GREATER LONDON
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 app 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
Admin support with Food For All
Task Type: Skill-based
Charity: Food For All
Food For All is an entirely volunteer-run organisation and therefore depends heavily on the help of lots of amazing volunteers to produce and distribute thousands of meals to the vulnerable every day. They have a variety of areas you can offer support with, including fundraising, recruiting new volunteers, researching new service partners and general administrative tasks.
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.
Volunteer with Islington Climate Centre
Task Type: Community Support
Charity: Islington Climate Centre
Run by volunteers and launched in 2021, the Centre is a vibrant community hub and a solution-oriented education centre, building community resilience and adaptation for a sustainable future in Islington and beyond. Community action and individual change can make a real difference but, despite their concerns, many people can feel overwhelmed by the enormity of the challenge.
Share your eyes with a Visually Impaired Person
Task Type: Group Support
Charity: Travel Hands
Travel Hands is a charity that assists VIPs and Volunteers in sharing wonderful journeys. Make a huge difference in the lives of Visually Impaired People (VIP) near you by lending your time and physical assistance. You will be surprised to see the world from the eyes of a VIP. Before your first journey, you will need to complete a few essential steps as part of your training and on-boarding. If you're ready to get started then please accept this mission and follow the link below.
Crisis Organisation Volunteer
Task Type: Food Prep
Charity: Crisis
Crisis is the UK national charity for people experiencing homelessness.
Cheer Point Champion for Dementia UK
Task Type: Event Support
Charity: Dementia UK
Dementia UK is a charity that provides Admiral Nurses for families affected by dementia. With the support of Dementia UK, families facing dementia know they’re not alone. Every year, hundreds of runners and cyclists take part in challenge events in aid of Dementia UK. They need volunteers to work on weekends between two and a half to five hours, with locations in London, Brighton, Newcastle, Birmingham and Cardiff.
Home Visitor Volunteer with Mayhew
Task Type: Supporting Animals
Charity: The Mayhew
The Mayhew is an animal welfare charity working to improve the lives of dogs, cats and the people in their communities – at their Home in London and internationally. Join their team as a Home Visitor Volunteer! Home Visitor Volunteers are an essential part of the rehoming/fostering process. To ensure all adopter and foster carer homes are safe and suitable, we ask our home visitor volunteers to either visit the home or carry out a virtual visit for those wanting to adopt/foster.
Pick & Pack with Little Village
Task Type: Sorting Donations
Charity: Little Village
Little Village makes a big difference to families with babies and young children living in poverty across London. Via our network of baby banks, we pass on loved goods from one family to another – clothes, toys and equipment – so that many more babies and young children have the essential things they need to thrive. Our Pick and Pack team are based in one of our lively baby banks. Together we sort, check, and prepare pre-loved items for children.
Club volunteer for Kent Association for the Blind (Sidcup)
Task Type: Group Support
Charity: Kent Association for the Blind
Kent Association for the Blind supports sight-impaired people to live independent lives in Kent, Medway, Bromley and surrounding areas. They're always looking for helpers for their social groups across Kent and Bromley. You may be required to make the teas and coffees, help a person carry out an activity or simply interact with the group. You will be supported by other volunteers and KAB.
Donate Blood (England)
Task Type: Community Gardening
Charity: Sustainable Merton
Merton Garden Streets is a volunteer-led initiative by local residents and businesses in the borough of Merton to make their streets greener. There are many ways in which you can get involved with this project, to find out more please accept this mission and follow the link below.
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