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  • 21 Plus logo

    21 Plus

    21 Plus is an organisation that provides support for family members, carers, friends, and professionals, supporting children and young people with Down’s syndrome

    21 Plus runs an annual residential camp for young people with Down's Syndrome. We are currently organising the camps for this summer and are looking for volunteers supporting the children and young people. The speech therapy element of the camp is provided by Symbol UK and Sport is organised  by disability sport Wales.
     

  • Arches Worcester Festival - Severn Arts logo

    Arches Worcester Festival - Severn Arts

    Producing brand new festivals, showcasing national and international creative talent, and supporting local emerging work with lead organization Severn Arts.

  • Bright Futures UK

    We support children and young people experiencing a long-term illness, get back into education through our tutoring, befriending and mentoring programmes.

    Our service users are all experiencing either physical, mental or chronic health problems and as a result, they are either in and out of school on a parttime basis, or they are out of school completely. As you can imagine, this has a significant impact on their learning their development of social skills.

  • British Heart Foundation logo

    British Heart Foundation

    We fight for every heartbeat Coronary heart disease is the UK's single biggest killer but we are leading the fight against it.

    Your support powers our research. Every pound raised and every minute of your time will help make a massive difference to people's lives. Volunteering Changes Lives

  • CCP

    CCP is a registered charity (No.1043143) that exists to transform the lives of children, young people, families and vulnerable adults by preventing homelessness.

  • Crimestoppers/Fearless.org logo

    Crimestoppers/Fearless.org

    Crimestoppers and it's youth brand, Fearless.org is an independent Charity where anyone can report crime anonymously by ringing 0800 555 111 or on an encrypted form on https://crimestoppers-uk.org.

    Crimestoppers and it's Youth brand, Fearless.org is an independent Charity which provides information of crime types and an opportunity to report crime totally anonymously via a phone number 0800 555 111 or an encrypted online form at https://crimestoppers-uk.org and fearless.org.  We undertake Campaigns which have included Domestic Abuse, CSE, Modern Day Slavery, County Lines, Organised Crime, FGM, Rural Crime and many more. Our local West Mercia Crimestoppers Committee meets in Worcester. We attended the Students Fair in September 2019 where we launched our "Safer Festivals" Campaign plus information and freebies.

  • Greyfriars House and Garden - National Trust

    Greyfriars House and Garden is a National Trust property. National Trust is Europe's biggest conservation charity and we look after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy.

  • HFT

    Founded in 1962, our commitment is to create a world where anyone with a learning disability can live within their community with all the choice and support they need to live the best life possible.

     

    Our mission is to work in partnership to achieve the best outcomes for the people we support. We do this by putting people we support at the centre of everything we do. We work collaboratively with them to provide services that are creative, innovative, inclusive and sustainable. This could be linked to employment, dating, education, personalised technology or an individual’s passions. We provide different day opportunities for people to take part in, all of which give the person meaningful outcomes.

    Our specialist teams use their skills and expertise to deliver services to people including those with the most complex of needs. We are passionate about what we do, and use our unique understanding of the challenges facing the people we support to speak up with them to bring about positive change.

    Our Values

     

    • We have the courage to listen, speak up and take action
    • We care about how we work in partnership with others
    • We are all unique and our differences make us stronger
    • We are always looking for the best ways of doing things

     

    Our ambitions are to, shape ideas for impact shape our community and shape transformative learning. This what we do each and every day for adults who have learning disabilities.

     

    The people we support have curious minds and are shaping the world in to a better place.

     

  • It's a Penalty logo

    It's a Penalty

    It's a Penalty works collaboratively to end human trafficking, exploitation and abuse. We run local and global education and awareness campaigns to tackle the world's fastest growing crime.

    It's a Penalty works collaboratively to end human trafficking, exploitation and abuse. We run local and global education and awareness campaigns highlighting penalties for offenders, the signs to look out for, and how to make a report.

     

    Our Student Ambassador Programme educates and empowers UK university students to prevent human trafficking, the world's fastest growing crime.

    It's a Penalty run global campaigns during major sporting events such as the Olympic & Paralympic Games and the NFL Super Bowls, working in partnership with the sports, travel and tourism industry, NGO's, law enforcers and top athletes. We also advocate for legal reform to improve protection from sexual exploitation and abuse for children through our CommonProtect programme.

