Volunteering Opportunities

Aim of the section: To inspire young people to make a meaningful contribution within their communities, influence change, and shape the world they want to live in.

The DofE website has a list of ideas for the volunteering section.

This page will give more ideas of what you could do and list any opportunities which are local

Colchester

Community 360
Colchester Phoenix Amateur Swimming Club
Colchester Park Run
Colchester Firstsite: 16+ and interested in the Arts
Colchester Libraries / Youth Advisory board / Lego in libraries
Girl guiding / Scouts
Jacqui Robinson Education Centre
Colchester Litter Pickers
Wivenhoe United Girls Football Club
Alpaca Acres
Foodbank
Essex Wildlife Trust
Hospice Shops

Chelmsford

Lighthouse Furniture Project Warehouse, Hutton (providing those without, furniture and white goods) jackierayner@lighthousefurniture.org
Chelmsford Community Radio
Chelmsford Libraries / Youth Advisory board / Lego in libraries
Chelmsford Park Run
Girl guiding / Scouts
Interact
Foodbank
Chelmsford Museums
Essex Wildlife Trust
Barrow Farm Riding for the disabled
Hospice Shops
Orchard Café, Meadgate Church
Baddow Spartak Football Club, Soccability sessions, Saturdays
Chelmsford Community Bookshop
Cats Protection League
All things Alpaca

Brentwood

Lighthouse Furniture Project Shop, Hutton. jackierayner@lighthousefurniture.org
Hutton Recreation Ground junior parkrun, Sundays huttonrecreationgroundjuniors@parkrun.com
Brentwood Libraries / Youth Advisory board / Lego in libraries
The Felix Project – fighting food waste and hunger (London based)
Girl guiding / Scouts
Thriftwood Activity Centre
Foodbank
Hospice shops
Essex Wildlife Trust

Digital Champions – Brentwood based volunteering opportunity

For 14-19 yr olds
A 12-week volunteering opportunity
Involves 3 weeks training and 9 weeks of working in the community
Participants working together in pairs, accompanied by a DBS adult
Digital champions will be based either at: St Peter’s Church in Hutton, Brentwood Theatre, Maple Hall (3 arch bridge estate), Ingatestone Library
Digital champions will be mostly working with older people. They will be facilitating self-paced learning via Learn My Way, a free online tool for learning digital skills from the basic to the more intermediate/advanced
To get started, participants will need to sign up to become a Digital Champion with Barclays here.

Current opportunities

Christmas Appeal

Lego in Libraries

Ignitehubs