We’ve put together a list of the latest volunteer opportunities in Hackney. Whatever your availability and interests, you can make a difference.

📚 Help adults in Hackney to read, supporting them to reach their full potential with Adult Literacy Trust.

• No teaching experience or qualifications required, training provided.

🐓 Want to give back to your community but don’t have a lot of time to spare?

• You can become a mini jobs volunteer with Hackney Migrant Centre – from collecting chickens for local shelters to setting up and packing down events, these bite-sized opportunities allow you to make a difference in just a few hours. 

✡️ Develop your leadership skills as a Trustee at Chizuk, a mental health charity that supports Orthodox Jewish users. 

• You’d be part of team meeting a few times a year to make key decisions. 

⚽ Are you passionate about making sure everyone can enjoy sport?

• Through volunteering, you can help a Disability Sports coach run sessions for people with disabilities. The time commitment’s flexible and volunteers of all ages and abilities are welcome.

🌈 Make a difference to a young LGBT+ person’s life with East London Out Project.

• For just an hour a week, you’d become a role model and create a safe space for a young LGBT+ person of colour. There are also roles for trans or non-binary mentors, as well as for LGBTQ+ people of faith.
• All you need is your life experience – all training and support provided, and you can volunteer online or in person.

🤗 Support people who are socially isolated and/or have long term conditions.

• For a couple of hours a week, you’d be part of Family Action’s Social Prescribing team, helping people access resources to help improve health their and wellbeing. More information

🎨 Celebrate Caribbean arts and culture with young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.

• Volunteer with Jamboulay Carnival Arts Promotion on their summer camp – you’d need to be around for a few days in August and one in September.

🛍️ Volunteer at Oxfam Dalson’s shop, helping with fashion and homewear.

• You’d be helping to beat poverty and fight climate change. Travel and lunch expenses covered.

Looking for something else? Find more volunteer opportunities on VCConnect.