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Asthma + LungUK
Mission Statement
Our mission is to drive the transformation of lung health. We strive for a world where lung health is prioritised through better understanding, research, treatment and support.
Therefore we fund cutting-edge research, and provide advice and support for the 12 million people who will get a lung condition during their lifetime.
We also campaign for clean air and better NHS diagnosis and treatment.
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Barnardo's
Mission Statement
Barnardo's protects, supports and nurtures the UK's most vulnerable children. Barnardo's helps bring out the best in children – no matter who they are or what they have been through. Our volunteers help make this happen.
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Crossroads Care Surrey
LOOKING TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK?
We at Crossroads Care Surrey have a variety of voluntary roles available.
Crossroads Care is Surrey's leading charity providing respite care support to Carers. We've been working across Surrey for over 30 years, with our core purpose being to improve the quality of life of unpaid carers and those they are caring for.
COVID-19 Emergency Response
As a result of Coronavirus, Crossroads swiftly implemented a response by providing essential shopping and prescription collection services to carers and to other vulnerable people that were isolated at home. We provided regular wellbeing calls to check in on people to see how they were coping and to offer support with shopping. We're now developing a volunteer based Outreach Support and Telephone Befriending with Digital Tech project largely in response to Covid, but which enable us to continue to support people who need it with shopping and prescription collections, and also with support in learning and using digital technology. We are seeking new volunteers who are interested in providing Outreach Support and / or Telephone or Digital Befriending.
As an Outreach Support Volunteer you would support people living in the same borough as yourself with shopping and prescription collections. We would provide you with appropriate PPE and pay any related fuel costs.
As a Befriender you would support carers and other older people, or those being cared for, who are feeling isolated and alone and who would benefit from having someone to speak to simply to chat about life, the weather, local services and events etc. We're interested in hearing from volunteers who are relatively IT savvy and would be able to connect to our Cloud based phone system to make telephone or virtual calls to clients. We'd also like volunteers to get involved with an exciting new Befriending with digital tech project, through which you would be able to support people in learning to use, or building confidence in using laptops, smart phones and tablets. Even if you're not computer savvy, but would benefit from being a befriender yourself, please get in touch.
We are also now looking for people that are interested in supporting the development of the charity as a Trustee. We are looking for people with relevant and transferrable skills in keys areas including accounting & finance, HR & culture, marketing & fundraising and operations. Find out more and apply through our website at https://crossroadscaresurrey.org.uk/about-us/#trustee
And we are always looking for people that are interested in other volunteering roles, including by offering support in care or club settings, in the community, with fundraising, or in the head office.
If you are interested in becoming part of our Surrey wide team and being involved in providing support to your community, please email us at enquiries@crossroadscaresurrey.org.uk to request a volunteer pack.
We'd love to hear from you... if you have a good understanding of what it's like to be a carer and are looking to give something back through volunteering.
Mission Statement
Crossroads Care Surrey is an established charity of over 30 years, offering a range of support services to carers and the people for whom they care. We are committed to supporting people at an earlier stage in their care journey and recognise there can be a considerable length of time between a person needing some care and support periodically and them needing full time, round-the-clock care.
Community Support Volunteers will support Crossroads Care Surrey by providing the delivery of essential shopping for cared for people and carers that are struggling with the weekly shop or collecting prescriptions. With access to your own vehicle, you will receive requests made by the Community Support Co-ordinator to complete a shopping trip to help the people Crossroads Care Surrey support in your community.
Befriending Volunteers will support befriending service to the people we support, enabling them to benefit from knowing there is someone there to listen, understand, be their friend and check in on their wellbeing. Calls could last anything from 10 minutes to half an hour and you will need to ensure that you can listen with understanding and patience and then respond appropriately.
Our Companion Volunteers provide visits upwards of 1 and a half hours. Companionship visits are generally provided by our team of volunteers and are geared up towards people in the early stages of their caring journey, and their loved ones who do not – at this stage – require round-the-clock or specialist support.
We're also looking for new Trustee's to join us now, so if you're interested in supporting us in leading the development of respite services for carers in Surrey, please enquire through our website www.crossroadscaresurrey.org.uk
We are also always looking for people that are interested in other volunteering roles, including by offering support in care or club settings, in the community or in the head office.
If you are interested in becoming part of our Surrey wide team and being involved in providing support to your community, please email us at enquiries@crossroadscaresurrey.org.uk to request a volunteer pack.
We'd love to hear from you... if you have a good understanding of what it's like to be a carer and are looking to give something back through volunteering.
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Family Voice Surrey
Mission Statement
Family Voice Surrey champions the needs and rights of SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) families in Surrey: families with children or young adults up to the age of 25 who have special educational needs, chronic illnesses, including mental health conditions, or disabilities.
The role of Parent Carer Forums is recognised in the Children and Families Act 2014, providing a platform for us in Surrey as the official voice of parent carers of children and young people with additional needs. We gather parent carers’ views and experiences of local SEND services, and work with families and representatives from the local authority, local schools, and health to improve services and drive change. We also build strong relationships with other Surrey-based organisations working in different ways to support children and young people with additional needs.
