A local Leicester and Leicestershire charity tackling the causes and consequences of homelessness. Action Homeless has been helping people and families affected by homelessness for over 40 years. Based in the heart of Leicester, we are committed to supporting people of all ages who are at risk of or facing homelessness in our local community. Quite simply, we provide people with homes whilst helping them to develop the skills and the means necessary to leave homelessness behind for good.

As an English or maths tutor, you will choose one of our partner schools and work with one or two pupils for an hour a week across the course of a school term. Sessions are either delivered on the school premises or online, at the same time each week. We provide all of our tutors with training and workbooks to use in sessions, and we will also process a DBS check for you. 

Online tutoring is a great option for anyone on a busy schedule, less able to get to school locations or continuing to keep their distance from groups of people. Online tutoring also allows us to expand and recruit tutors from outside of our regions. 

You need to be a fluent English speaker, and  have achieved an A or B at A-Level (or equivalent) in the subject, or similar subject, you are wishing to tutor. Enthusiasm for learning and the subject you’re tutoring is important. Experience working with young people is helpful but not essential. Good communication skills, patient, committed and resilient. We do review all qualifications and experience however and would encourage you to apply - even if you don't meet the exact criteria.

Through tutoring with us our volunteers are able to develop a wealth of transferable skills whilst making a significant difference. 

If you join an in school programme, we will reimburse you for your travel up to £5 per session. 

Apply online now: https://actiontutoring.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer-as-a-tutor/

After18 was founded in 2013 in response to the rising number of unaccompanied children in Leicester who were asking for support when they turned 18. Children and young people fleeing war and persecution in their home country travel alone to the UK to seek safety. They arrive bewildered, traumatised and anxious, living alone in an unfamiliar place where they may not speak the language or understand the culture. We reach out and assist them with accessing mainstream services, at the same time as listening to their needs and working with them to develop our services. 

After18 runs an education project, offering language classes, homework support and access to educational opportunities, from when a young person first arrives until they are considering applying for university or entering the workforce. We also provide a wide range of activities for young people to socialise, have fun and learn new skills.

We now have over 200 young people using our services each year.

We’re here for everyone living with dementia

As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Attenborough Arts Centre is a socially and civically-engaged public cultural venue based at the University of Leicester, producing visual arts, live performance, learning, community and research programmes. We combine great cultural experiences by local, national and international artists with high quality community programmes to inspire everyone to become active participants in culture. We collaborate with many local organisations to engage Leicester communities and with national partners to raise the profile of our work. We aim to be a sector leader for inclusion and a centre of excellence for disability arts. With core funding from the University of Leicester and Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation, our work has also been supported by multiple awards and grants from public funders such as Art Fund, BBC Children in Need, Leicester Shire Promotions and Paul Hamlyn Foundation.

Bookmark Reading Charity has a very simple vision: we want every child to read. Currently 1 in 4 children leave primary school unable to read well. This disproportionately impacts children from disadvantaged backgrounds, who leave primary school on average a year behind their peers.  

Through delivery of one-to-one reading programmes, Bookmark aims to meet the needs of children who face the greatest barriers and for whom the benefits of reading can be most transformative. 

You can help ignite the joy of reading and change a child’s story.  

Volunteering with the Bradgate Park Trust offers the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to Bradgate Park and Swithland Wood National Nature Reserve. This can include wildlife and landscape conservation, as well as preserving the rich heritage of the area. Volunteers also support with the visitor experience and share their passion for the Estate with our visitors, all year round.

Our volunteers get involved in a variety of activities, such as assisting with education sessions, participating in conservation tasks, litter picking, patrolling, gardening, and leading tours.

We are currently recruiting volunteers to help in the following areas:

Education Volunteer

Here at Bradgate Park Trust, we have an award-winning programme of education sessions that are delivered by our volunteers, to educational groups. These sessions are offered in a range of subjects including the history of Lady Jane Grey, Stone Age people and River Life.

As a volunteer, you will assist in leading fun activities and encouraging our visitors to learn about the Park in an enjoyable way. Full training will be provided, and no previous experience working with children is required for the role, but enthusiasm and a positive attitude are necessary!

Visitor Centre Volunteer

Our Visitor Centre Volunteers help guide visitors around our engaging and interactive Visitor Centre, sharing their knowledge of the Park and Estate with the public. With a rich history, diverse geology and abundant wildlife at the Park, there are ample opportunities to develop your own understanding and impart this knowledge to others.

We have a range of artefacts you can use to engage visitors, as well as quiz sheets to help visitors explore our information boards. If engaging visitors and delivering the ‘Bradgate Park Experience’ is what you’re looking for, then this role is definitely for you!

To find out more and register your interest please visit our website at Volunteer | The Bradgate Park & Swithland Wood Charity to read the role descriptions and complete the application form. Please email these to our volunteer coordinator at volunteers@bradgatepark.org by Friday 26^th of July.

Successful applicants will be invited to an information day at Bradgate Park on Thursday 1^st August. If you are unable to attend the August date we will have more availability in September for induction. 

Please be aware we are unable to accept volunteers under 18 years of age.

In the UK, 1 in 4 of us die from heart and circulatory diseases - conditions like heart disease, stroke and vascular dementia. But every year, we fund over £100 million of research to find ways to prevent, treat and perhaps one day cure these conditions. This research is as urgent and vital as ever, but it is only possible thanks to public donations and the time given by volunteers.

Our shops also have a real impact in keeping over 100,000 tonnes of stuff out of landfill every year while supporting research that will change the future.

We are currently developing a project in the Clarendon Park area at Clarendon Park Road Gardens. Together with Friends of Clarendon Park and local community members, we are improving and bringing Clarendon Park Road Gardens (next to Knighton Library) back to the community. We are organizing tidying and gardening activities and are now planning to host more outdoor workshops, events, and activities.

