Monday 07-02-2022 - 09:04

Student Volunteering Week is just around the corner, and to celebrate we are putting on our annual Volunteering Fair Thursday 10 February 11:00 – 15:00.

We have invited over 20 charities to come along and chat about what volunteering opportunities they have on offer for you - and to help you decide what organisations and opportunities you should speak to on the day, we have created a digital walk-through on what to expect.

 

Children and Young People

Children and Young People proves the most popular area we have on our portal. If you’re interested in gaining experience in this sector - you’re in luck. We have a handful of great organisations coming along to our fair.

 

+ IntoUniversity – learn to tutor disadvantaged young people.

+ Citywise – learn about mentoring young people

+ ReachOut – learn to mentor a disadvantaged young person

+ Manchester Sea Cadets – be a team instructor

+ 123rd Manchester Scout Group – be a youth work assistant

 

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Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care is a huge volunteering sector - ranking number 4 in the areas of interest students are most passionate about. We’ve got loads of great opportunities to give you experience in this area, with loads of these organisations coming along to the fair:

 

+ Leonard Cheshire – supported independent living

+ Human Appeal - strengthening humanity in the face of poverty

+ Irish Community Centre – outreach support services for Irish and Irish Traveller communities

+ George House Trust - supporting people living with HIV

+ Beyond Equality – engaging men to have conversations around healthy masculinities

+ Caribbean and African Health Network - improving wellbeing of marginalised communities

+ Humankind - services to meet people's complex health and social needs

+ Healthwatch Manchester - championing the opinions of local people using health and social care services

+ Langdon Community – promoting the independence of people with learning disabilities

 

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Homelessness

If you are passionate about helping people who are experiencing homelessness, we have two wonderful charities attending that you may be interested in:

 

+ Mustard Tree – transforming the lives of people in Manchester who are trapped in poverty or homelessness

+ Justlife – supporting people living in temporary accommodation

 

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Sport

We also have lots of great sports volunteering opportunities on our Sports Portal. If you’re interested, you can come along to speak with:

 

+ Manchester Football Association - the governing body for the association football in the City of Manchester

+ Greater Sport – aiming to Change Lives Together through movement, physical activity, and sport

+ Football for Humanity - sport for development charity that uses football-focused interventions to tackle complex social issues

 

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Looking for something outside the box?

If none of the charities above float your boat, perhaps you’ll be interested in:

 

+ Milk & Honey Café – a community café for the city

+ Wigan & Leigh Archives - collect, preserve, catalogue, and make available to the public the records of the district

+ Groundwork - working to create a greener, more resilient city region

 

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Make sure you pop into The Union Hall 10 February to have a chat with some of these amazing charities and have a look on our Volunteering Portal for more information on the opportunities they have available.

Don't forget to book your space.