I want to Volunteer
Fancy a change? Ever thought of volunteering? The best place to start is here, with the Wales volunteering website.
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Volunteers are involved in a vast range of activities and projects, helping communities in many different ways. From befriending to conservation work, volunteers contribute a huge amount to the daily lives of people in Wales. But it's not just what you put in that counts. Most people volunteer to get something back - be it skills and confidence through experience and training or simply a feeling of satisfaction from contributing to the local community.
The amount of time you commit to volunteering can be as little as a couple of hours a month and for most volunteering, no special qualifications are needed. Everyone can be a volunteer. Your age, background, previous experience and present needs don't matter - there is an opportunity to suit you. Finding an opportunity to suit isn't always easy and there are people able to help you make the right decision.
Click here for information on how to get into volunteering and what's on offer in your local area.
If your unsure about the kind of volunteering activity you'd like to be involved in, perhaps these real life stories of peoples volunteering experiences will give you an idea.
Read what inspired them to volunteer, if they would do something similar again or try a different activity next time. What they achieved and what they themselves got out of their activities.
There is a volunteer centre in each local authority area in Wales, plus 12 covering the large rural county of Powys, making a total of 33. All are voluntary organisations and are either independent groups or part of the county voluntary council.
Find the answers to common queries on volunteer management. Whatever field of volunteering you are in, many of the same issues affect all volunteer managers.
Online volunteering or virtual volunteering as it is sometimes known can be carried out on a work or home computer. Online volunteering offers greater access to community resources and provides more ways for people to support community groups, non-profit agencies, schools and other organisations.