Volunteering at Christmas: How to Find the Right Opportunities
Christmas is a time for giving, so why not give your time to a cause that matters to you?
Many volunteering opportunities on Christmas Day might not be advertised online. But you can get in touch with local organisations. Try your local churches, shelters, and charities to see if there’s anything you can do to help out.
Stand with people facing homelessness
In 2021, Crisis‘ 1,860 dedicated volunteers provided hotel accommodation, hub services, food and wellbeing packs for around 2,000 people who were experiencing homelessness at Christmas.
Crisis Christmas volunteer opportunities are now live and can be found on their website. Volunteering with Crisis means providing meaningful and compassionate services to guests, helping them enjoy the holiday. This might involve making deliveries, helping in the kitchen, or providing entertainment.
Make a difference to the lives of marginalised and underprivileged people
The Salvation Army are currently looking for volunteer helpers to get involved with all kinds of activities for their many community charity shops – which are particularly busy in the run-up to Christmas.
Check out the link here or go into one of our shops to find out more.
Offer your time and skills to help older people
Age UK‘s local branches may be operating on Christmas Day, so get in touch and see what’s available, either by getting in touch directly or going to their website.
They also have a Telephone Friendship Service that runs on Christmas Day. However, they ask that volunteers commit to a year of volunteering and call once a week. This is because demand for the service is rising, with Age UK saying it needs volunteers “more than ever before”. You can sign up here.
As always, TeamKinetic is also here to help you find volunteering opportunities. Take a look at our national opportunity-sharing platform, TryVolunteering. There you’ll find ways to get involved at Christmas from a variety of providers across the country.
See also: The Best Ways To Volunteer During The Cost Of Living Crisis
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