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Next Volunteer Managers’ Forum – Dealing with tricky situations
If you work with or support volunteers in Hackney, why not come along to our next Volunteer Managers Forum on Thursday 27 June? This June, we’ll be exploring how to deal with…
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Volunteering towards employment. Jay’s journey, served with coffee.
The Step Up project supports people who have experienced mental ill-health to access volunteering as part of their mental health recovery and personal journey towards employment. Jay is one of Step Up’s…
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Volunteers’ Week 2019 – Connecting with your community
From 1 – 7 June, people across the country will be celebrating Volunteers’ Week, recognising, rewarding and celebrating the people that give their time to support their communities. Over the next week,…
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Work with us
Community Development / Social Action Project Manager(s) post available , either part-time, 3 days per week (22.5 hrs) or full-time, 5 days per week (37.5 hrs) We are recruiting for one full-time…
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Making things happen with Our Place
Each week, Volunteer Centre Hackney’s Our Place project hosts a weekly coffee morning on the New Kingshold Estate. Our Place brings local people together to spark discussions about how to improve their…
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Spring into action with volunteering
This spring, Volunteer Centre Hackney is blooming with opportunities. Volunteering – especially in the brighter months – encourages you to become more physically active, getting out and becoming part of your community. Whether…
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Make a meaningful connection – Become a Befriender
Isolation can be detrimental to a person’s health. 2 in 5 older people in Britain are chronically lonely and studies have shown it is worse for you than obesity and can lead…
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Free Tree Of Life Workshops
The Tree of Life narrative therapy programme invites you to take time for yourself to explore where you’re coming from and where you’re going, focusing on the skills, values and important people…
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Tell us what you think + win!
Have you volunteered in Hackney in the last 6-12 months? If so, we want to hear from you! If you’re volunteering in an ongoing role every week, have taken part in a…
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Free Tree of Life workshops: Build Your Power
This spring, join us for Tree of Life narrative therapy workshops, an approach that makes space for you to speak about your life in a way that is full of hope and builds…
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Job-seeking, going back into work or want to change careers?
Considering getting a job, going back into work or maybe a career change? Would you like some support to get you ready? Come along to VCH’s employment workshops and get the support you…
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Volunteer Fair a success
A big thank you to everyone who came along to last Wednesday’s Volunteer Fair. Despite the snowy weather, we had a fantastic turnout. Over 50 local people from all ages and backgrounds…
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All hands on deck – Hackney & Haringey Pirates seeking volunteers to get on board
Volunteer Centre Hackney supports around 400 local charities and organisations to recruit local residents as volunteers. Based on Kingsland Road, Hackney Pirates one of these charities. An educational charity, the team support…
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Make your mark in 2019 – volunteer!
Come to Volunteer Centre Hackney’s Volunteer Fair and be inspired by local charities seeking people like YOU to help them do amazing things. VCH’s first Volunteer Fair of 2019 is taking place on Wednesday 30 January…
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Network your way into the New Year
Discuss all things volunteer management, and meet volunteer managers and co-ordinators from across the borough at our next Volunteer Managers’ Forum on 6 February 2019. Taking place on Wednesday 6 February, 11.30am…
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New! Volunteering and Employment events starting Jan 2019
Volunteer Centre Hackney is seeing in the new year with an explosion of new workshops and events! Whether you want to help a local charity, are thinking about changing careers or want to look after your wellbeing in…
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Festive SOS! Pop Up Shop Volunteers needed by St Josephs’ Hospice
There’s still time to help local charities this Christmas and New Year. Local hospice, St Josephs’ Hospice, have kindly been donated some space to set up a Festive Pop Up Shop and…
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