 With ever increasing rates of obesity, stress and declining mental health in the UK, we are uniquely placed to make a significant contribution to improving the wellbeing of millions of people. Our canals and rivers run through some of the most heavily populated communities in England and Wales, providing accessible green and blue space where it’s needed the most. That’s why, here at the Trust, we're working with volunteers and communities across England and Wales to transform canals and rivers into spaces where local people want to spend time and feel better. We know this will bring wellbeing opportunities to millions. Our work involves not only looking after our waterways, but promoting them widely to the eight million plus people who have waterways on their doorstep so that many more people benefit from our free, accessible and local source of wellbeing.

Through our programmes, we ensure that students not only develop a global mindset but gain vital life and employability skills, enabling them to have a positive impact on the world through their future endeavors.

<p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-1c5c834b-7fff-361d-208a-36df52ee2be3">C</b>hoose a<b> </b>Challenge is the UK&#39;s leading student adventure tour operator, with 15 years&#39; worth of operational experience and one of the only student tour providers to obtain the B-Corp status. Putting the needs of our students, partners and sustainability into the heart of every decision we make. Our aim this year for 2026/27 is to raise 3 million pounds for 6 charities using 10 life-changing travel<b> </b>packages.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-1c5c834b-7fff-361d-208a-36df52ee2be3">W</b>e work directly with the same local partners year on year to ensure are ethical are being followed through. These ABTA-backed standards are animal welfare (working and wild), fair pay, capped weight for the porters, local sourced food and resources and an authentic in-country experience while staying sustainable<b>. </b></p> <p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-69fe3cec-7fff-180b-4e74-0228d40209a3">We have two primary aims:</b></p> <p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-69fe3cec-7fff-180b-4e74-0228d40209a3">T</b>o deliver outstanding challenge events that become part of the Leicester legend, with lifelong memories formed and a collective sense of achievement in the extraordinary achievement.</p> <p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-69fe3cec-7fff-180b-4e74-0228d40209a3">T</b>o raise tens of thousands of pounds for our valued charity partners through working with Leicester student fundraisers</p> <p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-69fe3cec-7fff-180b-4e74-0228d40209a3">In support of the above, and before the challenge itself, we have the secondary aim:</b></p> <p dir="ltr"><b id="docs-internal-guid-69fe3cec-7fff-180b-4e74-0228d40209a3">T</b>o optimise your challenge leader and participant recruitment process, assign a dedicated campus account manager to deliver on-campus activities from face-to-face promotions to an in-person information meeting. We have a well-established and comprehensive support journey for RAG/CLs and participants to help prepare everyone for fundraising and the challenge. We will support the leader campaign, train CLs in person and provide hands-on support through the season. We will also allocate a &pound;300 budget for each challenge event to be used on physical and digital promotion.<b>&nbsp;</b></p> <p><br /> <b id="docs-internal-guid-69fe3cec-7fff-180b-4e74-0228d40209a3">W</b>e provide incredible challenge events, but that&rsquo;s just the endpoint. A core value of Choose a Challenge is to value the journey, meaning we&rsquo;re with you every step of the way when you partner with us<b>.</b></p>

Our trained volunteers provide practical information about the court process as well as emotional support to help witnesses feel more confident when giving evidence.

We believe in bridging borders through conversation.

We bring together displaced people and the wider community, to facilitate human connection, reduce social isolation and build confidence in spoken English.

We believe in ensuring that everyone has equal opportunities to thrive in their new lives in the UK.

Our vision is connected communities, where refugees and asylum seekers have equitable opportunities to thrive in their new lives in the UK.

We do this through providing one-to-one online befriending, English classes, peer support groups and digital inclusion support, to tackle loneliness and upskill our community.

We bring together refugees and asylum seekers with the wider community to spark cross-cultural dialogue and show that we have more in common than we do separating us.

Join the University of Leicester’s Coppice Allotment in Oadby as a Volunteer!

Looking for more green space near your halls? Always wanted to learn how to grow food? Or just interested in getting your hands stuck in the dirt? Come be part of our growing community by volunteering at the coppice allotment. Volunteers play a pivotal role in maintaining the allotment and ensuring that it remains a welcoming and productive space for students, staff and the wider public.

The role is flexible and can be tailored to your interests, motivations, and availability. All we ask is that you let us know how much time you would like to commit and what kind of volunteering activities you are interest in. You do not need any prior knowledge of gardening!

Some of the activities you can be a part of with volunteering:

• Maintenance days (i.e. weeding, sowing seeds, watering, pruning, construction)
• Supporting workshops (i.e. composting workshops, with local schools)
• Managing or supporting social media
• Administration (i.e. emailing other volunteers, arranging workshops, etc.)
• Or anything you might be interested in leading!

To apply please fill out this form:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/69msHh48TL

You can also get involved in the Coppice Allotment by managing your own plot. If you are interested please read and apply: 

Love gardening? Dream of growing your own fresh fruit, vegetables, or flowers? Now’s your chance!

We’re inviting applications for allotment plots at the coppice allotment — a perfect space to dig, plant, and harvest your own produce. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or a complete beginner, everyone is welcome to apply.

What it entails:

• You will manage your own allotment plot (add size dimensions) over the year
• Oversee what you grow and your plot’s management
• Adhere to the Coppice Allotment’s code of conduct
• Semester check ins from the Allotment Team to ensure you are using your plot
• Become part of the Coppice Allotment community
• Option to take part in monthly volunteer sessions/workshops

To apply please fill out this form:

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/qsTzMzX8Rn

Any questions please email: zl298@le.ac.uk 

We are CPRE, the countryside charity. We want a thriving, beautiful countryside for everyone.

We believe in countryside and green spaces that are accessible to all, rich in nature and playing a crucial role in responding to the climate emergency.

With a local CPRE group in every county in England, we’re advocating nationwide for the kind of countryside we all want: one with sustainable, healthy communities and available to more people than ever, including those who haven’t benefited before.

We stand for a countryside that enriches all of our lives, regenerating our wellbeing, and that we in turn regenerate, protect and celebrate.

