EAST OF ENGLAND
Below you will find lots of opportunities organized by our volunteer partner, OnHand.
Click the relevant links below to either sign up to opportunities directly or
sign up via the OnHand platform using SSO where you can collect points, help to plant trees and easily track your time!
Set Your Own Challenge and Fundraise for the Railway Benefit Fund
Task Type: Support Causes Remotely
Charity: Railway Benefit Fund
We offer help to those who need us. From financial grants and confidential advice, to online tools and a legal helpline, we provide a range of services designed to support you through life’s unexpected events. Taking on a sporting challenge is an exciting way to raise money while keeping fit and smashing a personal goal at the same time. Whether it’s running, cycling, a football match or even a skydive, the options for fundraising challenges are endless.
Fundraise your way for the Railway Benefit Fund
Task Type: Support Causes Remotely
Charity: Railway Benefit Fund
We offer help to those who need us. From financial grants and confidential advice, to online tools and a legal helpline, we provide a range of services designed to support you through life’s unexpected events. Our assistance extends not just to those working in passenger rail, but also to the wider rail supply chain as well as freight and supporting staff.
Become an RBF Friend!
Task Type: Community Support
Charity: Railway Benefit Fund
Our RBF Friends represent the Railway Benefit Fund in stations, depots and offices across the country, enabling us as a small charity to extend our reach across the UK. From Station Assistants to Signallers, and Ticket Retailers to Train Drivers – anyone working in the rail industry can become an RBF Friend and do their bit for the industry they love. This voluntary role has one main focus – to help raise awareness of RBF and our services in the rail industry.
Become a Check in and Chat volunteering with RBF
Task Type: Community Support
Charity: Railway Benefit Fund
Our new Check in and Chat service provides retired railway employees and their families with the opportunity to have a weekly chat to feel connected and share the joy of a good conversation. Our research with railway pensioners has highlighted that retirement can often be isolating, especially with many community and railway groups closing down following the pandemic.
Volunteer at Retired Rail Community Events with RBF
Task Type: Community Support
Charity: Railway Benefit Fund
We offer help to those who need us. From financial grants and confidential advice, to online tools and a legal helpline, we provide a range of services designed to support you through life’s unexpected events.
Donate to the Railway Benefit Fund
Task Type: Financial Donation
Charity: Railway Benefit Fund
We are not a membership organisation and rely solely on fundraising and donations to continue our work. Your donation, however big or small, can help us change the lives of people who need us. Whether you make a monthly donation or a one-off gift, your donation will allow us to continue supporting railway people.
Join The Railway Children Supporter Panel
Task Type: Support Causes Remotely
Charity: Railway Children
Our Supporter Panel is made up of amazing supporters who help inform our future decisions. We will send you a short survey by email every other month which will give us insight into your opinion and help shape the future of Railway Children. A link to sign up will appear after you accept this action.
Promote The Railway Children Events
Task Type: Support Causes Remotely
Charity: Railway Children
Do you know anyone with an adventurous flair who may be interested in one of our events? Share our page with your networks to help promote our challenges and raise more money to change children’s lives. A link to share with your networks will appear after you accept this action.
Rail Event Volunteers Needed
Task Type: Event Support
Charity: Railway Children
If you’re interested in all things rail and would like to attend rail events to raise awareness and funds for us, this is the volunteering opportunity for you. We have excellent links with the rail industry, which has generously supported our work from the start. We set up the Railway Children Rail Network to find volunteers keen to attend steam, heritage and rail events on our behalf to raise funds and awareness for the charity. We are looking for volunteers in the Cheshire, Birmingham and
Volunteers needed in Save The Children charity shop
Task Type: Retail Support
Charity: Save The Children
We have almost 90 charity shops across the UK that are run with volunteers. As a volunteer you can help to create eye-catching window displays and even give up-cycling a go. Volunteering in our shops is easy and flexible. Most shops just ask you to do a regular few hours per week. Your availability is something we will discuss once you've applied.
Greeter for Sharewear Clothing Scheme
Task Type: Club/Group Support
Charity: Sharewear Clothing Scheme
Sharewear Clothing Scheme offer free-of-charge clothing choices to people in economic difficulty, using a combination of a referral system for individuals and an outreach service for organisations. They are always looking for greeters who welcome service users into the centre, providing them with a tour and guiding them to the relevant area. You will also be a point of contact for service users if they need assistance.
Industry insights and employability skills workshops
Task Type: Skills-based
Charity: Working Options
Share you own career journey along with any curveballs along the way, share top tips with young people for moving from the world of education into the world of work, share employer expectations, provide an insight into the variety of roles available in the sector the volunteer works in, be willing to answer questions posed by the young people.
You could also be facilitating workshops based on interview skills, teamwork, presentation skills, problem-solving, and networking skills. This opportunity can be remote or in person, depending on the school which you're matched with, and you'll be required to help out throughout the academic year.
Mentor a young refugee
Task Type: Mentoring
Charity: Hope for the Young
Our mentors work with their mentees each week to improve their English, enrol in education, access local services and activities, make new friends, and build the confidence and independence skills they need to settle into their new communities and reach their true potential. Mentors meet with their mentee in a local cafe or public space for 1-2 hours per week, for a period of six months.
You will need to provide two professional references and we will also ask you to complete an enhanced DBS check to ensure that you’re safe to work with children and vulnerable adults. You will then attend an induction with other new mentors where you will receive all the necessary training and information you need to become one of our dedicated mentors. Once you have completed your induction we will then get in touch with you as soon as we’ve been referred to a young person whom we think you will make a great match for!
Drop in Volunteer for Canal & River Trust
Task Type: Community Gardening
Charity: Canal & River Trust
The Canal & River Trust is the UK's largest canal charity, looking after 2,000 miles of canals and rivers across England and Wales. The Drop-in role offers a great way to meet other local Trust volunteers and staff, learn new skills, hear about other volunteer opportunities, or just spend a few hours outdoors improving your local waterway environment. There are no formal skills required and you have the chance to volunteer across lots of unique and beautiful environments.
Sign up to donate Blood
Task Type: Donate Blood
Charity: Give Blood
Giving blood is simple and it saves lives. When you give blood, it is collected so it can be used to treat someone else. Before you give blood:- Check you are able to give blood: https://www.blood.co.uk/who-can-give-blood/ You can also accept this mission and complete it every time you donate!
Become a volunteer with Junior Parkrun
Task Type: Event Support
Charity: Parkrun
Junior park run is a free, fun, friendly weekly community event organised by volunteers of all ages for children aged 4 to 14. These 2k events occur on Sunday mornings in the UK, Ireland, and Australia. You can walk, jog, run, volunteer, or spectate with them.
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