YMCA Fairhorne Group Hampshire

In today's competitive world, more and more young people are looking to get involved in volunteering. In addition to the obvious ‘feel good factor' you get from giving your time to help others, volunteering looks great on your cv and can help you get a job or secure your place at university.

V Involved

The V Involved project is aimed at young people aged 16 - 25. Volunteering for YMCA Fairthorne Group can involve any of these activities;

• Conservation
  
• Early Years Childcare
  
• Assisting and inspiring young people
  
• Assisting outdoor activity instructors
  
• Helping to organise and run events and festivals
  
• Sports tuition
  
• Art workshops

What's more we're always excited to hear suggestions from our volunteers about any projects or events they're interested in working on.

Volunteering Commitment

If you are interested in volunteering but are worried about making a regular, long term commitment, then fear not!

We are happy to receive whatever help you can give us, even if it's just a few hours on one occasion.

Volunteering is a great way to meet new people and have a laugh and we often find that ‘one off' volunteers come back time and again as volunteering can be such good fun!

Volunteering in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight

YMCA Fairthorne Group has several sites throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. We can arrange volunteering placements in the following areas;

• Southampton
  
• Gosport
  
• Portsmouth
  
• Isle of Wight
  
• Dorset

If there is something you are particularly interested in that does not run in your area, we may be able to support you with travel costs.

Benefits of Volunteering

Giving up your time to volunteer for a charity such as YMCA Fairthorne Group inevitably comes with a warm fuzzy feeling! There are however, a variety of other benefits too!

• Learning new skills
  
• Developing your cv
  
• Gaining experience of working with children and young people
  
• Meeting new people
  
• Doing something productive with your spare time
  
• Adding hours to your Duke of Edinburgh Award
  
• Completing essential work experience for childcare / outdoor activity NVQs
  
• Having fun!

If this isn't enough to convince you, why not take a look at our photo gallery to see some pictures of recent V Involved projects.

Sign Up!

If you would like to find out more about volunteering with us, please contact our volunteer co-ordinator on 01489 785228 or fill in a contact form and we'll be in touch shortly.

If you are interested in work experience with YMCA Fairthorne Manor then please click here

For key dates and information on opportunities in Gosport, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight please click here

If you would like to see a list of our Summer Volunteering Opportunities please click here

If you are based on the Isle of Wight keep your eye on the Ventnor Blog who post regular updates on the volunteering work that we are co-ordinating.