Volunteering Opportunities

Volunteering is at the heart of our communities. It is an excellent way to meet new people, gain the skills and experience needed to advance your career, improve your well-being, and connect with people in your neighbourhood

Showing opportunities in Acton
MindFood Ongoing

MindFood

Garden your way out of stress, depression and anxiety as well as helping to grow fruit & veg and creating a beautiful natural setting for others to enjoy after you.

How you can help: Marketing & communications, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Park Ranger task days Ongoing

Park Ranger task days

Rangers manage nature conservation in parks, helping to maintain and enhance habitats for wildlife.

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills

The Felix Project Ongoing

The Felix Project

There are nearly eight million people living in the UK living who struggle to afford to eat, yet over 100,000 tonnes of edible food in thrown away. We rescue good food that cannot be sold and would otherwise go to waste.

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills

Ealing Wildlife Group Ongoing

Ealing Wildlife Group

If you are interested in nature and wildlife than joining the Ealing Wildlife Group is a really good way to share knowledge, sightings & photos, and seek advice.

How you can help: Research, Volunteer - creative skills

Ealing Over 60 Network Ongoing

Ealing Over 60 Network

Run by members for members, programme of events every Monday (daytime) except public holidays. No membership fees, donation on the day. We are a friendly bunch, come and meet us, find out more.

How you can help: Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Action West London Ongoing

Action West London

Action West London is a respected charity and social enterprise and has been established for 20 years (previously known as Action Acton) .

How you can help: Marketing & communications, Training and Management, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Dance For All Idea

Dance For All

This project will help bring dance to people who would not normally have access. We aim to help our older community keep fit and make new friends with a dance class and social.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Marketing & communications, Volunteer - practical skills

Traveller Mural Idea

Traveller Mural

The local Traveller site in Acton is a grey, concrete piece of land, without any safe play facilities for the children, many of which have additional medical needs. We would like to see colourful, bright murals to reflect their culture, on site, in order for the children to feel proud of where they live.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Volunteer - creative skills

British Red Cross Ongoing

British Red Cross

However much time you have and whatever your experience, there are lots of UK volunteering opportunities at the British Red Cross. Volunteering gives you the chance to meet new people, learn new skills and help people get the support they need if crisis strikes.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Nishkam Swat Ongoing

Nishkam Swat

We have a vision where every person we meet knows they are loved and valued, lives safely, with respect, faith, hope and care for themselves and others, achieving their full potential and positively contributing to and transforming their communities.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

ECT Charity Ongoing

ECT Charity

ECT Charity provides safe, accessible and affordable community transport to people unable to use mainstream transport due to mobility or other difficulties, or because ordinary public transport is unavailable in their area and ECT is reaching out to our partners and passengers in local communities to determine how we can help in these unprecedented times.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising

Ealing Foodbank Ongoing

Ealing Foodbank

We don’t think anyone in our community should have to face going hungry. That’s why we provide three days’ nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred to us in crisis. The foodbank is a project founded by local churches and community groups, working together towards stopping hunger in the London Borough of Ealing.

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills