Community Volunteer
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER
Our Community Volunteers are vital in enabling us to continue to feed the 2.6 million children we feed every day and to help us reach the next child. They use their talents in their communities to spread the story of Mary’s Meals.
Some of the things you can do as a community volunteer:
Help us to share our story – arrange and/or give Mary’s Meals talks to local community organisations, schools, churches and faith groups to raise vital awareness and funds.
Use your networks and contacts to book talks, stalls and events and help us share our story
Organise fundraising events in your local area such as coffee mornings, quizzes, supermarket bag packs and bucket collections.
Organise film screenings in your community to show Mary’s Meals films.
Volunteer at local fundraising and awareness events such as film screenings, bucket collections or concerts.
Promote Mary’s Meals’ fundraising campaigns and events in your community and across their networks and contacts.
Distribute and display promotional materials.
Place collection tins in local community areas
Host community engagement events about Mary’s Meals’ work.
Come together as a group with other local volunteers to support each other with this work.
Lead a group in your community to fundraise for Mary’s Meals
What difference will I make?
You’ll help to share the Mary’s Meals story and bring people into the Mary’s Meals family
You will be helping us to keep our promise to the more than 2.6 million children that we feed every day
What is the expected time commitment?
This role can work flexibly to suit your availability and other commitments.
Where is this role based?
This role can be done from anywhere within the UK.
What are the benefits of volunteering for Mary’s Meals?
Feeling part of the global Mary’s Meals movement to end world hunger.
Learning new skills and gaining experience as part of a growing and vibrant organisation.
Meeting new like-minded people.
Increasing confidence and team-working skills.
Developing communication skills (verbal and written).
Feeling empowered to have your voice heard, knowing that you are playing an active role in changing the lives of those who need it the most.
What support and resources will I receive?
Support, encouragement, and guidance from your local Supporter Engagement Officer who will be excited to get to know you and how you would like to help us feed the next child.
A comprehensive induction to Mary’s Meals.
Opportunities to join online or in person volunteer meetings and briefings.
Training and, if desired, public speaking training.
Resources to fulfil your role.
A regular volunteer update e-mail.
Out of pocket expenses as a result of volunteering in accordance with the Mary’s Meals Volunteer Expenses Policy.
Mission Statement
Our vision is that every child receives one daily meal in their place of education and that all those who have more than they need, share with those who lack even the most basic things. Working together with those who share our vision, we believe there is no good reason why this cannot be realised.
Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from many walks of life and different backgrounds. Our mission is to enable people to offer their money, goods, skills, time, or prayer, and through this involvement, provide the most effective help to those suffering the effects of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest communities.
