Volunteer by cause
From animal welfare and mental health, to conservation and community projects, there are so many good causes that you can support by giving your time through GoVo.
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Support the causes you care about
Search GoVo using our category feature to support the cause you care about the most. No matter your time commitment or experience level, GoVo will help you find a role that means something to you.
Are your passionate about the arts and heritage? Do you want to offer your skills to an education or children’s charity? Are you keen to bring your community together to help overcome loneliness?
With so many opportunities to help out, it’s now easier than ever to follow your interests and find the roles which you are most inspired by.
Volunteering to help animals
If you’re interested in volunteering to help animals, whether that’s dog walking, rescue support or wildlife conservation, you’ll find opportunities that are available locally or through national organisations on GoVo. Get up close with your favourite animals as a welfare volunteer or puppy carer or, if you’d rather keep your distance, become an event co-ordinator or virtual fundraiser for your favourite cause.
If volunteering to work with animals is the cause that’s closest to your heart, you’ll find opportunities to volunteer with animals near you in just a few clicks.
Environmental & climate volunteering
If you’re passionate about environmental volunteering opportunities like park cleanups, tree planting or climate education, you can find both local hands-on and awareness-raising roles on GoVo. From digital climate activist to local litter hero, step up and help the planet today by taking on an environmental volunteering role.
Many of these opportunities can be done flexibly and in your local area, so it’s never been easier to fit a new role around your busy schedule. Even if you’re not looking for a regular commitment and just fancy a one-off role, there’s something for everyone in our ‘Environment and Conservation’ category.
Volunteering to support mental health & wellbeing
Volunteering to help others benefits both volunteers and service users through exploring shared interests and creating emotional connections. If you enjoy supporting others, meeting new people and championing positive mental health practices, you could find a role within this area very fulfilling. Available roles including befriending, helpline support and peer mentoring are available at both local and national levels.
Volunteering to help children, young people & families
Volunteering to support children and young people can change lives significantly for the better while building valuable professional and personal skills. The rewards in this area of volunteering can be enormous.
Becoming a youth mentor, a sports club volunteer or a Scout leader are just a few examples of different ways you could help.
On GoVo there are also opportunities to support families through roles with charities such as Home-Start and the Back Up Trust.
Many of these roles are also flexible or even home based, so, after any required checks, and perhaps some training, you’ll soon start making a difference.
Volunteering to help older people
If you’re interested in volunteering to help older people, GoVo can connect you to a wide range of opportunities. Whether that is offering companionship through telephone befriending, running errands, helping someone get to grips with technology or supporting at a lunch or social club, there’s plenty of choice and lots of ways to use your skills. Would you like to drive? Do some gardening? Run crafting sessions? All these are valuable and directly applicable to roles on GoVo.
Royal Voluntary Service runs a number of services itself, our Calls with Care service – connects volunteers with people who might be lonely – for regular chats on the phone. Meanwhile, Dementia Disco invites you to DJ at one of their monthly disco events to brighten up lives of people living with dementia.
Volunteering with older people not only supports the older generation, it gives you valuable new perspectives.
If you are wondering, ‘How can I volunteer to help the elderly?’ look no further than GoVo.
Volunteering to help homeless people
Volunteering to help homeless people can make a real difference to the lives of those experiencing hardship. You could volunteer in a food bank near you, help out at a local shelter or even support with clothing drives and social outreach. If you search our ‘Poverty and Social Justice’ category you’ll find roles in soup kitchens, as volunteer coordinators and help line advisors.
Many of these roles are one off and evening based, meaning you can fit volunteering around your schedule, without ongoing commitments. So even if you’ve only got an evening spare, you can still get involved and support those in your community who need a helping hand.
Crisis & emergency relief
Volunteer to support a humanitarian cause that’s close to your heart on GoVo. Whether you want to be hands on and support a global charity with their local charity shop, or work behind the scenes creating social media content to reach audiences across the globe, there are so many ways you can support international efforts without travelling abroad.
Arts, culture & heritage
If you’ve got a passion for creative and performing arts, you’ll be well suited to a volunteering role in your local community theatre or art workshop. Volunteers can get involved with their local heritage as guides, or even provide archive support for their community museum. If you’re looking for adventure, why not become a festival volunteer? Or, if you have a specific skill set, apply to become a trustee or treasurer to provide behind the scenes support.
From remote roles such as impact and evaluation assistants and media and communications volunteers, to face to face roles such as workshop facilitators and front of house managers, you’ll have no trouble finding something that suits your skills and interests.
Education & skills
There are so many opportunities for you to share your passions and talents on GoVo! If you are a skilled tutor you may be interested in a role helping children and adults improve their literacy, or providing digital skills support tailored to different generations. Teaching coding to young people or helping an older person learn to FaceTime - there are so many worthwhile ways to share your knowledge with others.
Do you love sports? Coaching a local youth sports team is a fantastic way to both give back to your community and get to know your neighbours better.
Whatever your skill, we think the best part of volunteering is not just the social impact you can have, but the skills and experience you gain along the way.
How to get started volunteering for your chosen cause
Head to the GoVo homepage, scroll down and use the cause categories to search for your favourite cause and start making a difference today. Whatever you’re passionate about, you’ll find your ideal role on GoVo.