Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering is at the heart of our communities. It is an excellent way to meet new people, gain the skills and experience needed to advance your career, improve your well-being, and connect with people in your neighbourhood

Showing opportunities in Acton
FoodCycle Acton – Acton Gardens Community Centre Ongoing

FoodCycle Acton – Acton Gardens Community Centre

We are looking for cooking volunteers to help us cook our meals. You don’t need any previous experience and there is no minimum commitment, meaning you can volunteer as little or as often as you like!

How you can help: Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

The Great London Friendship Project Ongoing

The Great London Friendship Project

Join us in creating a world where loneliness has no place among young adults. Your involvement, no matter how big or small, makes a significant impact on our journey towards building lasting connections and friendships.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Marketing & communications, Research, Training and Management

Ealing Youth Justice Service volunteer opportunities Ongoing

Ealing Youth Justice Service volunteer opportunities

Youth Justice Service volunteers come from many backgrounds, with a wide variety of life experience. It is very rewarding to help children develop and grow and appreciate they are part of a supportive community.

Volunteers are provided with full training and development opportunities.

How you can help: Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Mentoring Programme – Hope for the Young Ongoing

Mentoring Programme – Hope for the Young

Mentors can help with (not limited to)

Practicing English
Enrolment advice
Study skills
Confidence building
Independence skills
Accessing local services and activities
Practical and emotional support
Mapping future goals
Learning about the UK.

How you can help: Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Crosslight – Debt and Benefit Advice Ongoing

Crosslight – Debt and Benefit Advice

We are looking for volunteers to help us support foodbank users. We have different volunteering roles. You can read more on https://www.crosslightadvice.org/volunteer

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills

Home-Start Ealing – supporting families with young children Ongoing

Home-Start Ealing – supporting families with young children

Our home-visiting volunteers are required to have:
– parenting or caring experience
– commit to our training programme
– undergo referencing and enhanced criminal record checks
– understand that support provided to families is completely confidential
– have a non-judgemental attitude and understand the pressures of bringing up a family

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills

Independent Review Panel Chairperson for Permanent Exclusions from Schools Ongoing

Independent Review Panel Chairperson for Permanent Exclusions from Schools

By joining our pool of panel members, you will help us to convene panels within the tight statutory deadlines and to ensure that these important matters are heard without delay.

As Chair, you will play a key role in ensuring that all parties are able to express their cases fully at hearings and that the panels you sit on make reasoned decisions.

How you can help: Legal

Samaritan Soup Kitchen Ongoing

Samaritan Soup Kitchen

Samaritan Soup Kitchen is run by Destiny House International Church. The church recognises the great need in these difficult times to lovingly relieve hardship by providing hot meals, food bags and occasionally donated clothes to the homeless or those struggling to make ends meet.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Training and Management, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

UFO Steelpan Summer Ongoing

UFO Steelpan Summer

We are actively seeking 2 new trustees, & also volunteers like roadies, people with vans, or carnival helpers… contact us!

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Tools & equipment, Training and Management, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

​City Harvest food redistribution charity Ongoing

​City Harvest food redistribution charity

Every volunteering experience with City Harvest is different. There is huge flexibility depending on the amount of time you can commit. Roles assigned will depend on the time of day and where the need is greatest.

Currently we are seeking a Warehouse assistant, which involves: unloading deliveries, creating mixed trays of food, quality control: checking and grading fresh food, helping to load vans and daily warehouse tasks.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Volunteer - practical skills

Read Easy Ealing Ongoing

Read Easy Ealing

We need funding. It costs £150 to work with one reader, this includes training the coach and buying the reading material.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising

ParkPlay in Ealing Ongoing

ParkPlay in Ealing

We’re looking for PlayLeaders to help us bring ParkPlay to communities across the UK and act as the driving force in their local park.

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills