All About Volunteering in RBWM

We are committed to supporting local people to get involved with what matters most to them in their local communities.

Volunteering is a great opportunity to develop new skills or build on existing experience and knowledge. It also offers the chance to give something back to the community or make a difference to the people around you.

To be the first to know about the latest volunteer updates and events, as well as opportunities, please click here to sign up to our mailing list.

If you're an organisation or community group with a volunteering opportunity please post details on the relevant tab below and we may be able to help you find a volunteer.

If you are an individual looking for a volunteering opportunity, please see the list of opportunities below and contact the organisation directly.

If you are a business and looking for ways to support your local community please head to our RBWM Knowledge Bank page for a full list of the projects we deliver that can utilise staff volunteering time in a way that will make a real difference to people across the borough.

For all volunteer related questions and queries please email volunteer@rbwm.gov.uk

Why Volunteer?

“The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the grandest intention.” – Oscar Wilde

Volunteering offers a myriad of benefits to you, as well as those you help and support. There are many ways to volunteer and sometimes things we do in our life, often just through habit, can become part of a wider volunteer movement in our street, our neighbourhood or local community. Picking up that piece of litter and popping it in the bin on your walk; checking-in with your neighbour to make sure they're ok; Contributing items to a foodbank after your weekly shop.

Any action that helps others and the place you live is a great thing, it gives you a little boost of good feelings and helps you connect with your local area. Coming together with like-minded people who share your values or interests can allow you to take these small acts of kindness onto a larger stage. You can also challenge yourself to learn new things and volunteer doing something that you've always wanted to try and not been able to. We are proud to have a strong voluntary and community sector that reaches across the borough - offering structured support and multiple opportunities to get involved in all sorts of events and activities.

Our latest volunteering opportunities can be found below and you can discover the many community groups and charities that operate across the borough in our Community Information Hub.

You will find a number of resources and information about volunteering in the following pages if you would like to know more about how to volunteer, what you need to consider and the support RBWM can offer to community and voluntary groups.

Thank you for supporting your local borough.