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Furniturelink (Merrow)
Mission Statement
Surrey Reuse Network is a group of six social enterprise charities working together in partnership to reduce landfill and help their communities by providing affordable furniture for all throughout Surrey.
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Guide Dogs
Mission Statement
Our Purpose: To provide life-changing services for the independence of people living with sight loss and their friends and family.
Our Ambition: A future where every person with sight loss has the confidence and support to live their lives to the fullest.
Our Behaviours:
We are
Person-centred
Experts
Optimistic
so we can:
Partner
Lead by example
Engage
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Guildford Action
Guildford Borough Council - Community Wellbeing Team
Mission Statement
Do you love gardening? Do you like helping those in your community? Then we have the perfect project for you!
We are looking for volunteers to help those in their local community, who are not able to upkeep their gardens. We are aiming to start the project in Merrow during the Springtime. This is a pilot project and in the future, we would love for it to be rolled out across all the wards of Guildford.
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Hale Community Centre (Sandy Hill Community Bungalow)
Home-Start Guildford
Mission Statement
"There for parents when they need us most, because childhood can't wait"
Parents Supporting Other Parents - a simple idea that really works!
Home-Start Guildford has been supporting local families across the Guildford Borough for over 25 years.
We're a non-judgemental organisations that helps local parents who are struggling, for any reason. Some of those reasons may include; multiple births, mental health, an abusive partner, isolation, mental or physical handicap, or the pressure that loss of employment brings to a family.
What we do
Our charity provides a preventative service that aims to support families who are struggling by offering regular volunteer support to parents with at least one child under the age of 5, usually referred to us by Health Visitors.
We provide one-to-one support for parents:
Our volunteers visit the family’s home for a couple of hours every week. They tailor-make their support to the needs of the parents and children. Volunteers are very committed and will keep visiting until the youngest child turns five or starts school, or until the parents feel they can stand on their own two feet. Parents and volunteers often develop a deeply trusting relationship which can lead to powerful change within the family.
We also run two family groups for referred families, one in the Pirbright Community Centre and the other in the Guildford Family Group, Hazel Avenue.
Our values
- We offer families choice
- We work in partnership - with each other, with families and with other agencies
- We work in a spirit of openness, encouragement and enjoyment
- We are flexible and responsive to the needs of families
Volunteering Opportunities
There are several ways that you can help in a voluntary capacity:
- by supporting a family as a Home-Visiting Volunteer
- by helping at one of our Family Groups
- by joining the Trustee Board
- by becoming a Friend of Home-Start Guildford
- by supporting us as a Digital / Office Volunteer
Please see the volunteer roles listed for more detail.
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Could you be a Home-Visiting Volunteer?
Home-visiting volunteers come from many different backgrounds and vary in age but all are either parents themselves or have parenting experience and are carefully selected for their friendliness and understanding. They provide informal, friendly emotional support and practical help to families.
All our home visiting volunteers attend a preparation course, undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide two references before being matched with a family who they will visit once a week, for approximately 2-3 hours.
Volunteers take their own individual skills and experience to the families they visit. Talking and listening can empower families to overcome their difficult situations. Visits might include holding the baby while mum has a shower, playing with twin toddlers while mum has a sleep, taking parents shopping and showing them how to budget, being a listening ear to relieve isolation, modelling positive parenting and play.
Volunteers are offered on-going training and support activities including specialist speakers, as well as informal social gatherings.
What we offer you:
- An ongoing commitment to help volunteers fulfil their roles to the best of their ability
- Comprehensive and up-to-date information about Home-Start
- Individual interview with one of our co-ordinators before commencing training
- Free initial training before you commence as a home-visiting volunteer
- Opportunities for regular ongoing training
- Appropriate support and supervision, both individually and at volunteer support group meetings
- A thorough matching service when matching volunteers to new families
- Re-imbursement of travel expenses
- Annual volunteer social events
What we ask from you:
- To be familiar and committed to the Home-Start ethos
- To attend the preparation course, ongoing training and individual / group support meetings
- To reliably visit and support at least one family on a regular basis (minimum 2-3 hours per week), for a period of at least one year
- To keep and return Home-Start records promptly
- To abide by Home-Start guidelines on confidentially
- To complete annual safeguarding training and to annually sign the Code of Conduct
- To be aware of and work within Home-Start's guidelines on Child Protection
- To understand and implement Home-Start's polices on Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety
- To ensure your car is adequately insured, if transporting families
If you would like to find out more, to make an enquiry, please fill in an application and someone will be in touch with you.
Charity Trustees
The Role and What We Are Looking for in a New Trustee
We are looking to recruit new Trustees with experience in marketing and fundraising, and/or with a strong Guildford network.
There is no requirement for you to have been a trustee before, however, you do need to be passionate about improving the lives of children and the families we support. You will be good at working with others, ready to speak up and ask questions, be thoughtful and open to learning, and able to stand back to see the bigger picture. You must take the responsibilities of a Trustee seriously.
