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Visual arts organisation for people with learning disabilities. Runs projects for around London. Run several projects a year in Camden working with a variety of art forms. Participants exhibit and sell their work in mainstream arts venues. There are also opportunities for volunteers to help…

Support for people affected by dementia and those who care for them, providing information, guidance and support. If required, clients can be matched to a volunteer to help them to understand the information given, resolve any outstanding issues and get access to services to which…

The dementia befriending service works with volunteer befrienders who visit socially isolated older people living with dementia or memory impairement.

Group with volunteer support. Quizzes, reminiscence, games, lunch, outings. Volunteers needed.

Age UK Camden’s Computer Training project aims to provide a supportive environment for people to access the IT training suite, with trained volunteers on hand to help. If you are a confident computer user or have recently completed a course, you can use the computer…

Good neighbour scheme for people in NW3. Volunteers visit and befriend people in their own homes and help with small tasks, such as reading aloud, accompanying people for walks etc. Volunteers are matched with people who fulfil the scheme's criteria.

The skill, time and energy of our volunteers make a real difference to what we do, enhancing the quality and support we offer older people. Befriending, information and advice, escorting, dementia support, helping in our charity shop are just some of the roles.  Volunteering is a great way…

Takes out elderly people for a drive and tea once a month. Drivers, helpers and hosts, as well as guests, needed. There are 17 groups across London.

Contact for details of meetings. Voluntary organisation offering safety patrols on streets, estates and public transport. Offer community safety advice, self-defence advice for victims etc. Speak at schools on issues including conflict resolution and bullying. Volunteering opportunities available.

Belsize Library is run by The Winch from 1st April 2012. Rhyme Time sessions in English, French and Spanish. Community sing-a-long Wed. Volunteers welcome.

A small woodland area beside Russell nurseries.

For blind and partially sighted people resident within the twelve inner London boroughs. Provide advice and information, small grants (up to £250) and aids to daily living. Loans audio equipment to registered blind and partially sighted people. Provides a welfare rights advice service. Visiting and…

Bookmark is a charity set up to address the UK’s literacy gap. Their aim is to create flexible volunteering at the heart of communities, so that they can help children develop the reading skills they need to succeed in school and beyond. To connect people who can…

The Home from Hospital service is usually for older people and is designed to assist users with everyday activities following a stay in hospital or personal crisis in the community. Provides up to four home visits over a four to six week period giving assistance…

Community centre activities for the Somali community including women's projects: Women and Health drop-in at Kentish Town Community Centre, a Girl's and Young Women Project at Grafton Road and South Camden Community School, an Elder Women's Project at Charlie Ratchford Resource Centre and St Martin's…

One acre organic community garden for local people to tend. Programme of activities for children and adults. Organic fruit and vegetable delivery scheme. Floodlit sports pitch for hire (marked for five-a-side football). Under 5s drop-in. Volunteers needed for gardening, drop-in, youth and play, and other…

Organises canal boat trips for youth, community, pensioners, family, disadvantaged and business groups on the Tarporley Narrowboat which sleeps 12 and is available for half-day, all day, evening and residential trips. Aims to increase awareness of the importance of canals for the heritage and the…

Activities include Friday sport sessions at the Mornington Sports Centre, Saturday revision group, Saturday martial arts club, Sunday Pak Mei kung fu and lion dance training, origami club, cookery workshop, annual dragon boat festival race. Volunteering opportunities.

Free confidential bereavement counselling by trained volunteer counsellors.

Free service for volunteer managers and co-ordinators from all volunteer-involving organisations that are members of the Volunteer Centre Camden. Deals with volunteering developments and issues.