Would you like to find volunteering opportunities in Cambridgeshire?
Visit Volunteer Cambs
Volunteer Cambs is your new go-to online platform for volunteering in Cambridgeshire. If you want to offer your time to support a local cause, you've found the perfect spot to find opportunities that suit you. Visit Volunteer Cambs.
Need help or have a question?
Contact: info@volunteercambs.org.uk
If you would like to find out more about volunteering we have the following events on offer:
Volunteer Blend: online coffee mornings for people interested in volunteering
Walk & Talk about Voluntering
Watch presentations from groups who attended our Volunteer Fair in Mar 2023 visit this link
Additional resources to find opportunities:
The Cambridge Resilience Web serves as a visual directory of social justice and environmental organisations in Cambridge.
It is intended to help people discover local organisations, and connect organisations, volunteers and other interested parties to create positive change.
To sign up as an NHS Volunteer Responder www.nhscarevolunteerresponders.org
Linked to the Coronation and wider opportuntities to volunteer you can also check out The Big Help Out
Volunteers needed at Stansted Airport Ukranian Assistance Hub - see role description and contact volunteer@volunteeruttlesford.org.uk
For other sorts of volunteering see below
There are hundreds of volunteering vacancies available across the area with lots of different charities. Some will require a regular commitment while others may be one-off opportunities. Many charities and community groups will advertise their volunteer vacancies on their websites or at their premises. They may also recruit through the Do-it life website a national database of volunteering opportunities.
COOP volunteer near you - website advertising volunteer opportunities
Cambridge City Council also have a webpage with lots of different volunteering opportunities
Cambridgeshire County Council advertise a range of opportunities
Volunteering in libraries Cambridge city libraries are looking for Digital Buddies and Library Supporters
Cambridgeshire Skills are looking to recruit Volunteers to become ‘Digital Buddies’
Care Network are looking for Volunteers to support people to regain their confidence and independence
Cambridge City Foodbank regularly have opportunties come up.
Cambridge Sustainable Food are looking for volunteers to help with food collections
Arts & Minds have a range of volunteer vacancies office based or supporting clients with mental health issues
Another site to look at is CharityJOB a site for charity jobs and volunteering opportunities. They regularly have more than 1000 voluntary, internship and trustee positions available they also advertise opportunities abroad www.charityjob.co.uk/volunteer-jobs
The Charity Retail Association have just launched an online website to recruit volunteers for charity shops
There is a volunteering app called Be Onhand you can sign up to be alerted to tasks such as collecting shopping or befriending phone calls.
Restless is a platform aimed at the over 50's and includes some volunteer opportunities
Got Questions?
Visit our FAQ page or to find out more about different volunteering opportunities check out the links below
Volunteering for under 18s & students
Volunteering as a Trustee
Volunteering with family and friends
Volunteering outside the UK
Sports volunteering
Timebanking, time credits and CamLETS
Volunteering from home
Micro and short term volunteering
BUSINESS AND VOLUNTEERING
If you run a business and want your staff to use their skills to help non-profit making organisations we would love to speak to you volunteer@cambridgecvs.org.uk