A warm welcome to all first time visitors.
There is a great deal of satisfaction that comes from making a difference. You can experience working for causes that you are interested in, or assist in creating change in areas that are important to you. You can build new skills, meet new people and add variety to your work experience.

What Young People Can Gain from Volunteering:

• Skill acquisition - job skills, communication skills, etc
• Personal & professional development and training
• Confidence
• Experience - especially to be able to add to your CV
• A written/verbal reference
• Having fun
• Meeting new people
• Experiencing new challenges
• Satisfaction from doing something to make a difference
• The ability to explore different sorts of career or job opportunities in a voluntary capacity.

What Young People Can Offer:

• Energy
• Enthusiasm
• A fresh perspective and new ideas as to how organisations do things
• Skills and abilities, in particular 'new' skills - especially in IT
• A 'youth' point of view.