Volunteering and Volunteer Centres
Volunteer Centres are locally based organisations that work to increase the number of volunteers and volunteering opportunities in their locality and to ensure a quality experience for volunteers as well as volunteer involving organisations.
Havco 'Volunteer Centre Havering' is the local volunteer development agency for the London Borough of Havering. we work with local voluntary, community, private and public organisations and have networking links to Volunteering England and regional volunteering networks.
Download our 'General Information Leaflet' on Volunteering here or 'Ever Thought of Volunteering' leaflet here
Do You want to Volunteer?
Becoming a volunteer can be personally rewarding and help you to 'give something back' to your community. As a volunteer you will be offering your time and skills 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
- Enhance job and career prospects by developing new skills - over 70 per cent of employers would hire a candidate with volunteering experience over someone who has never volunteered
The Volunteer Centre has 2 departments, The Volunteer Centre itself handles general volunteering opportunities, whilst Capital Volunteer supports people with mental health problems to work actively towards their recovery by supporting them to volunteer.
For more information on exciting volunteering opportunities in Havering and information on what Havco can offer volunteers, click on one of the links below.