Welcome to the Volunteer Centres Suffolk web site.

Becoming a volunteer

Volunteering is defined as an activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or individuals or groups other than (or in addition to) close relatives.

Becoming a volunteer can be personally rewarding and help you to 'give something back' to your community. Volunteers can choose from thousands of different opportunities; from helping out at your local city farm to becoming a seminar leader at a business education charity.

As a volunteer you will be giving your time to help charities and community groups improve lives, but volunteering can provide you with many benefits including:

• the chance to have fun doing something you've never tried before
• increased confidence
• a sense of satisfaction and achievement
• the opportunity to make new friends and contacts with diverse backgrounds and experiences
• increased job and career prospects and new skills - over 70 per cent of employers would hire a candidate with volunteering experience over someone who has never volunteered

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How can you get involved?

Contact your local Volunteer Centre for an informal, confidential chat and to explore the various opportunities available in your area.  It is important to us that you find a volunteer role which interests you and meets your needs.   

Just a few hours can make a real difference.

Or

Browse the opportunities on Do-it.org.uk