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Volunteering Matters response to the launch of the National Youth Strategy

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

We’re proud to deliver the #iWill Movement and to have played a leading role, as part of a consortium with UK Youth and others, in enabling young people to shape the National Youth Strategy through the #DeliverYou campaign.

Why the National Youth Strategy needs all of us

This strategy is for all of us. Volunteers, mentors, local leaders, community organisers, networks and charities. Civil society is not just a helpful extra. It is the foundation that can make this strategy real in every community.

Volunteer story

International Volunteer Day: Ordinary people, extraordinary change

Today, on International Volunteer Day, we celebrate the universal power of people giving their time, skills and kindness to make life better for others. Volunteering is one of the most hopeful forces we have. Every day at Volunteering Matters I am reminded just how much it shapes communities across the UK.

This is just the beginning: launching our new strategy

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Today we launch our new five-year strategy, a bold and collaborative vision shaped by staff, volunteers, partners and communities. It sets out the changes we want to see across loneliness, wellbeing, inclusion, community power and social connection. Rooted in social justice and powered by volunteers, this strategy will guide how we work, grow and lead change together. This is just the beginning.

Volunteer Voices podcast

In our special Volunteers’ Week podcast, now available to watch, we bring together a vibrant panel of volunteers, from teenagers to retirees, each sharing their unique journey and the powerful ripple effects of their actions.

Young people leading the change for their future

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Ipswich has played host to one of six National Youth Strategy ‘Hack’ events, bringing together 150 young people from across Suffolk to have their say on the future of youth services in England.

New funding from BBC Children in Need to support Youth Social Action

November 19, 2024November 19, 2024

We are delighted to announce an exciting new funding award from BBC Children in Need, supporting youth social action work in Ipswich and Blackpool.

Ipswich Hope Hack

At the Ipswich Hope Hack, young people created a series of proposals that span across media and marketing, poverty and inequality, education, and racism and division, showcasing their commitment to creating a positive impact

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