Volunteer Centre Hounslow (VCH) has been successfully operating for 32 years to promote, support and develop volunteering throughout the Borough of Hounslow
Are you interested in volunteering?
Or
Does you voluntary or community organisation want help recruiting volunteers and somewhere to turn to for advice and guidance?
Who are we?
Volunteer Centre Hounslow (VCH) has been successfully operating for 32 years to promote, support and develop volunteering throughout the Borough of Hounslow. Our six core functions are Brokerage, Marketing, Good Practice Development, Developing Volunteering Opportunities, Strategic Development of Volunteering and Campaigning.
What do we do?
We recruit, advise and place volunteers within voluntary, statutory and community organisations across the Borough. We promote good practice in volunteering whilst identifying gaps in services across the Borough to develop projects benefiting the local community. We hold workshops, open forums, and training sessions around volunteering. We support nearly 300 organisations across Hounslow Borough who help thousands of residents at ground level who are often hard to reach.
As the local experts on volunteering, Volunteer Centre Hounslow informs strategic thinking and planning at a local level and, through it's networks, also influences it at a regional and national level.
Our current projects include:
Brokerage: Helping individuals find their ideal volunteering opportunity
Volunteer Support Project: Giving extra support to volunteers with mental health issues and disabilities to help them to volunteer
Events 4 Youth: A volunteer project for 16 to 24 year olds that helps develop events management skills
Good Practice Support: Ongoing advice, guidance and support for Volunteer Involving Organisations (VIO's)
Experts in Volunteering: Helps VIO's develop good practice through a charter of Good Practice
Think Business!: Engages with the Business Sector to build support for and foster mutual understanding with the Voluntary and Community Sector
Contact Us
If you live in the borough of Hounslow and are interested in volunteering you could:
• Register and apply for opportunities on-line using www.do-it.org.uk
• Call Volunteer Centre on 020 8570 5083
• Email us: admin@volunteerhounslow.org.uk
• Come to the centre to book an appointment.
If you are an organisation who wishes to recruit volunteers please contact Clare Nazerali on 020 8570 5083 or email vsp@volunteerhounslow.org.uk