Volunteering
Volunteering
‘Time for you and time for the community’
Why Volunteer?
Volunteering can be described as hundreds of different activities that people choose to do to benefit or support others in the community. Volunteering can be described as giving your time and energy freely and by choice without concern for financial gain.
There are plenty of benefits of volunteering. One is that you are in control; you can choose the right activity which suits you and you decide how much you want to do and when, taking into account the other commitments you have in your life.
People volunteer at different times of their lives for different reasons:
- you might want to give something back to your local community or a particular group which helped you at a difficult time in your life
- you might feel isolated and want to meet new friends
- you may be unemployed/looking for a new career direction/have been made redundant so want to learn new skills and keep yourself active
- you could have experiences and skills you’d like to pass on to others.
There are plenty of rewards for volunteering:
- building up confidence and self-esteem
- meeting people in similar circumstances
- learning transferable skills
- trying out new experiences
- helping others as well as yourself
- and very often, having a lot of fun!
There are many training opportunities you can access as a volunteer, it shouldn’t affect your benefits and many volunteer organisations offer out-of-pocket expenses. And it looks good on your CV - many employers look very favourably on volunteering experience.
Finding an volunteering opportunity
If you are interested in volunteering there are two ways to find the best opportunity for you.
One way is to contact your local Volunteer Bureau. Yours will probably be the North Montgomeryshire Volunteer Bureau.
Contact the NMVB on 01938 554484
Or pop into their office at: The Estate Office, Oldford Rise, Welshpool, Powys.
Another way to find volunteering opportunities is to use the
This is a brilliant and easy to use site which will help you to search for local opportunities and explain more about them.
Volunteering will inspire you to try something new, help you to meet new people and give something back to your community. So why wait, give it a try!
Young Volunteer
Are you aged 16 - 25? Are you interested in having fun, having a laugh with friends and learning new skills?
Then volunteering could be for you. No matter what skills you have there is a volunteering opportunity out there for you. From working with animals or children, to publicity and dog walking there is always something to do.
GwirVol is all about young volunteers. It has information about volunteering as a young person, the type of things to expect and it has a link to Volunteering Wales where you can search for volunteering opportunities near you.
Why not join GwirForce?
GwirForce is a diverse panel of young, spontaneous and fun volunteers aged 16 to 25 committed to promoting and driving forward youth volunteering in Wales.
Visit GwirVol for more information.
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