Some people might remember us as ‘The Campaign to Protect Rural England’ – our previous name, and one of several in our long history. We’ve worked for almost a century to support and promote the countryside, and we’ll be doing this for generations to come. That’s why we call ourselves ‘the countryside charity’.

Connecting, creating and sharing through culture

Culture is our past, our present and our future. It’s what we have inherited, what we are experiencing now and what we would like to see remembered. It’s myths and legends, faiths and religion, buildings, villages, cities and landscapes, art, dance, music and food, treasured and meaningful objects and possessions, values, beliefs and memories.

Our activities build on the existing cultural assets hosted and supported by our colleagues within Leicestershire County Council’s Museum, Heritage, Libraries, Collections and Learning services.

Our outreach teams inspire new cultural activities and connections within Leicestershire communities, created by and for local people. Together we are exploring and sharing what’s really important to the people of Leicestershire using culture as the catalyst.

DKMS is a charity dedicated to the fight against blood cancer and blood disorders. We raise awareness, recruit blood stem cell donors to the register and raise funds to help give more people with blood cancer a second chance of life.

We also support patients from day one of their diagnosis, as well as their families and friends who often wish to organise events to encourage more people to join the register. This is a really positive way to get involved, and help to rally community support and provide hope at a time when it’s so needed

We use books to fuel children’s natural love of stories, fire their imaginations, and encourage their appreciation of reading. Our projects not only improve literacy and confidence in children, but also increase family wellbeing and bonding through the joy of sharing stories. This kind of tailored support and unique home-based approach enables us to help prepare children for school and broaden their opportunities in life.  
 
 
Where and When:  

We have volunteer opportunities for Lambeth in Brixton and Tulse Hill. We also run projects in Hammersmith & Fulham, Camden, Westminster and are expanding this year in Kensington & Chelsea, with a new project in Latimer Road! 

 
You can volunteer on either a Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday during school term time starting at 4.30pm and finishing at 7.00pm or starting at 3:45pm and finishing at 6:30pm depending on the project. 

 
Volunteers only visit during school term times so there are plenty of breaks throughout the year. Volunteers are also entitled to 2 absences per term. Overall volunteers just volunteer for approximately 31 weeks of the year! 

ROLE: 

Reading Volunteers visit the same families at home, online, or on their doorstep, every week with backpacks full of books and two little stools to share their love of reading with the children they visit. 
 
Our volunteers don’t just read stories though; they do silly voices, handpick the books, and give special recommendations for each child. And, at the end of the session, they leave behind a selection of books for the children to borrow for the week. 
 
Through our long-term approach, our volunteers build trusting relationships with families, helping to connect them with the community and signposting to additional sources of local support. Whether in person, or online, we are there to support children and families who need us most. 
 
You volunteer with the same volunteer partner each week and read with five families for 20 minutes each. We visit families either inside their homes or on the doorstep, depending on family preference. 
 
You will be responsible for arriving at the project base on time, choosing books and preparing for the sessions with your regular volunteer partner. You will be visiting families who live nearby at the agreed time and complete post-visit records after your visits back at the project base. 
 
You will be fully trained in all aspects of becoming a Reading Volunteer so that you feel confident before starting sessions with families. You will receive regular contact with Doorstep Library staff members so that you are fully supported throughout your volunteer journey, especially during your trial period. You can receive additional training opportunities to develop your skills. We celebrate and recognise your time volunteering with us.

Our mission is to support children and young people facing a life-threatening cancer diagnosis.

As a national charity, we are committed to providing comprehensive support to young cancer patients and their families, fostering an environment where each moment matters and is filled with memories, comfort, and connection.

We do this by working directly with young cancer patients aged 0 – 25, families, hospitals and hospices across the UK.

We provide memory making opportunities in the form of cash gifts, memory and sibling boxes, activity boxes and personalised keepsakes for families to treasure

We lead collaboratively across our community, acting to inform, empower and advocate for all those affected by the disease. The endometriosis community is at the heart of all we do, and we strive to support and represent all experiences.

We fight to make change happen for everyone with endometriosis, to end chronic menstrual related pain being brushed off as normal and raise awareness of endometriosis with the wider public.

We're here to provide vital support services, reliable information and a community for those affected by endometriosis.

We provide specialist services to help any adults and young people cope and recover, to live free from violence and abuse and ensure their voices are heard. We also provide programmes for adults and young people who want to address their abusive behaviours.    

Volunteers are a vital part of our mission. Help us to us to empower and support victims, challenge abusive behaviours, break the cycle of violence and build cohesive communities. We have various roles in helpline, fundraising and community engagement, project support and training.  

Girlguiding is the leading charity for girls and young women in the UK. Thanks to the dedication and support of almost 2000 amazing volunteers , we are active in every part of Leicestershire, giving over 6000 girls and young women a space where they can be themselves, have fun, build brilliant friendships, gain valuable life skills and make a positive difference to their lives and their communities. Volunteering with us isn't just about campfires and helping girls to get their next badge - although those are special moments that we all share. It's about empowering girls and giving them new experiences. It's being a role model and helping girls to realise their full potential. It's sharing and developing your skills. Girlguiding welcomes volunteers of all backgrounds, ages, cultures, faiths and abilities. We are flexible, and volunteering can be arranged to fit around a busy lifestyle. Whatever time you can offer we will gladly accept and there are even behind-the-scenes roles dealing with unit administration tasks if you would prefer not to have direct contact with our young members.

GoodGym helps you get fit by doing good. We’re a group of runners, walkers and cyclists that combines regular exercise with helping our communities.

• We are an independent voice for the people of Leicester and Leicestershire. 
• We listen, represent your views and provide local information and signposting. 
• We influence health and social care locally to ensure your voice is heard. 
• Our aim is to get all people and communities across Leicester and Leicestershire involved in their local Healthwatch.

