Urgent call for volunteer drivers to address transport shortage
New research reveals scale of older adults missing medical appointments due to lack of transportation
Volunteering
Thank you to all our volunteers, past present and future
Celebrating Volunteers’ Week, The Big Help Out and The Month of Community
Productivity boost from volunteering ‘adds £4.6 billion to UK economy each year’
Volunteering could also support jobseekers back into work, says new report
The Big Help Out returns on 7 to 9 June 2024
More than seven million took part in last year’s Big Help Out - getting together to volunteer, and make a difference in their local area – and organisers are have launched the 2024 edition with support from His Majesty the King.
Gaby Roslin joins Royal Voluntary Service to launch volunteer recruitment campaign
Popular TV personality, Gaby Roslin, has embraced volunteering, rolling up her sleeves and donning an apron at Royal Voluntary Service’s Mill End Lunch Club, to mark the launch of the charity’s latest volunteer recruitment campaign, Playing My Part.
Charity joins forces with Good Morning Britain for its 1 Million Minutes Campaign
Royal Voluntary Service is taking part in Good Morning Britain’s 1 Million Minutes campaign which has been created to help fight loneliness.
30,000 volunteers stand up to support the NHS and care systems this winter
More than 30,000 NHS and Care Volunteer Responders are standing by to boost capacity in health and care this winter and support some of the country’s most vulnerable people.
Government to use successful NHS programme to recruit care volunteers
NHS Volunteer Responders Programme to be expanded into social care
Blog post - Keep Calm and Carry On Helping Out!
Kindness and togetherness – have never been needed more