Volunteers Required

On this page we list the voluntary organisations that have contacted us asking if we could help them appeal for volunteers.

Many organisations are constantly seeking people to help them and you can be confident that the organisations on this page will welcome you if you contact them. We will add to it as different organisations approach us and if you know of any, let us know at feedback@laterlife.com and we'll include them, too.

• Manchester Neighbourhood Care Groups Association. This an organisation that supports older people who experience difficulties in later life. You can contact them through their website: http://www.mncga.co.uk/
• Macmillan Cancer Relief. They need people to support the community fundraising activities of Macmillan and to be ambassadors for the work of the charity in supporting people affected by cancer. In particular, they need people in various parts of London but there are also roles in other parts of the country. Contact them through the Macmillan website. If you live in London, you can contact Tamara Justice, Fundraising Manager NW London, on 0208 222 9017.
• Leukaemia Research. This organisation raises funds for research into leukaemia and needs people to help raise those funds through a whole variety of events. If you want to give local support, contact the Community Fundraising Team on 020 7269 9008 or at rporter@lrf.org.uk . If you'd like to help with sporting events, ring 020 7269 9001 or at sportsevents@lrf.org.uk. For helping to organise special events, contact Georgina Fitt on 020 7269 9003 or at gfitt@lrf.org.uk.
• Approach. This is a Staffordshire-based charity(www.approachstaffordshire.co.uk) They require people with their own vehicles to take one or two elderly people to their day care centre once a week and then return them home at the end of the day.
• The Samaritans. Each branch of the samaritans is self-funding and there are always vacancies for listening, support or fund-raising volunteers. The Barnsley branch has a particular need at the moment (February 2008) and there is a dedicated phone number - 01226 785769. To volunteer in any area, contact 08705 62 72 82. To find out more about the Samaritans, go to the web site: www.samaritans.org.
• Advocacy in Action. Advocacy in Action works alongside vulnerable adults in Surrey who need particular support in making the decisions that will affect their quality of life. They need active trustees to help them grow and they also need people to learn to become advocates or befrienders. If this sounds as if it's for you, please email: mail@advocacyinaction.org or phone 01306 881804

Let us know of any organisations that you know about or with whom you're involved and that want volunteers. Laterlife will do its part in helping those organisations get helpers.

Voluntary work can be incredibly rewarding and if you're someone who wants to give something back to the community, then it is definitely something that will give you immense satisfaction. But you need to think carefully about it before you take the plunge so that you make the right choice for you and therefore for the organisation involved.

So make sure you read the rest of this Guide to get a proper overview of voluntary work in order to help you make the right choice. Just click the links in the box.