We will listen to your views, concerns and suggestions about services and use that information to help shape and improve them. We can provide information to help you make choices about the services you use. We hold meetings and events, gather views through surveys and carry out Enter & View visits. We share your issues of concern, your views and experiences to those who run, plan and regulate local health and social care services. 

Get Involved

We want to work with all communities and people across the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector. Our Community Outreach Team are out and about in the city and county - if you have any upcoming face-to-face or online events, meetings or engagement activities please let us know!

Contact

Contact us for information, signposting and to let us know your views and experiences of health and social care services in Leicester and Leicestershire.

Telephone: 0116 257 4999

Email: enquiries@healthwatchll.com

Website: www.healthwatchLL.com

Twitter: @HealthwatchLeic

Facebook: HealthwatchLL

Instagram: HealthwatchLeic

Healthwatch Leicester and Healthwatch Leicestershire 9 Newarke Street Leicester LE1 5SN

Volunteer Trainer Role description

The role of volunteer trainer within the charity involves teaching others the practical skills of CPR, the use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) and demonstration of how to put someone into the recovery position. You would need to travel to training locations which would usually be schools, community groups or businesses around the city or county.

Skills and Attributes Required:

• Ability to communicate clearly with a variety of different learners
• Ability to demonstrate CPR skills
• Hands on demonstration of an AED
• Demonstration of the recovery position
• Setting up and packing away of training kit and equipment
• Willingness to travel to on site training venues in the city or county of Leicester/ Leicestershire
• Punctual and reliable

If you don’t have the above skills our lead trainers can teach you. You would be partnered with a lead trainer until you felt confident and capable of delivering training to a small group of 5-6 learners.

Benefits of volunteering with Heartwize:

• Full training in recognition and reaction to cardiac arrest and how to deliver the necessary lifesaving skills
• Regular opportunities to volunteer in the city and county
• Opportunity to work with an award-winning charity
• Make a real difference in the community
• Learn training skills and build confidence in yourself and others
• Use your volunteering to enhance your CV or personal statement
• We will pay any travel expenses, so you are not out of pocket
• Opportunity to get involved with different events to raise awareness

As part of the Heartwize team, you would be expected to attend a minimum of 3 training sessions a year. We would require you to complete a sign-up form to ensure that we have your details on record for insurance purposes. You would also be expected to keep within the heartwize volunteer guidelines and uphold our policies and procedures which, will be provided to you when you join us.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please do get in contact with us (details below) we look forward to inviting you to join our heartwize team.

Best wishes

Julie Young

Heartwize Programme coordinator

Our services provide personalised support, create solutions for independent living, campaign for positive change, and fundraise for new opportunities and a bigger impact. 

At Hope Against Cancer we are a team dedicated to achieving our goals. We have 7 core values that drive all we do.

We are: Committed to the Cause, Friendly, Positive, Open, Helpful, Flexible and Successful. These values steer how we work and help to keep us focused.
 

• Committed - We are passionate about the work that HOPE does funding cancer research. We put HOPE’s cause as our first work priority and we inspire others with our commitment and dedication. 

• Friendly - We are enthusiastic about everything we do and try to see the good in everything. We make the most of every opportunity, work as a team and value everyone’s contribution.

• Positive - We are approachable and consider each other’s needs, creating a fun and enjoyable work environment. We care about our supporters, colleagues and researchers and celebrate each other’s success.

• Open - We communicate honestly with each other and we are straightforward and resolve issues by talking. We speak our minds, while always respecting other people’s opinions.

• Helpful - We can be relied upon and encourage and support each other at all times. We treat everyone as we would want to be treated.

• Flexible - We recognise that we often need to do things outside of our job description. We help colleagues when they need it and we ask for help when we need it. We go the extra mile to achieve Hope Against Cancer’s goals. 

• Successful - We constantly aim to improve and are not afraid to make mistakes as we are committed to learning from them. We take responsibility and get things done.

Imran Khan Cancer Appeal (IKCA) is a UK-based charity dedicated to raising vital funds to support the work of Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital & Research Centres. Our mission is to ensure that financially disadvantaged cancer patients receive high-quality treatment free of charge, giving hope to families who might otherwise be unable to afford care.

Through community fundraising, awareness campaigns, student engagement, and volunteer-led initiatives, IKCA works to inspire compassion and collective action. We regularly collaborate with universities, student unions, schools, and community groups to organise events such as charity walks, campus collections, educational outreach, and volunteering opportunities.

By empowering young people to get involved, we aim not only to generate life-saving funds but also to nurture a culture of social responsibility, leadership, and service within the communities we serve.

Inspiring Young People. Empowering Women. Advancing Communities. 

Economic empowerment changes lives. By helping people from disadvantaged communities gain skills, confidence, and opportunities, we enable them to earn a living, support their families, and build stronger local economies. 

Impact at a Glance 

• 7,000+ lives positively transformed through our programmes 

• Operations across 7 countries 

• Partnerships with 250+ organisations worldwide 

We are widely recognised by the Met Police, DWP, and Home Office for our work. 

Our mission is to provide local support that can break cycles of disadvantage and open up new opportunities for young people. We believe in the talent of every young person, and do not limit our support to those young people who have been labelled ‘bright’ or ‘gifted’. We believe that, with support, every young person can progress to an excellent post-school destination and we are committed to helping them on this journey.

Run For All is part of the lasting legacy of the late amateur athlete and fundraiser Jane Tomlinson CBE. Jane, from Leeds, made headlines around the world by taking part in a series of incredible endurance events – despite being diagnosed with an incurable cancer.

By 2007 her declining health meant she was unable to take part in any more extraordinary undertakings. However, using the money she raised on her epic Ride Across America, Jane was able to sow the seeds for the Run For All Leeds 10K – the cornerstone of what would become her continuing legacy.

Today that one run has grown into one of the UK’s biggest not-for-profit events companies, providing a fundraising vehicle for a huge number of local and national charities.

Providing accessible events regardless of ability, demographic, age or background, Run For All now hosts successful mass participation events across Yorkshire, Lancashire, Lincoln, Norfolk the Midlands and Middlesbrough.

