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Volunteering helps young people build the skills and confidence they need to progress to higher education or employment

Putting education and CV building at the heart of a gap year in the UK can have big positives for university and your future career.

Help is at hand in Southend thanks to a dedicated band of volunteers who give up their free time to support some of the most desperate families in the area.

Volunteering Matters’ Chief Exeutive, Oongah Aitken, says awarding public sector contracts to volunteering groups is all well and good, but it needs to be properly thought through – and costed.

Is the sector in danger of taking volunteers and the work they do for granted, asks Oonagh Aitken of Volunteering Matters

Examining the evolution, from medieval volunteer hospitals to ‘professional’ volunteer support, forever at the mercy of political rebranding.

Volunteering charity Volunteering Matters (formerly CSV) has called on the next UK government to treat volunteers with respect and recognise their importance.

Three young volunteers have been positively recognised for their work with a charity’s programme to tackle local issues in Hackney.

From developing new skills to helping those in need, there are lots of good reasons for students to get involved in volunteering.

People from all walks of life give up their time to support parents and children in difficult times.