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    Mentor Link

    Mentor Link delivers one-to-one social and emotional support to distressed and vulnerable children and young people across the West Midlands by providing them with a volunteer mentor.

    Mentor Link delivers one-to-one social and emotional support to distressed and vulnerable children and young people across the West Midlands by providing them with a volunteer mentor, recruited from their local community. The aim of mentoring is to improve the young person’s self-esteem, relationships, academic performance and behaviour, and engagement in learning, in order to help them secure a successful transition to adulthood.

  • Muscular Dystrophy UK logo

    Muscular Dystrophy UK

    We support research to find treatments and cures for all muscle-wasting conditions We promote fast access to treatments for families in the UK We provide services to help people live independently

    Founded in 1959, we have been leading the fight against muscle-wasting conditions since then.

    We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK.

    • We support high-quality research to find effective treatments and cures and won’t stop until we have found them for all muscle-wasting conditions
    • We are leading the drive to get faster access to emerging treatment for families in the UK
    • We ensure everyone has the specialist NHS care and support they need – the right help at the right time, wherever they live.
    • We provide a range of services and resources to help people live as independently as possible.
  • NSPCC

    Leading children's charity. Every childhood is worth fighting for.

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    Onside

    Make a difference to the futures of our country's young people at onside

    Make a difference to the futures of our country's young people at onside

  • RaG (Raise and Give) Worcester Students' Union logo

    RaG (Raise and Give) Worcester Students' Union

    RaG (Raise and Give) is a committee at the Worcester Students' Union, whose aim is to raise and give money to various local and national charities

    RaG (Raise and Give) is a committee at the Worcester Students' Union, whose aim is to raise and give money to various local and national charities. The fundraising will take place through different events throughout the year. Apart from one-off fundraising, all money raised throughout the academic year is split between the SU nominated charities

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    Royal Mencap Society

    Royal Mencap Society

    Royal Mencap Society

  • Sanctuary Care Ltd logo

    Sanctuary Care Ltd

    Sanctuary Care was established in 1995 to provide older people with high quality nursing and residential care.

    We are a not-for-profit organisation specialising in care homes for the elderly. We have been delivering care for over 25 years and currently have 98 care homes across England and Scotland. At Sanctuary Care, we have a passion for enriching lives – those of our residents, their families and our staff. We proudly go beyond the standard expectations of good quality care to support our residents to live fulfilled lives. Our volunteers help us to enrich the lives of our residents and they are a vital part of our care home team.

  • Scouts Hereford and Worcester logo

    Scouts Hereford and Worcester

    We’re Scouts and everyone is welcome here. Every week, we help almost half a million people aged 4-25 develop skills for life. Are you ready to join the adventure?

    Scouting doesn’t work without our volunteer leaders. 

    Volunteering with us is easy, fun and flexible – how much time you give is completely up to you. Whether you help out every week, once a month, once a term or just at special events or camps, there is bound to be a role you can play, and no matter how you get involved, we’ll make sure you’re properly trained and supported.

    If you’re over 18, you can volunteer in many ways and there is no upper age limit for adult volunteers.

  • Sova

    The Gloucestershire Independent Visitors Project works with young people aged 8-18 who live in foster care.

    The Gloucestershire Independent Visitors Project works with young people aged 8-18 who live in foster care. Independent Visitors are volunteers who befriend young people, advise and support them during their time in care offering a listening ear, do fun activities and are a friendly consistent role model. We will provide accredited training through Certa and all the skills you need to become an Independent Visitor with on-going support after training. All you need is a genuine interest in the welfare of young people.

  • St Richards Hospice logo

    St Richards Hospice

    St Richard's Hospice is an independent charity caring for over 2,600 patients, their loved ones and carers each year in Worcestershire

    St Richard's Hospice is an independent charity caring for over 2,600 patients, their loved ones and carers each year in Worcestershire

  • Swan Theatre

    The Swan Theatre is Worcester’s only professional theatre, we provide a platform for live performance, engagement with the arts, development for emerging artists and more!!

