Volunteer

Whether you have an hour a month, 3 hours every week, one day a year or something in between, you can make a difference!

At Volunteer Centre Hackney, we have a huge database of opportunities with over 300 local charities and non-profits – so whatever you’re interested in, we can help you find your ideal volunteer role.

Our latest volunteer roles

Ready to get started? Here are some of the latest opportunities we have at the moment. Click on one to find out more via our database, Simply Connect.

Together Better Male Exercise Group Volunteer

Are you passionate about helping others improve their health and wellbeing through gentle movement and mindfulness? Volunteer Centre Hackney’s Together Better programme are looking for a male exercise group volunteer to lead weekly sessions for patients and community members in a welcoming, non-clinical space within the GP surgery.

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Food Club Volunteer Role (City of London)

Are you passionate about reducing food waste in your community? Family Action’s food club provide healthy food at low cost to people at risk of food insecurity. They are looking for individuals to help reduce food insecurity in the local community by volunteering at a weekly food club to support it’s smooth running and provide good customer service to members.

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Repair Café Volunteer

Would you like to use your put your skills to use in the community? St Margaret’s House are looking for people with specific mending skills including sewing, IT, and electrical items to support people at their monthly repair café.

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Advocacy Volunteer

Want to build solidarity and make a difference to the lives of individuals in our community? Hackney Migrant Centre are seeking volunteers to join their Wednesday advice and support sessions for migrants and refugees assisting them with a number of tasks.

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Community Shop Volunteer

Looking for a fun and rewarding way to spend your time? St Vincent dePaul Society are looking for friendly, enthusiastic volunteers to help out in a variety of roles – whether it’s sorting donations, serving customers, or keeping the shop looking great.

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Short film editor volunteer

Are you interested in helping us tell the story of our programmes and how they change and affect people’s lives? We are looking for a short film editor/creator, to help us edit and/or put together short impactful good quality films we can post on social media /our website and include in funding applications, to bring our programmes to life.

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Browse hundreds more volunteer roles here

How to get involved

Want to make a difference but not sure where to start? Whether you’re after admin experience, interested in supporting older people, want to do digital volunteering, are only free on Tuesdays at 2pm, or want to help at a one-off event, we can help you find something that works for you.

Find a role

Browse our database – you can filter by location, commitment, cause, activities, and more.
Get started

Get in touch

We can help point you in the right direction, depending on what you’re interested in.
Call 020 7241 4443

Speak to our team

To arrange a a face-to-face appointment at our office in Dalston, email us. We do in-person appointments on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10am – 3pm.

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Volunteering has been a real life-saver for me. And every job I've had I got through volunteering!

Ryk – Volunteer Centre Hackney Office Volunteer
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Want to know more?

If you want to learn more about how to get started, what opportunities there are, or how to work with us, get in touch.

Jane Tyler

Head of Volunteering

Louis Massingham Rowell

Admin, Communications and Volunteer Coordinator