Every year tens of thousands of people take part in our popular events – running for charity, for a personal challenge or just for fun.

While we’ve changed since that first Leeds 10K – not least by growing significantly, Run For All’s philosophy remains exactly the same; high-quality, great fun events for absolutely all abilities.

Leicester Cathedral is a heritage building dating back to the late Saxon period and was originally built as a parish church. It developd in prominence during the middle ages, having developed links with the Guild Hall next door, and became the civic church of Leicester in the 1560's . More recently, it became the final resting place of Richard III, the last English king to die in battle, and attracts many visitors from around the world.

Looking for a meaningful way to make a difference - and boost your skills - while studying in Leicester?
Join our friendly team of Leicester Environmental Volunteers!

Our fully trained Environmental Rangers lead regular outdoor volunteering sessions across the city. You’ll get hands-on experience in conservation, habitat management, gardening, and environmental improvement projects, all while meeting new people and spending time outdoors.

Whether you’re passionate about sustainability, want practical experience for your CV, or just enjoy being in nature, volunteering with us is a great way to give back to the community and make Leicester a better place for everyone.

👉 Get involved. Learn new skills. Help protect Leicester’s environment.

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. We are part of a nationwide network of foodbanks, supported by The Trussell Trust, working to combat poverty and hunger across the UK. We want to make sure that no one in our local community has to go hungry, but we need your help to make this happen. Your gift of financial support, time, business partnership and food can make a real difference. Volunteers are the driving force behind foodbanks. There are thousands of volunteers across the UK, helping The Trussell Trust Foodbank Network get emergency food to people in crisis. We want you to enjoy volunteering and there are lots of ways to get involved. Whatever role you choose, you will make a real difference to the life of someone in crisis.

Volunteers are an important part of daily life at the Hospice. We rely on a team of around 1,300 volunteers who give up their time to help us with a wide range of tasks.

We have a variety of rewarding volunteer roles available across the Hospice, in our shops, lottery department, and at our events.

If you can offer some time, whether weekly, fortnightly or monthly, we would love to hear from you.

All of our work embeds positive self-worth, body image and the handling of emotions in order to help a young person become more resilient. 

We aim to support and develop young people’s understanding of themselves and empower them to break cycles of low achievement and poverty by tackling the underlying issues.

Our belief is that once young people feel good about themselves they will make positive choices in their health, relationships and education.

We are currently looking for volunteers to help us run our groups! Our community groups are a fun way of encouraging these young girls into being the best versions of themselves in a fun and social way.

Due to the nature of the job, we can accept women applicants.

We raise money to provide vital cancer services, research and campaign to achieve better cancer care, and support the cancer workforce.

Make a Difference Days are an opportunity for students and staff to make a positive difference through supporting causes that impact the local community. Throughout the year, we will be running various one-off events which will include a variety of activities including practical volunteering, fundraising, campaigning and awareness raising. These are one-off activities that don’t require ongoing commitment, giving you the opportunity to gain experience and support your personal development, well-being and sense of community.

Mary's Meals provides daily school meals to more than 2.4 million children in 18 countries. Our idea is a simple one that works. We provide one daily meal in a place of education in order to attract chronically hungry children into a classroom, where they receive an education that can, in the future, be their ladder out of poverty. Our vision is that every child receives one daily meal in their place of education and that all those who have more than they need, share with those who lack even the most basic things. Our mission is to enable people to offer their money, skills, time, or prayer, and through this involvement, provide the most effective help to those suffering the effects of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest communities.

We’re looking for volunteers to join our global movement, to help raise awareness about Mary’s Meals and fundraise for our work. As a Community Volunteer you will pro-actively raise awareness of the work of Mary’s Meals in your local area or university. You will help to grow our movement by motivating and inspiring others to support our work to help us feed some of the world’s poorest children.

Our flexible volunteer roles allow you to raise awareness in your own community in whatever way you feel comfortable. All of our volunteer activities are tailored to suit your different skills and time constraints. If you have a little time to spare, you enjoy meeting like-minded people, want to learn new skills and you’d like to help our amazing cause, then our Community Volunteer role is perfect for you!

Find out more about Mary's Meals and our volunteer roles at www.marysmeals.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/

We are looking for outstanding students to take on the role of Challenge Leader for the upcoming 2025/2026 year. These students must be based on campus for the academic yeat. With up to 45% off your fundraising target, you will invited to a Challenge Leader Training Day with us on Wednesday the 13th August 2025  in London with your travel, acocomodatio & food subsidided.

Leading a volunteering team whilst raising money for a life-saving cause - not too bad for your CV eh?

Please get in touch at students@meningitis.org if you are interested. We are so excited to work with you, Leicester!

The student team at Meningitis Research Foundation

We’re the leading charity for over 60 muscle wasting and weakening conditions. For over 60 years, we’ve been building our community of individuals living with muscle-wasting or weakening conditions, families and carers, scientists, health professionals, supporters, volunteers, and donors. Making advances that would have been unthinkable just ten years ago.

Our residents include UK nationals, EU migrants and refugees and asylum seekers.  The accommodation we provide is temporary, with a view to helping our residents move on to a permanent and stable home. Thirty percent of our residents have limited eligibility/no recourse to public funds. 

Opal22 is dedicated to celebrating and elevating Black arts, culture, and heritage by creating authentic and accessible spaces that prioritise excellence and embrace the diversity within the Black community. Through innovative events, projects, and exhibitions, we tell our stories in ways that resonate with and educate both the Black community and the wider public. By fostering creativity, empowering emerging Black artists and curators, and breaking down barriers to mainstream arts and culture, we honour Black achievements and ensure that contributions are valued, recognised, and shared with the world.

Research is supported by participants who join the programme, to strengthen their CV/Resume, gain skills they wish to gain or expand upon. They could also join to collect data for a dissertation or thesis (also known as an Independent Research Project (IRP). Academics benefit from funding for high quality fieldwork enabling them to publish papers in peer reviewed journals. This model enables the collection of large temporal and spatial datasets used for assessing the effectiveness of conservation management interventions.

