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Volunteer placements, rights and expenses
1. Find volunteer placements
Find volunteering opportunities on:
- the Do-it website
- in local communities through Community Service Volunteers or on local noticeboards (eg, in a library) or local newspapers
- the VSO website (for overseas placements)
- by contacting a local Volunteer Centre
- the Reach website for volunteers with specific skills - like accountancy, marketing, law, management, mentoring or IT
- volunteer opportunities for people aged 50 or older
- the Volunteering Wales website
- the Volunteer Scotland website
Young people
Register for volunteer placements at:
- the National Citizen Service website, if you’re 16 to 17 in England or Wales, or 15 to 16 in Northern Ireland.
- the International Citizen Service website, if you’re 18 to 25 and want to volunteer abroad
Help from Jobcentre Plus
You can find volunteering and work experience opportunities through Jobcentre Plus if you’re unemployed and looking for work.
Jobcentre Plus also runs volunteering and employment schemes if you’re a recruiter.