We are looking to better reflect the experiences of our community, to bring the skills and experiences of diverse Trustees to the Board. We are looking to better reflect the experiences of our community, to bring the skills and experiences of diverse Trustees to the Board. We are particularly interested in hearing from individuals with experience around marketing and fundraising, and/or with a strong Guildford network.
Trustees are the people who make the top-level decisions for our charity. Our Board includes people with experience and skills in early years, education, and business. We expect new trustees to have empathy with our cause and our beneficiaries. Support from local charity-support organisations is always available, and a full induction to our organisation will be provided, including access to external training.
If you can think strategically and plan long-term, you have the primary skills needed by our trustees. You’ll also need to be able to work collectively with other Board members. Support from our paid employees is always available, as they handle the day-to-day running of the organisation.
We are a charity, not a business, but we apply business principles to governing our organisation. We are looking for people from a variety of backgrounds to join our charity. We want to expand the diversity of our board in all meanings of the word and strongly welcome applications from people from less-represented groups.
We ask for about six hours of your time per month, and the ability to join face to face board meetings in Guildford that are usually held every 6-8 weeks on a Monday or Friday morning.
What does becoming a trustee involve?
As part of the trustee role, you will be expected to:
- Attend, and prepare for, a minimum of six meetings per year.
- Undergo a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check.
- Undergo a selection process as outlined by Home-Start Guildford.
- Commit to the legal and financial responsibilities of the role, as outlined in the charity’s Constitution (‘Foundation’ model constitution).
- Visit and engage with the office and staff to enhance your understanding of how Home-Start Guildford works.
Training and Support?
Trustees are fully inducted into Home-Start before beginning their new role; they will receive:
- An online welcome event and e-learning, introducing Home-Start’s service and your responsibilities.
- Training in key areas including safeguarding.
- Reimbursement of paid expenses.
- Access to Home-Start’s online community via HSUK intranet – full of information and guidance on running a local Home-Start.
- Tailored support by other trustees and staff.
What do you get as a volunteer trustee with our organisation?
- An opportunity to exercise your strategic planning skills, probably in a different environment or context.
- An opportunity to influence and collectively lead an organisation supporting families of young children.
- A chance to expand and implement your understanding of our work.
- A chance to augment your experience of charities.
- A boost to your career and CV, if needed.
- Satisfaction of helping an organisation that supports families, thus giving something back to your community.
- Induction training from us; training, support, and assistance from local charity-support & advice agencies; reimbursement of reasonable expenses, if needed.
What do we get?
- Your strategic skills, knowledge, understanding, or experience.
- Your abilities to influence plans for our charity’s future, especially in this cost-of-living crisis.
- Enhancement to our overall governance and the Board of trustees; improvement in our operational growth.
- Your participation in our collective decision-making, contributing to all areas of our charity work.
- Your enthusiasm.
All prospective volunteers must have the legal right to stay in the United Kingdom and you will be asked to produce evidence of this as part of the induction process.
For more information, please visit our website: Trustees | Home-Start Guildford.
Volunteer for the Friends of HSG Group

- Research opportunities and appropriate events where HSG can promote their services / recruit volunteers
- Organise a HSG stall and the volunteers to support this
- Plan, organise and run fundraising events eg coffee mornings, craft events
- Support others who are fundraising for us
- Build networks with local businesses to raise our profile and encourage them to support our work
- A chance to learn new skills
- A chance to gain experience in event management
- The opportunity to make new friends and build social networks
- The opportunity to contribute to vital work supporting families with young children

Home-Start Guildford need Family Support volunteers in Ash and Ash Vale
Family Support Volunteers for Ash and Ash Vale with Home-Start Guildford
Being a parent is hard for everyone and for some it can be overwhelming. With your knowledge and experience as a parent, you could be the vital support a family needs in their child’s early years and make a big difference to their lives.
Can you spare 3 - 4 hours per week to help a family with young children?
Our friendly FREE Preparation Course will give you the skills to use your knowledge and experience to go into a family home once a week to give a family the additional support they need to thrive and enjoy family life.
Our 6 session Autumn Prep Course starts on: Wednesday 16th October in Guildford.
For more information, visit our website www.hsguildford.org.uk or fill in the application form and a member of staff will contact you.
Digital / Office Volunteer
Home-Start Guildford is looking for a Digital / Office Volunteer. If your interests and skills lie in social media or are office based, we are always happy to welcome anyone who has regular availability to volunteer, or who can offer ad hoc one off sessions.
As a digital / office volunteer you will have the opportunity to:
- A chance to learn new skills
- Skills and experience to add to your CV
- Share and develop your knowledge, skills and networks
- Be part of the wider Home-Start movement in Surrey
Training and Support:
Volunteers are the heart of Home-Start Guildford. In joining our dedicated and friendly team, you will:
- receive a full induction
- meet other like-minded people
- meet regularly with, and be supported by, one of our members of staff
- have access to training activities including specialist speakers
- be invited to volunteer social events (including a free Christmas Lunch event)
- receive regular updates and newsletters
- be able to claim travel expenses when visiting a family
All our volunteers are required to sign the Safeguarding and Protecting Children Code of Conduct, which is introduced to volunteers as part of their induction and indicates that they fully understand and are committed to Home-Start’s Policy and procedures for Safeguarding and Protecting Children.