We began working within the Wallacea region of Indonesia in 1995. Initially funded to run a rapid assessment of this poorly-explored area, we soon discovered that the need for long term monitoring data in many ecosystems was critical. Nearly 30 years on, we now run biodiversity research expeditions all over the world, sourcing data that has underpinned hundreds of research papers and informed high-level environmental policy decisions in the sites we work in. 

Because of our supporters, Rainbows can be there for children and young people who’ll live short lives. We provide a place for children to play, laugh and receive the best care possible. Along the way we support mums, dads, brothers, sisters and grandparents – because life-limiting illnesses affect the whole family. We give them care and support that’s second to none, but we also fill their days with fun experiences. It’s not unusual to see a child’s face light up for the first time in a long while. As the only hospice for children and young people in the East Midlands, we step in when families need us most – and we stay with them for as long as they require.

We are the leading expert charity for people with serious mental health lconditions. We offer practical on the ground help guided by what works. 

Every year, our diverse range of information and support helps tens of thousands of people get through crises, live independently and feel that they do not have to face mental illness alone.

Volunteer with Scouts

Giving back will improve your wellbeing, equip you with skills for the future, and help you make a positive impact on the lives of young people.

At Scouts we celebrate difference and welcome everyone.

Whatever your background, identity or ability, there’s a volunteer spot with your name on it.

Volunteering can be a brilliant way to boost your mental wellbeing. It’s a great feeling knowing you’re helping young people get skills for life, and you might even learn a lot about yourself along the way. 

Scouts can make you feel good in other ways too. We’ll guide you to an opportunity where you’ll: 

• Make friends and meet people 
• Try new things and challenge yourself 
• Get outdoors and get stuck in 
• Positively impact your community 
• Create vital opportunities for young people 
• Make memories that'll last a lifetime 

If you can only occasionally help, that’s OK. Whether you’d like to be an activity planner, tea-maker or craft creator, we appreciate any time you can spare.

Our mission is to centre perspectives from the African and African Caribbean Diaspora, embedded as part of cultural experiences for all. Since 2010, Serendipity has established a successful portfolio of trailblazing projects, establishing itself as a key contributor to cultural practice locally, nationally and internationally.

Shama Women’s Centre came into existence 38 years ago, when a group of local BAME women got together to provide culturally inclusive support and activities to local women. The project grew rapidly, and the unincorporated organisation received support from the Leicester City Council to provide an array of services to the increasingly diverse local community.

The support from Shama Women’s Centre included empowerment, camaraderie, peer support, training and upskilling, as well as information, advice and guidance.

In August 2000, the organisation successfully registered as an incorporated charity (Reg no.1087995). For the next several years, Shama Women’s Centre continued to work alongside the local voluntary sector as a niche provider of culturally conducive support services, gaining high recognition through various accreditations. We have been recognised nationally being ‘highly commended’ by Lloyds Bank Foundation for valuing our volunteers.

Through social, educational and emotional support we have helped thousands of women to gain confidence, qualifications and into work. With our help, local BAME women, who might otherwise experience isolation due to cultural barriers, have become active and valued members of the community. We are extremely proud of the work we do and the women who have achieved so much with our assistance. Many have become volunteers and ambassadors for the Centre wanting ‘to give back to the community’.

We are the only women’s centre in the heart of Leicester, that provides a culturally conducive environment with multi-lingual staff and volunteers delivering a range of accreditations such as IT, ESOL, Mental Health Awareness, accredited level 2 business courses and more. We have a purpose built industrial textiles training centre, helping hundreds of women train and gain employment or start their own business. Our Information Advice and Guidance services support women to search, apply and prepare for jobs and gain employment including setting up their own businesses. In addition, we offer women opportunities to support each other through peer groups. Our on-site childcare means women with pre-school children can access support without spending a fortune on childcare. Our mental health and domestic abuse counselling services help break down cultural barriers and enable women to achieve independence and success.

Who we are:

Soft Touch Arts are a youth arts and heritage charity that have been working in Leicester and Leicestershire since 1986.

We are based on Leicester ‘s iconic New Walk where we run the city’s only Youth Arts Centre, where we engage and empower young people with inspiring creative projects.

What we do: 

We work with 500 young people a year, providing over 100 hours a week of high-quality art, music and cooking projects

These are young people who are dealing with some tough circumstances. Most struggle with formal education or their mental health. 2/3 come from some of our most deprived communities.

SolidariTee is an international charity run and led entirely by volunteers who are students and young people. We're working to make lasting change in the way refugees and other people forced to flee persecution and violence are treated, through a combination of awareness-raising, advocacy, and direct funding to grassroots NGOs providing vital refugee legal aid and mental health support.

We are currently looking for volunteers to join our university SolidariTee team as regional fundraising and events officers. No prior knowledge is required, just motivation and dedication to raise awareness for refugees in the UK and beyond and to support legal and psychological aid to refugees in Greece.

Somali Development Services CIC aims are to improve the quality of life of the Somali community and other disadvantaged people and support social cohesion, to help disadvantaged people to achieve economic and social inclusion, to ensure that newcomers in Leicester are respected, healthy, have choices and receive equality of opportunity, and to safeguard the well-being and human rights of Somali people and other new arrivals in Leicester City.

By 2040, we want young people with cancer in the UK to have the best outcomes and quality of life in the world.

We want to drive clinical care for young people with cancer.

Help young people navigate their own way through cancer.

Volunteering departmet

The Baldwin Trust is a community based registered charity which provides narrowboat trips on Leicestershire’s waterway systems. The aim and purpose of the Trust is to enhance the well-being of people of all ages, especially those living with disabilities, mental illness, social exclusion, or isolation. The boat trips supplied by the Trust can provide learning and recreational opportunities to help people maintain a healthy lifestyle, discover new experiences, gain skills, by improving the quality of their life and their life opportunities.  Our boats are wheelchair accessible, and provide support for those with hearing loss.

