Every Wednesday we will share a way you can inspire positive change to everyone’s environment. This week is all about creating positive change in your local community, and there’s no better way that volunteering your time for a cause you believe in to create real positive impact!

Below are ideas for volunteering in your local communities to consider. So grab you family or friends, and let’s inspire positive change to your environment!

Volunteering Opportunities

Helping Vulnerable People

Help the vulnerable by volunteering your time with these organisations:

Liverpool 

• ROOF http://roofliverpool.org.uk/help.html
• The Whitechapel Centre https://www.whitechapelcentre.co.uk/volunteer-with-us.html
• Sunday Supper Project https://www.facebook.com/people/Sunday-Supper-Project/100071145765444/?paipv=0&eav=AfZs9HhX2HtY-wkkbsWPr_KFqFneCHExi33C4H5y1LaRRhSHmpLAoKL_i1pou0ae_q8&_rdr

London

• Salvation Army https://www.salvationarmy.org.uk/volunteer
• British Heart Foundation https://www.bhf.org.uk/how-you-can-help/volunteer?gclid=CjwKCAiAh9qdBhAOEiwAvxIok0B4fd-yu7N4xxaurqSLukxE5DN7MrQ-qENxJPW5kwzHd5sc2vhEVhoCW-AQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
• Age UK https://www.ageuk.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/
• Mind https://www.mind.org.uk/get-involved/volunteering-and-participating/

History, Culture & Art

Do you like being surrounded by history, art or culture? Volunteer your time in museum and galleries to sate your creative spirit!

Liverpool 

• Museum: Become a VG&M volunteer https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/museums-and-collections/volunteering/
• Galleries: Various art-related volunteering https://www.artinliverpool.com/category/volunteering/
• Open Eye Gallery https://openeye.org.uk/volunteering/
• Theatre: Shakespeare North Playhouse https://shakespearenorthplayhouse.co.uk/job/volunteer/

Manchester

• Volunteering Culture https://www.volunteeringculture.org.uk/
• Manchester Art Gallery https://manchesterartgallery.org/about/jobs-and-volunteering/
• Manchester Museum https://www.museum.manchester.ac.uk/about/getinvolved/volunteer/

London

• Mayfair Art Weekend https://www.mayfairartweekend.com/volunteers/
• Gunnersbury Park & Museum Volunteer https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/volunteering/search/outdoor-exhibition-volunteer
• Museum of the Home https://www.volunteer.museumofthehome.org.uk/
• ARTification Gallery https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/volunteering/search/gallery-volunteer

Midlands

• Museum Development West Midlands https://mdwm.org.uk/volunteers-portal/opportunities/
• Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery https://www.birminghammuseums.org.uk/birmingham-museum-and-art-gallery/volunteering
• Wightwick Manor https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/birmingham-west-midlands/wightwick-manor-and-gardens/volunteer-at-wightwick-manor

Helping People, Animals & The Planet 

Want to do some good for your local environment or do you love animals and want to dedicate time to helping them? Here are places where you can do both:

Manchester

• Allotment Maintenance Volunteer with Mind https://www.manchestermind.org/volunteer-opportunities-ffa/
• City of Trees https://www.cityoftrees.org.uk/volunteer
• Manchester Animal Shelter https://www.manchesteranimalshelter.org/volunteer
• RSPCA https://rspca-manchesterandsalford.org.uk/volunteer/
• Wildlife Trust https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/volunteering-opportunities?location=manchester

Midlands

• Park Friends https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20089/parks/330/volunteering_and_work_experience_in_parks/4
• Birmingham & Black Country Wildlife Trust https://www.bbcwildlife.org.uk/volunteer
• RSPCA https://volunteer.rspca.org.uk/opportunities/results?#display=grid&s=distance&o=asc&page=1&public_search=true&search=Birmingham&lat&lon&geojson=49&limit=14&include=image
• Blue Cross https://www.bluecross.org.uk/volunteer

Scotland

• National Trust for Scotland https://www.nts.org.uk/volunteering-jobs/find-a-volunteering-opportunity
• Scotland’s Nature Agency https://www.nature.scot/doc/environmental-volunteering-useful-organisations-and-contacts-list
• Scotland’s Animal Welfare Charity https://www.scottishspca.org/support/volunteer#:~:text=Who%20can%20volunteer%20with%20the,the%20skills%20and%20experience%20required

Your Local Community

Give back to your local community – you can volunteer a professional skill or your time and enthusiasm with these projects:

Liverpool

• Liverpool Cares https://liverpoolcares.org.uk/get-involved-1#
• Girls Friendly Society https://girlsfriendlysociety.org.uk/volunteer-with-gfs/
• Metropolitan Cathedral Community Engagement Project https://liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/get-involved/job-opportunities/
• Age Concern https://ageconcernliverpoolandsefton.org.uk/volunteer-with-us/#:~:text=To%20find%20out%20more%20about,have%20a%20mental%20health%20diagnosis.

Manchester

• Mind Mental Health Peer Support https://www.manchestermind.org/volunteer-peer-support-cyp/
• Greater Manchester Volunteering opportunities https://gmgreencity.com/volunteering/
• Greater Manchester Volunteering Hub https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/health/coronavirus/volunteering/
• Manchester Community Central https://manchestercommunitycentral.org/volunteer-centre-manchester

London

• Foodbanks https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/volunteering/search/
• HandOn London https://www.handsonlondon.org.uk/volunteer
• The Felix Project https://thefelixproject.org/help-us/volunteer-london
• FoodCycle https://foodcycle.org.uk/volunteer-roles/

Midlands

• Birmingham Voluntary Service Council https://www.bvsc.org/
• Veolia Community https://www.veolia.co.uk/birmingham/community/volunteering
• Age UK https://www.ageuk.org.uk/birmingham/get-involved/volunteer/

Scotland 

• Project Scotland https://www.projectscotla co.uk/
• Volunteering Matters https://volunteeringmatters.org.uk/category/scotland/
• Edinburgh https://www.volunteeredinburgh.org.uk/volunteer/find-opportunities/
• Glasgow https://opportunities.volunteerglasgow.org/volunteers/search

We hope you found a project to volunteer your time for, and you can feel passionate about. If you would like to document and share your journey with us, please contact Monika at MonikaSzabova@WeAreArc.co.uk to discuss!