All volunteers are also required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring check, at a level relevant to the position.
What does the time commitment look like?
We are grateful for any time you can spare, whether this is a few hours on a regular basis, one day a week or just an agreed amount of time for a set project. Our offices are open 9am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday, however as our staff follow a hybrid working pattern, there are occasions when the office is unmanned.
Depending on the type of role you do, once you have completed your induction, you may be able to do some of your volunteering working from home.
Visit our website for more information: www.hsguildford.org.uk
Home-Start in Waverley
Mission Statement
What we do
Home-Start helps families with young children deal with whatever life throws at them. We support parents as they learn to cope, improve their confidence and build better lives for their children. The benefits of our support include improved health and well being and better family relationships.
We provide one-to-one support for parents
Our volunteers visit the family’s home for a couple of hours every week. They tailor-make their support to the needs of the parents and children. Volunteers are very committed and will keep visiting until the youngest child turns five or starts school, or until the parents feel they can stand on their own two feet. Parents and volunteers often develop a deeply trusting relationship which can lead to powerful change within the family.
We also run social events for families.
Our values
- We offer families choice
- We work in partnership - with each other, with families and with other agencies,
- We work in a spirit of openness, encouragement and enjoyment
- We are flexible and responsive to the needs of families.
Why it matters
The five years between birth and school are vital for a child’s development. What goes on inside a family during these years strongly determines the opportunities and life chances children have. Children who are raised in a stable, loving, family environment are more likely to have a positive and healthy future. But being a parent isn’t easy and sometimes life can get in the way. Circumstances throw you off course and everything else can take a back seat. A young child caught up in this can miss out on the love, routine and stimulation that are so vital for their future. Home-Start works because our volunteers are parents. They understand how hard it can be. They work alongside parents, in their own homes, to help them cope with the stresses and strains of life and make sure they have the skills, time and strength they need to nurture their children.
Our vision
Home-Start wants to see a society in which every parent has the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life.
Home-Start in Waverley is a voluntary organisation that helps families with at least one child under 5 years who are finding life difficult. We believe that a little help early on, is more valuable than a lot of help later, when things are going seriously wrong.
By helping early on with a word of advice or help to find independence, young children will have a better start in life, and have a better chance to turn out as productive and responsible citizens. We know that parenting is not easy.
Home-Start is a non-judgemental organisation, and helps any parent who is struggling, for any reason. Some of those reasons may include; multiple births, an abusive partner, isolation, mental or physical handicap, or the pressure that loss of employment brings to a family.
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LinkAble (Woking)
Mission Statement
To enable those with learning disabilities to develop their potential and enjoy socially inclusive fulfilled lives
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Mediation Surrey CIO
Mission Statement
We transform lives by providing mediation and coaching support to individuals facing anti-social behaviour and conflict, helping them restore peace and harmony in their communities.
Volunteer Opportunities
Treasurer Trustee
What will you be doing?
Treasurer for Mediation Surrey
We are looking for a Treasurer to join our committed team as a Board member and Trustee of Mediation Surrey. The role is voluntary and reports to the Chair.
On an on-going basis the Treasurer will be responsible for:
- The financial and accounting policy of the Charity
- Playing a leading role on the Board on issues such as strategy, financing and risk management
- Working with the DOS in the production and Board approval of the Annual Budget (approx. £200,000) and its monitoring thereafter
- Liaise with the Funding Trustee on the financing strategy of the Charity
- Monitor and approval of expense payments submitted by the DOS
- Maintain up to date financial records and quarterly summary accounts
- Oversee production of year end accounts for the annual AGM
What are we looking for?
Skills required:
Ideally the candidate will have worked at a senior level in an organisation, have good communication and interpersonal skills, have a basic working knowledge of accounting/finance and knowledge of Excel/accounting software.
Time commitment
The position will require a regular time commitment of approximately 10 hours per month.
What difference will you make?
Mediation Surrey provides an important public service to the residents of Surrey. It is largely funded by the Police, local, borough and County Councils and Housing Associations because of the complementary role it plays in helping these organisations to attain their goals. Specifically, community mediation helps solve neighbourhood disputes and issues of anti-social behaviour before they can escalate into more serious problems. Intergenerational mediation helps solve family disputes, typically between a teenager and their parents, before it becomes an issue for social services. Support coaching builds resilience in victims of anti-social behaviour to help them cope with the situation.
The Treasurer plays an important role in ensuring that the organisation is run in a professional and transparent way. They will also have the opportunity to fully contribute to the strategy of the Charity and the growth in its services.
Objectives
Mediation Surrey is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) established for the purpose of minimising the mental, physical and social impact of interpersonal conflict and anti-social behaviour on the residents of Surrey through building improved resilience, communication and understanding, to help them cope with, prevent or resolve disputes.
It does this by offering free services for community mediation, intergenerational mediation and victim support coaching from over 100 trained volunteer mediators and coaches.
In addition, Mediation Surrey offers an affordable Family Mediation service for divorcing or separating couples.
Mediation Surrey employs 6 part time staff, led by a Director of Services (DOS), to run the operations of the charity.
Mediation Surrey provides an important public service to the residents of Surrey. It is largely funded by the Police, local, borough and County Councils and Housing Associations because of the complementary role it plays in helping these organisations to attain their goals. Specifically, community mediation helps solve neighbourhood disputes and issues of anti-social behaviour before they can escalate into more serious problems. Intergenerational mediation helps solve family disputes, typically between a teenager and their parents, before it becomes an issue for social services. Support coaching builds resilience in victims of anti-social behaviour to help them cope with the situation.
Please complete our volunteer application form via the link below. If you would like further information please contact Helen McGowan on the following email helenm@mediationsurrey.org
https://forms.volunteero.org/view/cf05c638-17ce-4fa8-afd4-8575777644a9
Support coaches
Support Coaching for those affected by Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB)
A rewarding volunteer opportunity for volunteer coaches
About the Role
At Mediation Surrey, with funding from the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, we offer a supportive coaching service for those impacted by Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) and those facing challenges with their neighbours. Since launching in 2017, our service has grown steadily to meet the increasing demand, and we’re now looking for compassionate, capable volunteers to join us.
How it Works
Our service provides clients with coaching that’s tailored to their needs. After our casework team completes an initial phone assessment to ensure that we are the appropriate service to meet the client’s support needs, coaches typically offer one to three coaching sessions, each lasting around an hour. These sessions are scheduled at times that work for both you and the client, providing the flexibility you need to support them in the best way possible.
Training and Support
We understand the importance of feeling prepared and supported when working with clients affected by ASB and other challenges, so all our volunteer coaches receive comprehensive in-house training before taking on cases. You’ll also have access to peer support groups, two supervision sessions each year, and additional training opportunities throughout the year to help you grow your skills.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking people who want to make a difference by volunteering their time and expertise.
Ideally, you will:
- Have experience working with vulnerable adults or in other high-stress situations
- Be skilled at recognising and navigating strong emotions, both at the surface and below
- Encourage clients to create their own solutions while taking ownership of their situation
- Commit to supporting at least 6 clients a year, helping us meet the growing demand and allowing you to build your coaching confidence
- Attend regular supervision sessions and continue your ongoing development with us
If you’re passionate about helping others and want to make a positive impact, we’d love to hear from you. Please complete our volunteer application form via the link below. If you would like further information please contact Helen McGowan on the following email helenm@mediationsurrey.org
https://forms.volunteero.org/view/cf05c638-17ce-4fa8-afd4-8575777644a9
Momentum Children's Charity
Mission Statement
Helping families of seriously ill children to keep moving forward
From hospital to home and beyond, we’ll be with you and your family every step of the way.
Volunteer Roles
Event Volunteer
Role Purpose
Our Event Volunteer role is vital in ensuring that we can help families of seriously ill children keep moving forward. From Cheer Squads - providing encouragement at cheer points for those participating in challenge events; running stalls at markets and events; helping with bucket collections; attending local events to raise our profile to getting into character as ‘Mo’ our owl mascot. The gift of your time is invaluable to our charity.
What we are looking for in our volunteers
We are looking for enthusiastic, friendly, trustworthy people who enjoy being in a group with other volunteers. Depending on the event, you will need to be able to withstand all weather conditions and be happy to be on your feet… or not! Flexibility, self-motivation and the willingness to motivate others are all great traits for Event Volunteers.
What’s in it for you?
You will be part of the Momentum team of volunteers and will meet plenty of other like-minded, friendly people at whatever event you choose to get involved in. You will gain satisfaction knowing that you have made a difference to the participants and raised the profile of Momentum at the event.
Hours required
Hours will vary, but it could be anything from 2-6 hours per event. This is an ad-hoc role and we will keep you informed of dates/times that we are looking for volunteer support. We will contact you when we need you and you are under no obligation to accept if you are otherwise busy.
Location
The locations will vary but much of our work and events are based in Surrey, Sussex and South West London.
How we’ll support you
There will be a key point of contact for you from the Momentum office and we’ll give you all the information you need prior to the event, such as meeting points, required resources and points of contact.
Pebble Painter
All our supported children are given a pebble painted with a character/design of their choice.
We are always looking for people to paint these pebbles for us.
This is super flexible and can be done at home in your own time!
Motor Neurone Disease Association - West Surrey Branch
Mission Statement
Our Vision
A world free from MND
Our Mission
We improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers.
We fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments, and brings us closer to a cure for MND.
We campaign and raise awareness so the needs of people with MND and everyone who cares for them are recognised and addressed by wider society.
Volunteer Roles
Association Visitor - Guildford/West Surrey
Are you are keen to help local people living with Motor Neurone Disease in the Guildford and surrounding areas?
We are seeking people who are able to provide support to families living with MND in Guildford and the surrounding areas. Support volunteers can provide face to face home visits, email and phone support, helping people to have the best quality of life for as long as possible.
You'll need to be caring, reliable and able to carry out home visits on your own. This is a challenging but rewarding role and you will be supported by your local branch and regional staff team.
