Volunteering

Looking for volunteering opportunities in your area? If you want to donate your time, skills and passion to help your local community, you’ve come to the right place.

There’s lots of ways to get involved, from leading a community group to supporting one of our fantastic events. With both one-off and ongoing roles, there’s something for everyone.

So whether you can give a few hours or a couple of months, the time you offer will be put to good use right here in Poplar.

Current volunteering opportunities

Why volunteer?

Volunteering can be a hugely valuable and rewarding experience. It offers a fantastic way to feel more connected to your community, and make a difference by giving back to those around you.

But volunteering doesn’t have to be entirely selfless either. It can also help you to gain new experiences, develop your skills and grow your confidence – which could all go a long way in improving your employability and future prospects.

Don’t just take our word for it. Hear from a few of our volunteers below on how their experiences made a positive impact, both on them and their local community.

Volunteer stories

Linh

First-year student Linh supports the Community Development and Wellbeing team through City University Micro-Placement programme.

Homework Club & Family Fun Club Volunteer

Bushra provides support to families in the Aberfeldy Centre, helping children and parents with personal development opportunities.

Poplar Works Fashion Volunteer

Helga plays a key role supporting the Accents team to deliver the Poplar Works programme. This includes exploring and researching new opportunities for Poplar Works such as funding, events, enterprise initiatives, promotional opportunities and partnerships.

University Placement Student

Samira is studying Applied Social Sciences, Youth Work and Community Development at Goldsmiths University. She has been taking part in a work placement at Bow Community Hub as part of her university degree.

Communications Support Volunteer

Originally from Spain, Tisma is pursuing a master's degree in Environment and Development at King's College London whilst assisting Poplar HARCA's community centres with creating and building awareness and engagement through social media.

Find out more

Interested in volunteering with us, but not sure how it all works? Give our Frequently Asked Questions a read to discover all you need to know on how to apply, what training and support you’ll receive, plus lots more.

Volunteer FAQs

Volunteers Hub

Whether you’ve just started volunteering or you’ve been supporting us for a while, there’s a few things you need to remember to help you make the most of your experience. Visit our Volunteer Hub to read through the handbook and check out our expense claim guide. You can also share your feedback on our volunteering programme here.

Volunteers Hub