Did you know volunteering in the UK has fallen from 45% of adults in 2013/14 to just 28% in 2023/24?* But the good news is it’s not because people don’t care. It’s often simply that people don’t know who or how best to help.
That’s why we’ve brought together a list of local volunteering organisations in the Tunbridge Wells area who’d love to hear from you. From charity shops to homeless shelters, local issues to global poverty, if you have time to give they’d love to hear from you:
Mosaic Resource Centre for Homeless
Charlie’s Angels Kitchen - addressing food waste via a food reuse cafe and catering
Hospices of Hope & Hospice in the Weald
Tunbridge Wells Welcomes Refugees
Street Pastors Tunbridge Wells
Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services (DAVSS)
SANDS Charity - Child Loss support
The brilliant GoVo app from the Royal Voluntary Service is a great resources too. It’s a free digital volunteering management platform designed to help remove barriers and open volunteering to everyone.
And of course, Empathy Action is always on the look out for volunteers too so do contact us if you’d like to get involved!
*The Community Life Survey