    The Swan Theatre is Worcester’s only professional theatre, we provide a platform for live performance, engagement with the arts, development for emerging artists and the opportunity for all those in our community to access, participate and enjoy live entertainment.

    The Swan Theatre was designed by Henry Gorst and was, at the time, the first theatre in England specifically designed with disabled patrons in mind. (We continue to strive to be accessible and welcoming for all our patrons, please do contact the box office to discuss your individual needs and we will try to accommodate your personal requirements.)

  • The Access Project

    The Access Project supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

     

     

    Our vision
    That every young person regardless of background can make the most of education, unlocking their potential and creating a fairer society.

    Our mission

    We support students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.

  • The Hive logo

    The Hive

    Europe's first joint university and public library, The Hive is the result of the vision of the University of Worcester and Worcestershire County Council.

    Europe's first joint university and public library, The Hive is the result of the vision of the University of Worcester and Worcestershire County Council.

  • Tudor House Museum

    Tudor House Museum is a beautiful 16th century timber framed house in the heart of Worcester open to the public Wednesday - Saturday.

    Entry to the museum is free. We have a small cafe. Front of house is run by volunteers including roles as welcoming/gate steward, room steward and cafe volunteers.  

  • Tutor The Nation

    Tutor The Nation is a charity that makes education fairer, one tutoring session at a time. We pair dedicated volunteers with disadvantaged state school pupils to provide free, online tuition.

  • What Makes You Different Makes You Beautiful logo

    What Makes You Different Makes You Beautiful

    We are a charity based in Malvern who support children with additional needs, and disabilities, and their families.

    We are a charity based in Malvern who support children with additional needs, and disabilities, and their families.

    We are keen to bring on board volunteers for both helping with play sessions and also behind the scenes work. Whatever skills a volunteer has when they come to us we aim to find them a fitting role where they can feel valued and expand on their experience and learning.

  • Worcester Community Action

    Organisation in Worcester that seeks volunteers and promotes volunteering opportunities from other organisations

    Organisation in Worcester that seeks volunteers and promotes volunteering opportunities from other organisations 

  • Worcester Competitive Arts Festival logo

    Worcester Competitive Arts Festival

    A space for people to compete and perform in a friendly and supportive environment. Medals and trophies are awarded to the winners of competitive classes and winners!

    Worcester Competitive Arts Festival (WCAF) takes place at various venues in Worcester over several weekends in March. The festival is run entirely by volunteers and we are always in need of extra pairs of hands.

    WCAF aims to give amateur performers and writers the opportunity to perform in a friendly and supportive environment. The festival is open to everyone, with competitive and non-competitive opportunities to perform for all ages and abilities (including adults) in music, drama, prose, poetry, writing and composition.Medals and trophies are awarded and winners may also be invited to perform at the festival concert.

    We need volunteers to help run the festival on festival days and to help plan for it throughout the year. Even if it is just for a few hours throughout the year or for some of the days of the festival, we would welcome any support you can give. In return you will get to experience some of the fantastic talent from Worcester and beyond!

    Opportunities for volunteering on festival days include:

    ’Front of house’ volunteers: Including welcoming competitors and spectators, selling programmes and merchandise, helping with car parking and refreshments, showing people where to go and helping ensure they are safe. 

    Stewards: Roles in each performance venue, assisting the professional adjudicators and helping with trophies, medals and certificates throughout the day.

    ’Backstage’ volunteers: Helping to get the venues ready and set up the performance rooms in advance, putting out signs, tidying away once finished, helping with sound and tech support where needed.

    Opportunities for volunteering throughout the year include:

    Individuals with an interest in any kind of music, drama, poetry, prose or writing: to help devise the syllabus and to contact and link with local teachers, schools & performers to encourage people to enter. 

    Publicity: Helping to prepare press releases, liaise with the media, support social media and update the WCAF website.

    Advertising and sponsorship: Helping to sell a few adverts for the festival and apply for grants to provide us with much-needed revenue.

    General Admin: Managing trophies and prizes, managing and updating the online entry system, liaising with entrants and teachers.

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    Worcester Students' Union

    The Students’ Union is an independent charity, devoted to the educational interests and welfare of all students studying at the University of Worcester.

    The Students’ Union is an independent charity, devoted to the educational interests and welfare of all students studying at the University of Worcester.

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