Our vision is for everyone to have a place they can call home and hope for the future. Our aim is to support the most isolated and marginalised people who often have no one else to turn to.

The Bridge provides a non-judgemental service to the homeless and vulnerably housed in Leicester. We offer support and mentoring to anyone who is homeless, or who is at risk of becoming homeless, this includes rough sleepers, people that are sofa-surfing and those that are in temporary or unsuitable accommodation.

We offer a safe place to support people in crisis, helping people make long-term, sustainable improvements to their lives, and by developing accessible mental health services for the people that visit us.

Support to the University community open to people of all faiths and none.

Since 1959, we’ve been a charity creating opportunities for people to create, improve and care for nature in the green spaces around them across the UK.Our variety of projects cover a bit of everything involving nature. Volunteers muddy their boots in parks, community gardens, woodland, sites of special scientific interest, nature reserves, schools and hospital grounds, helping create a glorious network of protected green space across the UK. This work connects people with nature, and that connection delivers powerful results.

Our Mission

• Protect and restore local environments.

• Empower others to take action for nature.

• Improve people’s health and wellbeing through nature connection.

• Develop conservation and green skills.

Leicester's home of amateur theatre, The Little has been creating professional standard, passion-driven theatre shows since 1930.

While De Montfort Hall brings theatre to Leicester and Curve makes theatre in Leicester, it's at The Little where Leicester makes theatre.

As well as staging 12 in-house productions a year (including 10 plays, a pantomime, and an Easter musical), The Little also plays host to a selection of Leicester's amateur operatic societies, and more than 30 one-off visiting productions per year.

£5 tickets are available for under 25s for the plays produced by Leicester Drama Society (when booked on the day of the performance, subject to availability).

You can also join Leicester Drama Society to audition for productions, help out backstage, volunteer on the bar, and much much more!

Based in the heart of Leicester’s cultural quarter, we’re an arts organisation with over twenty years’ experience. We help children immerse themselves in the arts in a variety of places and spaces. We offer children opportunities to discover their skills, passions and potential – both as an audience or participants.

We commission and we produce ambitious, high-quality quality experiences that are led by diversity and innovation; we organise a bold and imaginative children’s arts festival; and we champion local cultural activity so that children in the region can thrive!

And we do all of this through the Vital Spark movement and with the help of The Spark’s amazing Child Action Group.

We're working tirelessly to make veganism an easily-adopted and widely-recognised approach to reducing animal suffering and environmental damage. We do so through peaceful and factual dialogue with individuals, organisations and businesses.

We achieve this vision and mission by providing information, supporting and advising individuals and health professionals, caterers, manufacturers, and influencing policy makers. We also fund vegan initiatives set up by members and supporters, and work with volunteers and partners towards making our vision a reality. We work with the media to help reinforce a positive view of veganism and to help a larger audience see that veganism is a rewarding, enjoyable and viable lifestyle.

Trade has three main pathways for volunteering, based on the roles you are interested in. This will determine what
type of training you receive. It is not necessarily a linear path, but each stage will utilise and build on a series of
skills that are required across all roles, and specific skills in each area.

Health outreach Pathway
Our Health and outreach volunteers deliver sexual health advice, information, and awareness training as well as STI testing in the community.
Volunteer roles in that pathway include:

• Outreach
• Testing
• Translations

Community Connectors Pathway
Our Community Connectors get involved in our campaigns, help run community groups, and help us raising funds at various events.

Volunteer roles in that pathway include:

• Group Facilitators:
  • Peer Support Groups
  • Social Groups
• Fundraising
• Campaigning

Counselling Pathway
Our volunteer counsellors support the delivery of our Approach counselling service. All counsellors are either qualified or studying towards qualification.

Whether you want to a regular volunteering commitment, or can help once or twice a year at our flagship events, we have opportunities for you, if you are passionate about LGBTQ+ health and community building.

At Travelteer, we combine ethical volunteering with adventure, giving students the opportunity to take part in life-changing projects across Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Morocco. Our programmes focus on areas such as Community development,  Marine & Wildlife Conservation, English Development, Medical Electives, and Sport Development, with volunteers playing an active role in delivering long-term impact within local communities. From helping protect endangered sea turtles in Sri Lanka, to building greenhouses in Nepal, to running a summer school programme for young people in Morocco, each day offers new challenges and chances to make a genuine difference.

Tutor The Nation is a new charity working towards a fairer education system in the UK. We aim to help State school pupils develop the confidence and skills they need to achieve their goals through free, online tutoring delivered by passionate volunteers. Our volunteers are helping to transform lives, one tutoring session at a time.

The University of Leicester's Sustainability Team is inviting all students to be part of our Student Sustainability Comms Group! You will have the opportunity to create a variety of sustainability-related content for all of our social media platforms as and when you want! Get in touch with us to find out more :)

Library Champions actively participate in various library projects, providing feedback and promoting library services and campaigns. Volunteering as a Library Champion offers valuable experience which will enhance CVs and help develop transferable skills such as communication, time management, and teamwork. 

This year the Library Champions scheme will be running from October 2025-May 2026.

Want to enhance your CV and develop your transferable skills? Volunteer as a Library Champion! Help improve the student experience in the Library by participating in a number of mini projects. Through this scheme you with gain valuable experience and develop your professional skills. 

Through our dedicated Volunteering website, we promote volunteering opportunities on behalf of Volunteer Involving Organisations (VIO's) across Leicester and Leicestershire. We support VIO's to recruit and manage volunteers in their activities and services to ensure a positive experience for volunteers. 

We also have several projects offering support to individuals who are unemployed, people with learning disabilities, as well as support to charities and community groups to get started, develop and grow.

Warning zone is a life skills centre where volunteers education children about the risks and consequences associated with certain types of behaviour in both the real world and online using life-like scenarios.

