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.

District 50 Forward Volunteer Bureau

For local volunteering opportunities, please contact Michelle Collingwood at the Lancaster District 50 Forward Volunteer Bureau on 01524 63961 or via the e-mail link. Address: 7-11 Chapel Street, Lancaster, LA1 1NZ.

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.

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.