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
Ealing Mencap Ongoing

Ealing Mencap

Ealing Mencap is a charity working in North West London to offer person-centred support, advice, and opportunities for people with learning disabilities, as well as their familes and carers. We have a wide range of services, and through partnership working we also support people with other kinds of disability.  

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Legal, Marketing & communications, Research, Tools & equipment, Training and Management, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

The Salvation Army Ongoing

The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army is a worldwide Christian church and registered charity, which has been fighting against social inequality and transforming lives for over 150 years.

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Legal, Marketing & communications, Research, Tools & equipment, Training and Management, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Language Buddy (online) Ongoing

Language Buddy (online)

At SPEAK we bring together newcomers and locals living in the same city through community-led language groups and cultural exchange events.

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

Ealing Walking Club Ongoing

Ealing Walking Club

Our walking club is organised to make every planned walk more than just a walk. There is always something different to see. 

How you can help: Finance & fundraising

ParkPlay in Ealing Ongoing

ParkPlay in Ealing

We’re looking for PlayLeaders to help us bring ParkPlay to communities across the UK and act as the driving force in their local park.

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills

Read Easy Ealing Ongoing

Read Easy Ealing

Read Easy Ealing is a local charity dedicated to changing lives by providing free, one-to-one reading tuition for local people. 

How you can help: Finance & fundraising

​City Harvest food redistribution charity Ongoing

​City Harvest food redistribution charity

Would you like to be a hero and help us feed the hungry in London? City Harvest, established in 2014, is London’s first ‘last-mile’ food redistribution charity.

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

UFO Steelpan Summer Ongoing

UFO Steelpan Summer

Come learn to play pan with UFO, and perform in many local summer festivals, culminating in some major London-wide Events, from Notting Hill Carnival to the Central London Parade on New Years Day 2023!  

How you can help: Finance & fundraising, Tools & equipment, Training and Management, Volunteer - creative skills, Volunteer - practical skills

Samaritan Soup Kitchen Ongoing

Samaritan Soup Kitchen

Samaritan Soup Kitchen is run by Destiny House International Church. The church recognises the great need in these difficult times to lovingly relieve hardship by providing hot meals, food bags and occasionally donated clothes to the homeless or those struggling to make ends meet.

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

Independent Review Panel Chairperson for Permanent Exclusions from Schools Ongoing

Independent Review Panel Chairperson for Permanent Exclusions from Schools

We are looking for volunteers to join our pool of members to become a chairperson of an Independent Review Panel.

How you can help: Legal

Home-Start Ealing – supporting families with young children Ongoing

Home-Start Ealing – supporting families with young children

Home-Start Ealing recruits and trains volunteers from around the borough of Ealing. We then carefully match the volunteer with a family in need of support. Volunteers are from all walks of life, each and every one a parent or even grandparent, all with a little free time available each week to help provide emotional and practical help to local families.

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills

Crosslight – Debt and Benefit Advice Ongoing

How you can help: Volunteer - practical skills