We will do a DBS check, reimburse expenses and provide training and support.
If you would like to have an informal chat about this role please click on the application tab and we will be in touch asap.
Rainbow Trust Children's Charity
Mission Statement
Rainbow Trust provides emotional and practical support for families who have a child with a life threatening or terminal illness.
This support comes from Family Support Workers who perform a role most people couldn’t imagine. They maintain a sense of normality for the family by helping with hospital trips, performing household duties, taking the siblings to school and in many cases providing care during the final stages of a child’s life, helping with funeral arrangements and bereavement support.
Rainbow Trust has nine care teams across England in Surrey, North East London and Essex, Central London, West London, County Durham, Cumbria, Manchester, Swindon and Southampton. Last year they supported 1,361 families.
Rainbow Trust's vision is that one day all terminally ill children and their families will have access to a Rainbow Trust Carer.
Volunteer Roles
Events Team Volunteer- London Marathon and other Sporting Events
Do you want to have fun, meet new people and help a local charity?
We are recruiting for volunteers to join our Events Team, helping Rainbow Trust by representing us at a wide range of fundraising and awareness events, such as the London Marathon and Royal Parks Run.
Every day as an Events Volunteer is different - you get to pick and choose what events you would like to attend.
We simply could not run the huge range of events we do without the support, energy and enthusiasm of our loyal volunteers, so why not join our team? This is a great opportunity for people who work or students who are not able to make a regular commitment.
We are particularly looking for volunteers to support our runners at the London Marathon on 21st April, cheering runners, welcoming, stewarding for example. We welcome volunteers from 18+.
Digital Intern
The Digital Team is responsible for the digital content for Rainbow
Trust.
We are looking for an intern to work with us for 2 or 3 days per week, to
support our Digital Team in our head office in Leatherhead.
The Digital Intern will help support the Digital Team to include content
update for the website, Facebook updates, supporting email content and
supporting graphic design work.
Your role may include:
- Scheduling content for social media
- Editing photographs in Photoshop
- Making edits to the Rainbow Trust website
We’re looking for people who are/have:
- Experienced in Adobe packages to include photoshop and premier.
- Passionate and interested in Digital Marketing
- Have a basic level of understanding of photo editing.
- Good written English.
- Energy and enthusiasm and a pro-active approach
Your commitment:
Duration: 2 – 3 months
Hours: Flexible – 2/3 days per week
Training and Support
- A dedicated member of Rainbow Trust staff will guide and support you in
your work
- You will receive a full induction to the charity and a programme of training
relevant to your role, to help you get the most from your time with us
- Training will cover areas such as safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality and GDPR, as well as our IT systems
- All volunteers will receive regular opportunities for informal and formal catch ups with their manager
Why choose Rainbow Trust?
- We are a Sunday Times Top 100 Not-for-Profit organisation and a leading
charity for children and young people
- Professional training and opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge
- The enjoyment of becoming part of our friendly and welcoming team, knowing you are making a valuable contribution to the lives of the families we support
- A calendar of social events for volunteers, including Christmas events and celebrations for Volunteers’ Week
- We will reimburse your out-of-pocket travel expenses up to £10 per day and up to £4.00 per day for lunch
Ready to apply?
- Get in touch by clicking the ‘fill in an application’ button.
Selection process:
- Enrolment form, informal interview, references.
Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Centre - RASASC Guildford
Mission Statement
To provide a clear, accessible pathway for Surrey-based survivors of rape and sexual abuse, through confidential and specialist person-centred services. To work to reduce perceived stigmas associated with rape and sexual abuse through education and awareness raising.
Support Line Volunteers
Shooting Star Children's Hospices (Guildford)
Shooting Star Children's Hospices are looking for volunteers to help with a variety of different roles, at Christopher's our hospice in Guildford, in our shops in Guildford and Godalming High Streets. Volunteers are an integral part of the charity and provide a chance to support children, young people and their families in the local community.
Mission Statement
Shooting Star Children's Hospices is a leading children’s hospice charity caring for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions, and their families.
Whether lives are measured in days, weeks, months or years, we are here to make every moment count. We support families from diagnosis to end of life and throughout bereavement with a range of nursing, practical, emotional and medical care.
Our bespoke support is free of charge to families and available 365 days a year. Our care service includes emergency respite care, symptom management and end-of-life care at Christopher's hospice in Guildford and a comprehensive range of therapies and support groups for the whole family at Shooting Star House in Hampton,
It costs £10 million a year just to maintain our current level of care and, with around 30% of our income coming from government funding, we rely on our supporters’ generosity to keep the service running. What’s more, we know there are many more families desperate for our vital support, so it’s crucial we raise more funds to provide more care.
We have volunteer opportunities at our hospices and at our shops. Volunteers roles are very varied and include helping on reception, in the kitchen, housekeeping, gardening, pool watching, admin, fundraising, shops and at our events.
Volunteer Opportunities
South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Outreach Service
Mission Statement
South West Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (SWSDA) supports anyone affected by domestic abuse living in the boroughs of Guildford and Waverley.
