RWEST25: Volunteering opportunities by location

The Chicago Park District offers volunteer opportunities across various parks, supporting their maintenance and programming.

• Contact: volunteers@chicagoparkdistrict.com

Focused on combating hunger, this charity nourishes families through food distribution and packing events.

• Roles include: Packing food boxes, delivering fresh produce, and family-friendly “Kids Days”.
• Contact: Registration through their volunteer sign-up sheet

Promoting children’s and youth literature through engaging reading events at schools and festivals.

• Roles include: Half-day storytelling and reading sessions
• Challenges: Many events occur on weekends
• Contact: Website

Once barren, this foundation has cultivated a thriving space for natural farming and animal care.

• Volunteer season: Spring through fall
• Roles include: Gardening, farming tasks, and learning about sustainable food production
• Contact: Website

Fairsorger Essen provides food, clothing, hygiene products, and support services to people in need in Essen.

• Roles include: Point of contact, someone to talk to, consultation, referral to other assistance services
• Contact: info@fairsorger-essen.de.

The London Wildlife Trust preserves green spaces and wild areas around London. Volunteers can engage in conservation, wildlife surveying, or interacting with visitors across various locations.

• Contact: volunteering@wildlondon.org.uk

This charity rescues surplus food and other essentials, redistributing them to families, the homeless, and those in need.

• Roles include: Sorting, gathering, distributing goods, and other tasks.
• Volunteer sign-up: Volunteer Form
• Contact: volunteer@thefelixproject.org

Supporting children with chronic illnesses and their families, Club Rainbow offers a range of compassionate services to enhance their lives.

• Roles include: Volunteer Tutor, Camp Befriender, Event Support, and Skill-Based Volunteering
• Contact: contact@clubrainbow.org

This organisation runs a variety of environmental programs and initiatives across Singapore.

• Contact: hello@citysprouts.com.sg

Foodbank Singapore rescues food that would otherwise go to waste and redistributes it to those in need.

• Roles include: Warehouse support and other volunteering opportunities
• Contact: volunteer@foodbank.sg

Join the National Literacy Trust’s flagship “Words for Work” programme and volunteer in an elementary school in Swindon!

• Dates: To be announced (fixed schedule)
• Sessions: Participate in one or both half-day sessions
• Registration: Link to register for this opportunity will be provided by RWEST

The Wiltshire Tree House supports bereaved children and young people in Swindon and Wiltshire by helping them cope with grief and manage daily life.

• Opportunities: Various roles for individuals or teams
• Contact: Gemma Stanley, admin@wiltshiretreehouse.org.uk

A welcoming charity offering volunteer opportunities for people from all backgrounds to engage in hands-on environmental work – the Caenhill Countryside Centre

• Roles include: Gardening, weeding, planting, pruning, watering, tidying, digging, and working with garden machinery
• Contact: heliecyc@gmail.com

Big Breakfast Plus provides free cooked breakfasts, cereal, toast, and hot drinks to those in need.

• Volunteer sign-up: Volunteering Registration
• Contact: hello@bigbreakfastplus.org.uk