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
Ealing Mencap Ongoing

Ealing Mencap

Donating online is quick, simple, and most importantly safe. If donating money isn’t your thing, how about donating some time instead?

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

The Salvation Army Ongoing

The Salvation Army

If you enjoy spending time with people and have some skills you’d like to share, we’d encourage you to make contact with us.

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

Language Buddy (online) Ongoing

Language Buddy (online)

If you wish to volunteer online, please choose “London” as your city on the SPEAK website. The SPEAK London Team is the one closer to you in the UK and can help you to volunteer online.

How you can help: Marketing & communications, Volunteer - practical skills

Ealing Walking Club Ongoing

Ealing Walking Club

Help is needed to cover financial expenses, which include insurance.

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

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

​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

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

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

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

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

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