Volunteering

Volunteer Centre Manchester are looking for volunteers to support its services in providing information, support and training to Manchester residents who want to volunteer (City Centre office-based and externally) by offering administrative support and signposting to local volunteering opportunities as part of a brokerage service.

For further information, contact Volunteer Centre Manchester on 0161 830 4770 or email: info@volunteercentremanchester.co.uk
 

The Spirit of Manchester Festival programme has now been released! Check out the map and calendar here. It’s not too late if you want to put on your own event or you can simply support the festival by just coming down to events in your area!

Manchester Carers Forum are looking for volunteers for the Peer Mentoring and Befriending Project, to visit carers on a one to one basis and provide flexible support.

You will be able to signpost to local services which may be of benefit to the carer, making them aware of the support available and help prevent isolation.

Experience of caring in a non professional capacity is required.

Showcasing the spirit of the voluntary and community sector in Manchester

More events have been added to the Spirit of Manchester Festival - a citywide celebration of the amazing and invaluable services delivered by the voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises in Manchester.

Interested in advice work?
With the Manchester Volunteer Advice Project you can volunteer in five advice services who work with members of the community – Cheetham Hill Advice Centre, Manchester Mind, the Manchester Refugee Support Network, the Young People’s Support Foundation and the Greater Manchester Immigration Aid Unit.

They help with a range of issues including immigration, debt, consumer, housing and welfare benefits.

People in Greater Manchester are being urged to volunteer a few hours of their time to help reduce loneliness among older hospital patients whose family and friends are unable to visit them regularly.

The Royal Voluntary Service (RVS) is appealing for volunteers in the Rochdale, Oldham and North Manchester areas to befriend older people on hospital wards to provide companionship and ease the boredom of long spells without visitors.

Last year Southway Housing Trust organised their first Volunteer Fair, which was a great success with almost fifty organisations attending to promote their volunteering opportunities. This time they want to make it even bigger and celebrate everything that is being delivered by volunteers and voluntary and community sector organisations within the Southway area.

Southway Housing Trust are sponsoring the Volunteer Involving Organisation of the Year Award at this year’s Spirit of Manchester Awards and will be making this event part of the Spirit of Manchester Festival.