We’re driven by a distinct purpose to reduce textile waste, and encourage our customers to make kinder choices when it comes to purchasing and repurposing clothing. Our circular fashion model means we disregard the corporate ‘take-make-dispose’ pattern and ensure fashion garments are worn for as long as they can be and then transformed through upcycling and recycling after that.

100% of the profit generated by White Rose supports the Aegis Trust, a not-for-profit charity, which works to build peace in communities at risk of genocide and mass atrocities and rebuild communities which have suffered from it in their road to healing and recovery.

We value people, our planet and clothing, in a manner reflective of the organisational values.

Since 2018, our mentoring and skill development programmes have helped over 1000 students to build the confidence, knowledge and soft skills to suceed. 

1. Introduction

Volunteer Student Ambassadors (VSA) will join the University and Student Engagement Programme (USE), whose aim is to raise awareness of gaming and gambling harms amongst university students. We do this by providing staff training, awareness sessions for student, on campus visits and our Student Hub website.

This document outlines the roles, responsibilities, and expectations for Volunteer Student Ambassadors participating in this initiative.

2. Objectives:

Inform content development and delivery:

• Advise and offer expertise that will inform the development of programme resources and methods of delivery, including social media and online content
• Provide unbiased insights and ideas to add further value to the USE programme

Support and improve engagement:

• Connect with and seek insight from different groups in relation to university students, e.g. clubs and societies
• Seek and recommend ways to improve the programme’s engagement through a range of communication channels
• Build relationships with key contacts within VSA’s university, providing introductions to the USE team and advocacy for the programme.

Challenge and support the delivery team:

• Question and challenge the views of others in a constructive way to increase the quality of learning for students
• Offer suggestions and solutions to challenges that could improve the programme

3. Membership

• The group will be made up of a maximum of ten VSA’s, who will all be current students in Higher Education.
• Tenure will be up to 31^st Dec 2025
• There will be a fair and transparent recruitment and selective process, seeking a diverse and inclusive membership
• All members will be independent and not employed by Ygam or any of its delivery partners
• These are voluntary positions; expenses will be reimbursed.

4. Accountability

• Day-to-day support and project leadership will be provided by Programme Lead: University and Student Engagement Programme and Training & Engagement Manager: University & Student Engagement Programme.
• Regular check-ins and meetings will be scheduled to provide feedback, address concerns, and assess progress towards objectives.

5. Roles and responsibilities of a Volunteer Student Ambassador:

• Attend training sessions provided/arranged by Ygam to gain knowledge about gaming and gambling harms, and the available support services.
• Complete all mandatory iHasco training courses
• Advise Ygam on key areas where the student voice is being lost or where students are not being protected from harm to inform further development of the charity.

• To work with other VSA’s and the delivery team/external affairs team to fulfil the objectives of the group
• Engage with fellow students to raise awareness about the risks associated with gaming and gambling
• Build relationships with key university contacts to raise awareness of gaming and gambling harms and to support future partnerships with the USE programme
• Provide insight and understanding from a student perspective to help inform Ygam’s work and ensure it remains relevant and impactful.
• Support with content development e.g., training content reviews/social media/Ygam’s website/Student Hub.
• Organise and attend university campus events and/or training delivery sessions where possible to support the USE team's university engagement and campaigns
• Uphold the Ygam values and social purpose when talking to external organisations or individuals.

• To maintain confidentiality where required and ensure copyrighted materials are not shared beyond the group without permission from Programme Lead.
• To attend and participate fully in group meetings.
• There will be times when members may be asked for specific advice on certain issues. In these cases, this may be with short notice, but this will only be in exceptional circumstances.

6. Roles and Responsibilities of Ygam

Ygam will:

• Ensure volunteers are treated fairly, equitably and with respect by others, free from discrimination
• Reimburse out-of-pocket expenses incurred whilst volunteering
• Provide a clear role description and will not expect volunteers to carry out tasks they aren’t skilled or supported/trained to do
• Provide an induction for volunteers when commencing their role and will be provided opportunities for ongoing training and support appropriate to their role
• Provide regular supervision in the form of monthly check-ins with a member of the USE team.
• Ensure that VSA’s insight into student attitudes and trends in relation to gaming & gambling is fed back to the relevant individuals within Ygam to influence future focuses
• Value and acknowledge volunteers for their contributions and impact
• Provide a reference upon request, for volunteers that have volunteered for 6+ months

7. Meetings:

• The group will meet weekly, every Tuesday at 4:00pm-5:00pm to check-in and set out/progress with individual and group actions
• Each VSA will have a monthly check-in with USE: Training & Engagement Programme Manager, to check-in on their volunteering experience
• Meetings will be facilitated by Ygam
• Ygam will provide secretarial functions, organising meeting, circulating agendas and papers and preparing minutes.
• Scheduling will aim to accommodate members availability, including meeting via Teams/Zoom, however non-attendance at four or more consecutive meetings will be followed up by the delivery team and may result in a request for the member to step down from the group.
• If a VSA is unable to attend a scheduled meeting, we ask that they give appropriate notice to their key contact from the USE team. If two-consecutive meetings are missed with no-notice given, a member of the team will check-in with the VSA via email or phone.

8. Conclusion:

Volunteer Student Ambassador’s play an important role in the University and Student Engagement Programme's mission to raise awareness of gaming and gambling harms. By actively participating in this initiative, Volunteer Student Ambassadors contribute to creating a safer and more supportive environment for their peers to thrive academically and personally.

Young Climate Warriors is a nationwide charity which aims to engage and empower children, inspiring a climate-aware generation to harness the power of collective action. Through providing age-appropriate, positive, and thought-provoking resources, Young Climate Warriors supports teachers and families in enabling children to understand the reality of climate change; presenting a stubbornly optimistic outlook and encouraging carbon-cutting and sustainability activities, the charity aims to combat eco-anxiety and stimulate motivation, showing children the real value of their own individual actions.