Looking for volunteering opportunities

[theron]

Hi all,

Looking for any recommendations for local (Ed and Peckham) volunteering opportunities.

I have looked into FoodCycle Peckham but it seems that all the volunteer slots get booked up quite quickly and I am quite keen to use some of my spare time helping others!

All advice appreciated, thanks

[IlonaM]

Southwark Day Centre for Asylum Seekers (SDCAS) has a number of volunteering opportunities:

http://www.sdcas.org.uk/volunteering--student-placements.html

[beansprout]

St Christophers Hospice and local schools I am sure would like help with assisting with reading - can't rememberthenamecof charity that does this, local care homes.

[PSJ]

Hi, some options here too:

https://volunteerteam.london.gov.uk/search/#s

https://do-it.org/opportunities/search?location=East%20Dulwich&miles=10&lat=51.45208&lng=-0.06145&sort=distance&order=asc

[another annie]

There's also Link Age Southwark - befriending and helping elderly/housebound people. There is a post about them on the West Dulwich Forum.

[theron]

Thanks for your suggestions!

Have tried a few of these but yet to hear back!!!

[hammerman]

Hope you hear back soon.

I offered some volunteering to the local Oxfam shop around Oct/Nov last year as they posted something on the Herne Hill Forum but they were not very positive and more or less re-buffed me in a phone call because of the days I was available.

[tracymcdavis]

Have you thought about Girl Guiding or Scouting? I volunteer with a local Brownies group and a local Girl Guides group and find it very rewarding. There are a number of groups around Dulwich which always could do with volunteers. PM me if you'd like to know more.

[elloriac]

You could try Good Gym? If you can get/have a DBS check, you can do tasks to help local people. (You don't have to run)

https://www.goodgym.org/

Specifically https://www.goodgym.org/coach-runs or https://www.goodgym.org/mission-runs

I haven't done these, just the weekly group runs, but I think the others are more flexible to your timings...