Volunteering
If you could change one thing in your community, what would it be?
Volunteering is taking part in an activity that helps others, and can be anything from helping on canal boat trips to putting on a fashion show for a charity or local cause. There really is a huge variety of options.
Volunteering can lead to a whole new world full of exciting opportunities. It’s a great way to gain work based skills, life experience, make friends, explore new ideas, and even gain nationally recognised awards …and you get all of this just through giving the gift of your time and energy to help make a difference to others.
vinvolved in Hertfordshire
vinvolved is the National Youth Volunteering Scheme for young people aged 16-25, and they help young people get involved in making a difference to the people, projects and issues you feel passionately about. This is delivered by your local vinvolved team in Hertfordshire. They believe every young person has the skills and ability to change their community for the better, and their mission is to help you discover that.
There is a huge variety of volunteering opportunities out there, from helping combat climate change to gaining experience in youth work: you’ll be amazed! Not sure what you would like to do? Click on the logo to find out more.
How can I get involved in volunteering?
Have a good time, gain experience and skills, meet new people, work as part of a team.
- For more information out about the Hertfordshire vinvolved team, how you can get involved and examples of previous volunteering opportunities check out v involved in Hertfordshire http://www.vinvolvedherts.com/
- Visit V inspired, the national youth volunteering portal, to get a taster of the variety of volunteering opportunities available to you http://www.vinspired.com/
- Interested in overseas volunteering? Are you 18 to 25? Take a look at http://www.myplatform2.com/
- Local contacts can be found at local volunteer centres.
- Visit the national volunteering website do-it
Video made by Josh, V Talent volunteer.
Click on the video above to find out about V Talent Year. You can also find a leaflet with more information at the bottom of this page. If you are interested in joining V Talent contact rebecca.birch@hertscc.gov.uk
The Duke of Edinburgh's Award for 14-25 year olds is an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding programme of personal development. It is available to all young people and is a great opportunity to experience challenge and adventure, acquire new skills and make new friends.
There are three achievement levels – Bronze, Silver and Gold. To gain any one of these levels, entrants must complete four sections:
- Expeditions
- Skills
- Physical Recreation
- Service
Many organisations offer the chance to take part, including schools, colleges, youth clubs, voluntary organisations, pupil referral units and young offenders units. Visit the Duke of Edinburgh website.
Thinking about taking a gap year?
There are all sorts of ways to spend a 'year out'. The following sites offer lots of ideas and information:
- yearoutgroup : a 'not for profit association of leading year out organisations
- vinspired : a volunteering site for young people aged 16-25
- gapyear.com : a site produced 'by backpackers for backpackers'
- connexions-direct : also has information about gap year activities....go to Learning > Learning outside school
Aged 16 - 25 and not in any employment or training? Want to gain a national qualification? Find out more at Groundwork Hertfordshire's Green Team.
Groundwork Hertfordshire supports communities in need, working with partners to help improve the quality of people's lives, their prospects and potential and the places where they live work and play. Find out about Groundwork Hertfordshire here.
Mogozout
To find volunteering opportunities in Hertfordshire why not check out mogozout
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