Become a Volunteer
Whatever your reasons for wanting to volunteer, we can help find the opportunity that’s right for you. It doesn’t matter whether you’re looking for a one-off volunteering opportunity or a regular role, or what your skills and experience are; charities and community organisations in your area need your help.
Just some of the reasons to volunteer …
- Give something back
- Gain self-confidence
- To do something useful
- Support a cause you care about
- Learn new skills
- Brush up on existing skills
- Get involved in local community
- To help others
- To feel valued
- Gain experience for work/career
- To keep busy
- To do something different
- Meet new people/socialise
- Try out a new career
- Have fun
There are lots of things to choose from. You’ll be amazed at what you can do! You can search and apply online for local volunteering opportunities and create your own account to track your volunteering enquiries.
Search and Apply for Volunteer Roles
By using Volunteer Connect you can:
- Sign up and create your own profile – a quick and easy process
- Edit your profile and preferences
- Search for suitable volunteer roles
- Login and see invitations to apply for positions from local volunteer-involving organisations
- Get email updates on new roles
Login or Register as a Volunteer
You can have a chat with one of our Volunteering Advisers who will talk to you about the volunteering experience you are looking for, link you to organisations that need volunteers like you and answer your questions (see also FAQs).
You can request an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a Volunteering Adviser or drop in to see us at:
- Bossard House, Leighton Buzzard : Monday-Friday 9.30am-3.00pm
- Luton Jobcentre, The Mall or the Library (see our events pages)
View Events to find other locations and community events where our Advisers will be available.
Follow our website news feeds and social media posts to read more about volunteering and stay in touch with the latest opportunities.
