We are Preston Volunteers – and we are here to help you find your perfect volunteering opportunity. It’s our mission to make volunteering in Preston easy to access, fulfilling and life-changing for everyone.
Want to talk to us? Give us a call on 07947 935006.
We are looking for dedicated volunteers who can give a few hours a week to support people from Asylum Seeking backgrounds to access volunteer roles who would otherwise struggle to do so.
We’re offering volunteer managers in Preston an opportunity to gain a wide range of necessary skills, with the chance to gain our Valuing Volunteers Quality Mark.
The training takes place over three sessions, with the next sessions coming up on Tuesday 29th April at Fedcap and Tuesday 20th May at Preston Town Hall.
Subsequent dates are: Tuesday 17th June, Tuesday 24th June & Tuesday 15th July; and Tuesday 21st October, Tuesday 18th November and Tuesday 25th November.
Our Step into Volunteering learning sessions are designed to help people who are interested in volunteering find out a little about what to expect and build your confidence, to give you the best start to your volunteering journey.
The next sessions take place on Monday 21st July; and Tuesday 7th October. Venue is to be confirmed.
Want to get into volunteering? We’re offering appointment-based volunteer brokerage at our base at 46 Glovers Court every Tuesday, Wednesday between 10am and 4pm, and Thursday from 12 noon to 4pm. If you’d like to make an appointment to see the wide range of roles available for you, please give us a call or drop us an e-mail: –
In addition to these opportunities to get involved, Preston Volunteers are out and about in the community, helping people start there volunteering journey throughout the week. Here is our schedule: –
- FEDCAP – Every Wednesday 1pm – 3pm
- Preston JobCentre Plus – Every Thursday 10am – 12:30pm
- We will also be at Red Rose Recovery on the first Friday of the month
We will give you the chance to give help where it is most needed and make a real difference in our community.
The time you give as a volunteer will support you in your own life too: building your skills and experience and boosting your well-being. We offer free training to get you ready for volunteering.
There are so many ways to help, ranging from driving to deliver food to local food banks, using your computer skills to help community groups and charities with websites and social media, working with youth groups and cadets, to spending time outdoors helping to grow vegetables in community gardens.
Preston Volunteers Forum
Want to catch up on all things volunteering in Preston? Do you look after volunteers? Are there times when you would love to see how other people support their volunteers and deal with issues that arise?
Then this is the perfect safe space to connect with other volunteer organisers and volunteer managers, share experiences and find the help you need.
Our meetings are friendly, informal and open to anyone who supports volunteers, so why not book and come along?
The remaining dates for 2025 are: Friday 6th June; Thursday 4th September; and Friday 5th December. All meetings take place in Room A at Preston Town Hall.
Want to get started? Sign up today!
- If you’d like to join Preston Volunteers, please feel free to fill out the registration form.
- Already registered? Sign in here.
- If you represent an organisation and would like to promote your volunteering opportunities, please register here. Then, you can sign in here.
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