We provide free, confidential and independent advice, skilled practical help and ongoing emotional support and information. We have helped thousands of survivors living in our local communities to feel empowered and informed to live a life free from domestic abuse harm.
Volunteer Roles
SSAFA The Armed Forces Charity
Mission Statement
SSAFA, the Armed Forces Charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in a time of need. We provide practical, emotional, and financial support to those who are serving or have ever served in the Royal Navy, the British Army and the Royal Air Force, and their families.
We're ready to help you and your family, whenever and wherever you need us.
General Interests
Surrey Appropriate Adult Volunteer Service
SURREY APPROPRIATE ADULT VOLUNTEER SCHEME
Are you looking for a challenge? Do you have some spare time? Do you want to give something back to your community? Is justice important to you and do you like to see fair play?
If your answer is ‘yes’ to any of the above you may want to become an Appropriate Adult.
The Appropriate Adult Service offers support to vulnerable adults and young people who find themselves detained in Police custody. Being an Appropriate Adult is a challenging, fulfilling and rewarding role. The service SAAVS offer is 24 hour 365 days per year and each volunteer owns a regular weekly slot of between 6 and 8 hours.
What will be expected of me?
You don’t need previous knowledge of legal procedures or social work. The role of the Appropriate Adult is not to provide legal advice but to offer impartial support and be a friendly face in the absence of a family member or carer to people who may be feeling frightened, bewildered, and confused in an unfamiliar situation. As an Appropriate Adult you’ll join our team of volunteers and will be on call at times to suit you. You will be available to answer a call to custody in a swift and professional manner and have access to reliable transport. You will offer vital support to those who need it when they need it most.
What sort of person becomes an Appropriate Adult?
All sorts of people become Appropriate Adults and bring different skills to the team. Two things they all have in common is an excellent ability to communicate and a willingness to donate their free time to SAAVS.
Mission Statement
This scheme provides for an adult to be present when a juvenile or vulnerable adult is being interviewed in custody, when a parent or other representative is not available. The volunteers are all trained and ready to attend the police station at any time. This scheme is so successful that it has been the recipient of a number of prestigious awards and is now the only provider of this service to Surrey. The scheme is funded through Surrey Youth Justice Team and Surrey County Council's Mental Health Team.
Surrey Drug and Alcohol Care Helpline
Mission Statement
Surrey Drug & Alcohol Care is a registered charity which has been set up as a result of a need in the county of Surrey for a confidential Freephone help line for substance misusers and those with mild to moderate mental health problems, their families, friends and colleagues, aiming to make a difference to their lives. Trained volunteers respond to the distress caused by substance misuse or mental health on a high quality help line that is accessible, Monday to Friday from 9am to 7pm, emphasising empowerment and self-help.
Objectives:
- To provide information about county and countrywide resources and support to persons and organisations helping people experiencing the effects of substance misuse.
- To promote mental health well being county-wide.
- To promote, liaise and exchange information with relevant agencies both within the Surrey area and outside.
- To raise public awareness of the continuing impact of substance misuse.
- To advance the education of the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol amongst those young students in full time education in Surrey and professional groups.
- Website: www.surreydrugandalcoholcare.org.co.uk
General Interests
Surrey Family Service
Mission Statement
The Volunteer Host Service provides emergency accommodation on a temporary basis for 16-21 year olds who are at risk of being homeless. The service relies on volunteers to offer a spare room to young people in need for one to three nights.
Host Volunteers provide a safe and secure environment for young people to stay when they’ve had to leave their family home for a number of different reasons. We’re looking for volunteers to welcome a young person to stay in their home for a couple of nights, which enables us to assess the young person’s family situation, resolve conflict and find appropriate longer term accommodation if necessary.
We’re working with the Surrey Families Homelessness Prevention Service to protect vulnerable young people and support families to stay together.
General Interests
The Cedar House Support Group
Mission Statement
The Cedar House Support Group is for parents who are experiencing postnatal depression and anxiety. The group provides a safe and supportive environment where parents can get together with others who may be feeling similar to themselves. This helps their recovery by normalising feelings and reducing the sense of isolation that postnatal depression and anxiety can bring.
General Interests
Charity Trustee
About the Charity
The Cedar House Charity was set up for mothers experiencing prenatal and postnatal depression in 2004 and offers support to mothers by holding free weekly group therapy sessions. The groups provide a safe, supported, and confidential environment where mothers can get together with others who may be feeling similar to themselves and are facilitated by our specialist postnatal depression counsellor, Liz Wise. Liz has thirty years’ experience in facilitating groups, providing counselling and has personal experience of the illness. The groups aid their recovery by making them feel normal and reducing the sense of isolation that postnatal depression can bring.
The charity has been running since 2004 in Surrey, and now also provides a support group in South London. Each group provides creche facilities and both this and the group are free of charge. We get no funding from the NHS or local authorities and rely solely on private donations, grants and fundraising events.
