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 expressed their interest in giving back to their community and offering various skills and experiences. Sarfuddin, a student currently on work experience at VCH said […]
Join Our Place’s LEAD POSITIVE CHANGE 8 week course to take your project idea to project launch. Designed for anyone who wants to lead a community project to create positive change, Lead Positive Change is a practical, outcomes focused course – and no project is too big or small! The course will give you the tools and […]
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 young people aged 9-13 to develop the literacy, confidence and perseverance that will help them achieve both in school and the world beyond. The Pirates welcome […]
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 – 1.30pm at Peter Bedford Housing Association, the first session of the year is in partnership with Hackney Learning Trust, and will focus […]
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 at Dalston CLR James Library from 12-2pm. A new year is always a great time to think about making positive changes – and volunteering is […]
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 2019, VCH has got something on offer for you. Looking to volunteer? Come along to Dalston CLR James Library on Wed 30 Jan 2019, 12 […]
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 are now looking for additional volunteers to help out. Shop Assistant Volunteers are urgently needed to help sort stock, display goods and sell […]
Want to give something back this Christmas? With Christmas less than 2 weeks away, there are still loads of ways to volunteer and he in the run up to Christmas and on the day itself, from helping out at Santa Dashes, making Xmas cards for isolated people, helping out at Xmas Dinners and lunches or if you […]
Now’s your chance to book in for the final two employment workshops of 2018. Ian, VCH’s Employment Advisor, will be running two more free employment workshops in December giving you positive and practical advice around employment, from CVs to interview questions. Everyone attending will get the opportunity to register on one of our ongoing employment support projects for […]
Please note that our offices will be closed from 4pm on Friday 21 December, and VCH will reopen on Wednesday 2 January 2018 at 10am. You can still register and search for volunteer roles even when VCH is closed by clicking here . If you’d like to volunteer over the Christmas period, you can also check our updated list of […]
