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Volunteer Centres in United Kingdom
This is a list of national and regional Volunteer Centers or similar organizations offering national information on volunteerism. The accuracy of our list depends on the submissions of our Web site visitors. Please contribute to the list.
The four countries of the United Kingdom each have their own national volunteer resource. Contact the four organizations below for information on local volunteer bureaux, training, and materials available in their region. The four agencies collaborate on projects such as Volunteers Week in June and each of their Websites links to the others.
England
Volunteering England
http://www.volunteering.org.uk
On 1 April 2004, the former National Centre for Volunteering and Volunteer Development England (VDE) merged to become the new Volunteering England.
London Office:
Regents Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London N1 9RL UK
Tel: +44 (0)845 305 6979
Fax: +44 (0)171 520 8910
The Commission on the Future of Volunteering
Established in 2006 by the England Volunteering Development Council to develop a long term vision for volunteering in England as a legacy of the Year of the Volunteer 2005.
Northern Ireland
Volunteer Development Agency (NIVDA) http://www.volunteering-ni.org
As of April 2010, the Volunteer Development Agency merged with 9 volunteer centres to form a new volunteering organisation called: Volunteer Now http://www.volunteernow.co.uk/
Volunteer Development Agency
129 Ormeau Road
Belfast, NI BT7 1SH
Tel: 028 9023 6100
Fax: 028 9023 7570
email:
info@volunteering-ni.org
List of volunteer bureaux in NI:
Scotland
Volunteer Development
Scotland (VDS)
http://www.vds.org.uk
Stirling Enterprise Park
Stirling, Scotland
FK7 7RP UK
Tel: 01786 479593
Fax: 01786 449285
email: vds@vds.org.uk
VolunteerScotland
www.volunteerscotland.org.uk
Site of the volunteer centre network in Scotland.
Wales
Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)
http://www.wcva.org.uk/volunteering/index.cfm?display_sitedeptid=4
Baltic House, Mount
Stuart Square
Cardiff Bay
CF10 5FH
Tel: 029 2043 1700
help@wcva.org.uk
Student
Volunteer Centres
Both organisations below promote and develop university and college
student led volunteering schemes. Provide training, resources and
structural/technical assistance. There are Branch Offices in London
and Northern England.
*The Student Volunteering team is now based at Regent's Wharf Office in London.
Student Volunteering
Volunteering England
Regent's Wharf
8 All Saints Street
London
N1 9RL
United Kingdom
Contact: Lizzie Cole, Head of Student Volunteering
Lizzie.Cole@volunteeringengland.org
Tel: 020 7520 8922
Student Community
Action Development Unit (serves Wales)
Room 210 Ladywell House
Newtown
Powys SY16 1JB
tel: 01686 622 010
fax: 01686 621 410
info@scawdu.globalnet.co.uk
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