Any ideas for volunteering roles?

Former Member

Hiya.

My man who has EUPD is looking to do some volunteering. It would need to be hands on and outside labour type work as an office environment would not work for him.

But I cannot think of any roles outside working at a charity shop? Do you have any ideas of voluntary roles or organisations that I could look into to see if there is anything locally?

Thanks in advance!

awesomeminecraft6789

Tigger2001 wrote: »

Hiya.

My man who has EUPD is looking to do some volunteering. It would need to be hands on and outside labour type work as an office environment would not work for him.

But I cannot think of any roles outside working at a charity shop? Do you have any ideas of voluntary roles or organisations that I could look into to see if there is anything locally?

Thanks in advance!

Has he ever thought about helping people maybe? As that's a very hands on job. He could be a builder? Tbh idk many either. Here's a couple of ideas/links

https://www.rosterfy.com/blog/12-different-types-of-volunteering-work-you-can-try-rosterfy

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.allaboutcareers.com/work-experience/volunteering-ideas/amp/

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/jobs-and-work-experience/work-experience-and-internships/volunteering

Former Member

Hey, I’m sure the Princes Trust help people find a variety of jobs I’ve attached a link to their website.

https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/help-for-young-people/programmes#get-a-job

JustV

Just piling on here to say doit.life is a search engine for volunteering opportunities. I'm pretty sure it lists local opportunities as well as remote / national stuff: https://doit.life/volunteering

JustV

Oh! He could also try task rabbit - a service where you can sign up to do odd jobs for people for payment. I know it's not volunteering but good for manual labour: https://www.taskrabbit.co.uk/

Azziman

Tigger2001 wrote: »

Hiya.

My man who has EUPD is looking to do some volunteering. It would need to be hands on and outside labour type work as an office environment would not work for him.

But I cannot think of any roles outside working at a charity shop? Do you have any ideas of voluntary roles or organisations that I could look into to see if there is anything locally?

Thanks in advance!

There's lots of nature reserves and parks that need volunteers to help them clear areas, plant seeds etc. Maybe having a look in your local/surrounding area for these?

JustV

Azziman wrote: »

Tigger2001 wrote: »

Hiya.

My man who has EUPD is looking to do some volunteering. It would need to be hands on and outside labour type work as an office environment would not work for him.

But I cannot think of any roles outside working at a charity shop? Do you have any ideas of voluntary roles or organisations that I could look into to see if there is anything locally?

Thanks in advance!

There's lots of nature reserves and parks that need volunteers to help them clear areas, plant seeds etc. Maybe having a look in your local/surrounding area for these?

This is a good idea too - you can usually email most places directly and a lot of them are super willing to take on volunteers, even if they don't actively recruit them.

Ed_

Your local council should have a volunteer centre that can help find a role that fits for what he is looking for. There could be quite a few gardening type opportunities if he is into something like that? For example there are community kitchens/allotments that you can help to grow veg or places like the national trust that need help maintaining their gardens.

AislingDM

Love that he's so keen on helping others in some way @Tigger2001 !! and very glad that you're helping him with it too Hope it all works out, because volunteering here at The Mix feels like such a good use of time and I know he'll feel good from doing something to support others too xx

Former Member

You can volunteer at Crisis At Christmas, which is a temporary homeless shelter which is set up at several locations around the country over the Christmas period. See this:
https://www.crisis.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer/volunteer-for-crisis-at-christmas/

Former Member

I second @AbandonedTrolley, the lead up to this Winter period/Christmas will have voluntary roles opening up within charities that are more hands on - food banks/packaging shoebox presents for children/community projects.

What about something like dog walking? Good way to get out in nature and exercise also.

independent_

I also did a few hours of volunteering wrapping presents for kids a couple of years ago, loved it, would love to do it again actually. It's nice to see so many roles opening up around this time of year, and they're great for people looking for hands on things! I know this is an old (ish) thread by the way, but since it's been bumped anyway I thought I'd post - the present wrapping was a great experience and I'd recommend it to anyone.

AislingDM

I know this thread is a little bit old now, but SHOUT is also a great place to volunteer in the context of mental health, equally, talking to people in crisis could be overwhelming for some people, so it's important to feel prepared for that before going into applying

Maisy

I second the ideas on community gardens. You could also look into local nature reserves and beaches as they may look for volunteers to help keep paths clear or to litterpick etc.

Another option is to see if there are any recycling/upcycling organisations near you. Some places need volunteer drivers mates to help load and unload vans with furniture and things for recycling.

independent_

AislingDM wrote: »

I know this thread is a little bit old now, but SHOUT is also a great place to volunteer in the context of mental health, equally, talking to people in crisis could be overwhelming for some people, so it's important to feel prepared for that before going into applying

Absolutely @AislingDM it’s a wonderful place to volunteer if you’re up to it. With such a sense of community among its volunteers