentors support these individuals to complete skills training, improve their social and work skills and gain work experience … Continued

Volunteers Supporting Families – Support Volunteer (Waltham Forest)

Due to COVID-19 we are still recruiting, but are operating remotely to maintain social distancing. Please get in touch with our team for more details.  Volunteering Matters latest response to COVID-19 Volunteers Supporting Families recruits, trains and matches volunteers to mentor and support families with children at risk of neglect or harm. This could be … Continued

Telephone Befrienders, Blaenau Gwent

Wales

We’re looking for new volunteers to become telephone befrienders in Blaenau Gwent. There are many people who are unable to leave their homes around Blaenau Gwent, a situation only made worse by Covid-19. People can be in this position due to many factors, including age, pre-existing medical conditions, mental health issues, or more. We need … Continued

Community Support Volunteers, Flintshire

Wales

We’re seeking Community Support Volunteers to help a community response in Flintshire. Right now volunteers are needed to help people who are self-isolating and unable to leave their home as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic through telephone befriending. Many of these people are already recognised as those at high risk in society. This … Continued

Community Support Volunteers, Newport

Wales

We’re seeking Community Support Volunteers to help a community response in Newport. Right now volunteers are needed to help people who are self-isolating and unable to leave their home as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic through telephone befriending. Many of these people are already recognised as those at high risk in society. This … Continued

Community Support Volunteers, Pembrokeshire

Wales

We’re seeking Community Support Volunteers to help a community response in Pembrokeshire. Right now volunteers are needed to help people who are self-isolating and unable to leave their home as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic through telephone befriending. Many of these people are already recognised as those at high risk in society. This … Continued

Dog Walking Volunteer, Newport

Wales

We’re seeking Dog Walking volunteers to support a COVID-19 community response in Newport. Right now these volunteers are needed to help people who are self-isolating and unable to leave their home as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these people are already recognised as those at high risk in society. This could … Continued

Dog Walking Volunteer, Pembrokeshire

Wales

We’re seeking Dog Walking volunteers to support a COVID-19 community response in Pembrokeshire. Right now these volunteers are needed to help people who are self-isolating and unable to leave their home as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of these people are already recognised as those at high risk in society. This could … Continued