Start your volunteering journey
Volunteering can be a rewarding way to connect with your community, build confidence, develop new skills and make a positive difference. The Supported Volunteering Project offers tailored, step-by-step support to help you get started.
Designed for adults in York who are accessing the YOR Community Wellbeing Health Hubs, or who may currently be experiencing challenges with confidence, motivation or anxiety, the Supported Voluntering Project provides personalised one-to-one guidance alongside supportive group sessions.
Support can include:
- Finding information about local volunteering opportunities
- Identifying the right volunteer role for you
- Contacting organisations and completing application forms
- Visiting potential volunteer placements
- Attending workshops to build confidence and skills
- Trying out volunteering in a supportive and manageable way
Every person’s journey is different, which is why our support is shaped around your individual needs and aspirations. Whether you’re taking your first steps into volunteering or looking to reconnect with your community, we’re here to help you build confidence and discover opportunities that work for you.
Take the first step today and explore how volunteering could benefit you and your community.
We work at your pace, helping you explore volunteering opportunities that match your interests, skills and goals.
Contact the Supported Volunteering Project
Sadie Harvey (She/Her)
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07922 665531
Upcoming events
Mental Health Awareness Training for the VCSE
A bespoke training opportunity for local VCSE staff and volunteers to better understand and support those on a journey of mental health recovery.
The Supported Volunteering Project at York CVS and Converge at York St John University are working together to offer staff and volunteers of local VCSE organisations a unique opportunity to understand more about mental health, its impact on wellbeing, and how to respond to mental health concerns in VCSE environments.
Supported Volunteering at the Hubs
AUGUST 2026
- Monday 17 August
- Monday 24 August
Clarence Street
- Friday 21 August
- Friday 28 August
This project is supported by York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority, using funding from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Get Britain Working Economic Inactivity Trailblazer.
