Volunteering
Lancaster District
CVS does not currently operate a volunteer service in the
district but supports volunteering and the voluntary sector
in other ways (see bottom of page).
If you are interested
in volunteering in the district, please contact one of the
organisations listed below.
Help Direct
Volunteer Bureau
For local
volunteering opportunities please contact Michelle Collingwood,
Volunteering Development Officer, at the Help Direct Volunteer
Bureau, 7-11 Chapel Street, Lancaster LA1 1NZ.
Email: michellec@loc.helpdirectlancs.org.uk
Telephone: 01524 387856
Mobile: 07807 306716
Lancashire County
Council Volunteer Service
Lancashire
County Council currently has over 400 registered volunteers
who provide companionship and befriending to socially isolated
adults in their local community. Volunteer within the fields
of: Learning Disabilities, Sensory Impairment, Older People,
Supporting Carers, Physical Disability and Mental Health.
For volunteering
opportunities in the field of social care in the Lancaster
District contact the Volunteer Services Officer on 01524 585542,
via the e-mail
link or visit the Lancs
County Council Volunteer Service Website.
do-it.org.uk
do-it.org.uk
was launched in 2001 with the first national database of volunteering
opportunities in the UK. do-it.org.uk is part of the registered
charity YouthNet, a non-profit-making organisation. To search
for Volunteering Opportunities throughout the country, visit
the Do-It
Website.
vinspired
v is a new youth
volunteering charity which has been set up to inspire a new
generation of young volunteers by developing volunteering
opportunities for young people; running a volunteering opportunities
database; distributing certificates of achievement (v50 &
vImpact) and offering free training courses.
For more information
about v in the Lancaster District contact Lynne-Marie Betteridge,
Youth Volunteer Adviser, on (01254) 584083 or email lynne-marie.betteridge@lebp.co.uk.
Volunteering
Lancashire
Although there is no 'Volunteer Centre' (ie
under the Volunteering Lancashire brand) in the Lancaster
area, the Volunteering
Lancashire site will direct you towards
Volunteer Centres and volunteering opportunities in the Lancashire
area.
VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
Lancaster University Volunteering Unit, Alexandra
Square, Bailrigg, Lancaster LA1 4XX. Contact Ben Matthews
Co-ordinator on 01525 592828, via the e-mail
link or visit the Lancaster
University Volunteering Unit Website.
University of Cumbria Student's Union Volunteering,
University of Cumbria. Contact Emma Egglestone, Volunteer
Co-ordinator on 01524 526577 or via the e-mail
link. call in to the Lancaster based Students'
Union for a chat or visit the University
of Cumbria Students Union Volunteering Website.
LANCASTER DISTRICT CVS
Lancaster District CVS supports volunteering in the district
in the following ways:
- Hosting an annual Volunteer Achievement Award
- Advice and information with policies around volunteering
- Training for volunteers
If you need advice in any of these areas, please contact
the Voluntary Sector Development Team on 01524 555900. For
specific volunteering opportunities, please contact the organisations
listed above.
Volunteer
Coordinators Network 19/11/09
PDF
Volunteering
Strategy 2009
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