Do you want to find a volunteering opportunity?

Do you want to experience something new? Develop new skills? Enhance your CV? Meet new people? Give something back to your community? Or just want to have some fun? Volunteering is an activity you do by your own choice, it involves spending your time, unpaid (apart from necessary expenses like bus fare) doing something that benefits other people in the community or environment.

Whatever your age, whatever you're interested in, there are organisations who could really benefit from your help.

Adults

Search for local volunteering opportunities at the Do-it website or contact the Volunteer Centre at York CVS to talk to an adviser.

Young people

If you're 16 - 25 have a look at the Volunteer Centre's V-involved project. Otherwise, if you're 14-16, check out Feel Involved, York's new community action project.