Most common volunteer opportunities in the Surrey Heath area

The following are only brief descriptions of some of the most common volunteer opportunities available, you can find details of all the current opportunities on the do-it web site

For further information please phone Tina on 01276 707565 or email her at tina@vssh.org.uk

Animals

  • Teenagers needed to help Blackwater Wildlife Rescue.

  • Dog walking for the Cinnamon Trust or Daxaid.

  • Hearing Dogs for the Deaf

  • Helping at the RSPCA at Chobham

  • Pets as Therapy (PAT dogs and cats)

  • Working with horses with Riding for the Disabled

  • Puppy fostering for the Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Carers

  • Surrey Heath Carers need Trustees and a Minutes Secretary

  • Surrey Heath Young Carers Project

Children & Youth

  • Home visiting and befriending young families with HomeStart for Surrey Heath.

  • Mentoring and helping young people gain their Duke of Edinburgh Awards.

  • Fundraising for the Make-a-Wish Foundation

  • HeartLine Association needs a volunteer to help their visually impaired Fundraiser.

  • FamilyLine need help line volunteers

  • Millenium Volunteers

  • Surrey Heath District Scouts

  • Girl Guide Association Camberley Division need a tea time helper

Community

  • Bagshot Care, Camberley Care Trust, Chobham Care, Lightwater Care, Mytchett ‘Helping Hands’ Old Dean Good Neighbours, Web Care, Windlesham Care all need drivers

  • Citizens Advice Bureau

Disability

  • Aldershot and District MenCap

  • Fundraisers for Parity for Disability

  • Disability Initiative need various helpers

Domestic Violence

  • Victim Support North West Surrey

  • Woman Aid

Education & Literacy

  • Voluntary Reading Help needs volunteers to help children read

  • Surrey Young Enterprise

Elderly

  • Age Concern

  • Contact the Elderly
Employment
  • Aspirations

  • CAB
Families

  • HomeStart for Surrey Heath

  • FamilyLine
Gay, Lesbian and Bi-sexual

  • The Mankind Initiative need helpline volunteers for male victims of domestic abuse
Health, Hospitals & Hospices

  • Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice always need volunteers for various roles.

  • Hospice Home Support (HHS) need home visitors

  • FPH and the WRVS shop and ward trolley services need volunteers

Heritage and Conservation

  • Blackwater Valley Conservation Team

  • Basingstoke Canal Society
Homeless and Housing
  • Step by step
Legal Aid and Justice

  • Witness Service

  • Special Constables, Prison Visitors
Mental Health

  • CAB Heathlands

  • Aspirations
Mentoring

  • Duke of Edinburgh Awards

Museums
  • Aldershot Military Museum
Prisoners and Ex-offenders
  • Coldingley Prison Bisley visitor centre
Religion
  • Connect Christian Counselling Service
Retail (charity shops etc)
  • Age Concern Frimley
  • British Heart Foundation, Camberley
  • Cancer Research  Camberley
  • Oxfam, Frimley
  • Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Shop Camberley
  • Parity for Disability, Frimley
  • Sue Rider Shop, Camberley
  • All need helpers in their charity shops
Women’s Groups
  • Woman’s Aid