Volunteering

Volunteering in Bournemouth 

Looking to Volunteer?

Why do you want to Volunteer?
Volunteering should be something that you choose to do and that you enjoy doing.
It is a two-way relationship which should benefit both the person volunteering and the people, organisation or service that they are helping.
People of all ages and backgrounds can and do volunteer.
Before you decide to volunteer, you might find it useful to ask yourself some of these questions:

Why do I want to Volunteer?

• What do I enjoy doing?
• What skills do I have?
• What skills do I want to learn?
• How much time can I give?

The benefits of volunteering are varied, you can:

• Meet new people and make new friends.
• Learn new skills / gain different experiences.
• Help your career prospects. 
• Have fun and combine your interests / use existing skills.
• Put something back into the community.
• Keep yourself active and occupied.

About Volunteer Centres
Volunteer Centres hold information on a wide range of local volunteering opportunities with many different organisations.
Volunteer Centre staff can help you to find the right kind of volunteering opportunity for you, matching your skills, interests and reasons for wanting to volunteer with available opportunities to volunteer.
We can also help you whilst you are volunteering or if you want to talk in confidence about your experiences of volunteering.

Bournemouth CVS provides a Volunteer Centre which caters for all age groups and provides details of opportunities at a very wide range of local organisations and can be contacted on 01202 466130 or by visitng their website by clicking here

V Involved, hosted by Bournemouth YMCA caters specifically for potential volunteers in the 16-26 age range. The V Involved team can be contacted on 01202 467000 or by visiting their website by clicking here 

Alternatively you might want to have a look at the Bournemouth CVS website.  Both the local Volunteer Centre and the V Involved team advertise their opportunities on this site.