We really appreciate the time, energy and enthusiasm that our volunteers bring to enrich and enhance the services we offer to our local community.
We hope you gain as much from your time volunteering with us as you give – and that the skills, experiences and people you meet will continue to be valuable throughout your lives.
Although it’s exciting, there can be a lot of information to take in when you start volunteering. You may feel nervous on your first day and have plenty of questions – but try not to worry. We will be there to support you and make sure it all goes smoothly.
We’ve added our Volunteer Handbook here so that you can read it in your own time and refer back to whenever you need to.
To help us evaluate the impact that volunteering with Poplar HARCA can have, we ask all our volunteers to complete our Social Value Survey before they start. Your answers will help us to understand how you see your community, your role within it and your outlook prior to volunteering with us.
Volunteers can claim travel expenses for journeys between their home and their place of volunteering on days when they are scheduled to volunteer. If you volunteer for six hours or more, you’re also eligible for a meal during your volunteering day.
Check out our guide on how to make a claim.
We’d love to hear about your volunteering experience.
What you share will help us to review and improve our volunteering programme so that we can continue to provide others with worthwhile and rewarding volunteering opportunities.