Charity Trustee
Purpose of role:
Key purpose of the charity trustee role is to function as one of the key decision makers of Cedar House, providing leadership, guidance, support and making decisions for the benefit of the charity and the work that it does. The charity trustee’s will safeguard the charity's assets – both physical assets, including property, and intangible ones, such as its reputation. Cedar House is a small charity, and we rely on the time given generously by our volunteers, including our trustees. These roles require a positive, active input to the shared responsibility of overall governance and fundraising efforts, vital to keeping the charity going.
Key Responsibilities:
Cedar House Charity Trustees are required to attend 3 board meetings per annum, where the financials including accounts, funding/grant applications and other related topics will be discussed. All trustees must be an active member of the board as it is small. The board members may also share the board roles including Treasurer, Secretary, Chair, safeguarding and communications/fundraising.
Key duties include:
- Ensure the charity is conducting its purposes for the public benefit
- Comply with the charity's governing document and the law
- Acting in the charities best interest
- Managing the charity's resources responsibly (including finances)
- Acting with reasonable care and skill
- Ensuring the charity is accountable.
Eligibility criteria:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must not have been previously disqualified
- Fit the criteria of ‘fit and proper person’ under Finance Act 2010 HRMC
- Can undertake and pass Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Able to travel to Guildford, Surrey for the 3 Trustee Board meetings per year
Key Experience:
- Worked in teams of people
- Experience of making objective decisions, based on factual evidence
- Understanding of financial information
If you are interested in supporting Cedar House and you are able to provide some time by volunteering, please click on the Fill in an Application button to volunteer or if you wish for further details.
Charity Trustee and Secretary
About the Charity
The Cedar House Charity was set up for mothers experiencing prenatal and postnatal depression in 2004 and offers support to mothers by holding free weekly group therapy sessions. The groups provide a safe, supported, and confidential environment where mothers can get together with others who may be feeling similar to themselves and are facilitated by our specialist postnatal depression counsellor, Liz Wise. Liz has thirty years’ experience in facilitating groups, providing counselling and has personal experience of the illness. The groups aid their recovery by making them feel normal and reducing the sense of isolation that postnatal depression can bring.
The charity has been running since 2004 in Surrey, and now also provides a support group in South London. Each group provides creche facilities and both this and the group are free of charge. We get no funding from the NHS or local authorities and rely solely on private donations, grants and fundraising events.
Charity Trustee and Secretary
Purpose of role:
Key purpose of the Charity Trustee role is to function as one of the key decision makers of Cedar House, providing leadership, guidance, support and making decisions for the benefit of the charity and the work that it does. The charity trustee’s will safeguard the charity's assets – both physical assets, including property, and intangible ones, such as its reputation. Cedar House is a small charity and we rely on the time given generously by our volunteers, including our trustees. These roles require a positive, active input to the shared responsibility of overall governance and fundraising efforts, vital to keeping the charity going.
The Charity Secretary's overall role includes secretarial duties such as organizing board meetings, taking the minutes, managing correspondence, managing updates and background information required by the board of trustees, keeping records of membership, and other similar administrative responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Cedar House Charity Trustees are required to attend 3 board meetings per annum, where the financials including accounts, funding/grant applications and other related topics will be discussed. All trustees must be an active member of the board as it is small. The board members may also share the board roles including Treasurer, Secretary, Chair, safeguarding and communications/fundraising.
Key duties include:
- Ensure the charity is conducting its purposes for the public benefit
- Comply with the charity's governing document and the law
- Acting in the charities best interest
- Managing the charity's resources responsibly (including finances)
- Acting with reasonable care and skill
- Ensuring the charity is accountable.
- Arranging 3 board meetings per annum to ensure all trustees are able to attend.
- Take minutes at board meetings, including any actions or follow up activity and share with the board after meetings.
- Arrange necessary paperwork for new trustees and leaving trustees.
- Update information packs for new trustees so they understand responsibilities.
Eligibility criteria:
- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must not have been previously disqualified
- Fit the criteria of ‘fit and proper person’ under Finance Act 2010 HRMC
- Can undertake and pass Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
- Able to travel to Guildford to attend the 3 annual trustee board meetings.
Key Experience:
- Worked in teams of people
- Experience of making objective decisions, based on factual evidence
- Understanding of financial information
If you are interested in supporting Cedar House and you are able to provide some time by volunteering, please click on the Fill in an Application button to volunteer or if you wish for further details.
The National Childbirth Trust
Mission Statement
Our vision is that everyone who becomes a parent feels confident, connected, and safe because we believe parents help build the foundations of the future.
Every year we support over 250,000 parents across the UK and Channel Islands on their unique journeys through pregnancy, birth, infant feeding, and early parenthood.
We are the charity that supports people as they become parents.
General Interests
Woking Community Furniture Project
Mission Statement
We aim to reduce landfill by collecting and selling donated goods. We provide support and development for volunteers on "back to work" programmes and we provide low cost goods to help those on low income.
General Interests
Your Sanctuary
Mission Statement
Your Sanctuary works to prevent domestic abuse and undo the damage it causes to individuals, families and communities. We provide direct services to women, men and children affected by domestic abuse as well as prevention, advocacy and education programmes. Our clients come from diverse communities, sexual orientations, religions, ethnicities, socio-economic and age groups.