Our News

To mark National Careers Week, The Petchey Academy sixth form students were joined by volunteers from professional services firm Deloitte for a day of activities designed to develop key employment skills.

Morris from Lambeth, a mentor on the Get Out Get Active (GOGA) Peer Support Project has won a prestigious Torch Trophy Trust award for Outstanding Contribution to Inclusivity.

Both Stockton Council and Wiltshire Council will be teaming up with Volunteering Matters to launch Grandmentors in their area, providing new inter-generational mentoring to young people leaving care. 

We’re delighted to announce that our work with and for young people across Ipswich has been given a boost this month with the arrival of a new youth volunteering project in the area – Positive Futures.

In this short film we heard from Emma Thomas-Hancock, Director of Volunteering Delivery, about how her work started with young people, how the volunteering landscape has changed and gave her volunteering predictions for the future.

To mark Dignity Action Day on the 1st February, we are delighted to announce a partnership with W.I.N.G.S Cymru to reduce the stigma around talking about periods and provide free sanitary items to young women across Gwent.

Funds from the players of the People’s Postcode Lottery will continue to help Volunteering Matters tackle social isolation and loneliness in the UK.

Positive Futures London celebrated the year of volunteering with a festive party on International Volunteer Day, with performances, awards and lots of food!

We are delighted to announce that one of our amazing volunteers, Sophie, was presented with a Diana Award at the Inspire Wales award ceremony in Cardiff City Hall today for her outstanding contribution to our Mind Matters project.

Volunteering has the power to transform lives but it can have a serious image problem with many people believing it’s just not for them. On International Men’s Day we’d like to thank the thousands of men who volunteer and we challenge more to join them.