Research and analysis

Report into local patterns of volunteering during coronavirus (COVID-19)

Publication of a report into local volunteer activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

From:
Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, and Nigel Huddleston MP
Published
28 February 2022

Applies to England

Documents

Understanding local patterns of volunteer activity during COVID-19

PDF, 852 KB, 59 pages

Details

DCMS commissioned The Young Foundation to undertake an initial scoping study to identify some of the ways in which volunteers were mobilised at local levels during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the research was:

  • to identify some of the ways in which volunteer groups operated and developed responses to local challenges during the pandemic
  • to identify what infrastructure enabled these responses
  • to better understand local experiences of volunteer mobilisation in England at the start of the pandemic

The research included a review of relevant literature and qualitative research with volunteers, volunteer-involving organisations, and voluntary sector stakeholders, who were involved in local voluntary responses to the pandemic. Additionally, quantitative data on the distribution of registered mutual aid groups were analysed.

Published 28 February 2022