Deciding to Volunteer
Every year in Doncaster thousands of people decide to volunteer. Here are ten good reasons to join them.
You can:
- Make new friends
- Gain work experience
- Improve your job prospects
- Learn new skills
- Gain self confidence
- Use your talents and experience
- Campaign for something you believe in
- Help other people
- Improve your local environment
- Have a lot of fun
Everyone can volunteer. You don't need qualifications and in most cases
if specialist skills are needed then training will be provided.
There are so many things you can do
There are literally hundreds of different kinds of volunteering opportunities to suit all needs and interests, including:
- Work with animals
- Administration
- Advice work
- Mentoring
- Health, hospitals & hospices
- Campaigning & lobbying
- Conservation
- Organising events
- Working with children
- Supporting families
- Heritage
- Practical work & diy
- Homelessness & housing
- Befriending & buddying
- Business and management
- Local community work
- Youth work
- Prison visiting
Doncaster volunteer centre is here to help you. We offer a wide range of support to local people who are interested in volunteering.
You can talk face to face with one of our trained customer service staff in confidence. They will help you to choose the type of volunteering opportunity that suits your needs and circumstances. Alternatively, you can talk to someone on the phone, calls are charged at local rate, but we are happy to call you back.
To get involved or find out more about how we can help you, please ring 01302 363818 or e-mail doncastervb@doncastercvs.org.uk.
