v involved: National Youth Volunteering Programme

Leeds vinvolved team: The Nation’s biggest ever youth action programme began on April 1st 2008, backed by funding from youth charity v. Learning Partnerships has been awarded funding in partnership with Children Leeds and the University of Leeds to run the scheme from 2008 - 2011.

The vinvolved team is working with organisations from across Leeds, to create an exciting range of one-off, part-time and full-time volunteering opportunities for 16 to 25 year olds linked to the cares, interests and passions of young people.

We are committed to championing youth-led action. Our work is driven by young people - a Youth Action Team is in place made up of volunteers from across Leeds who are helping develop, influence and support the activities of the team.

Aged 16 – 25? Want to volunteer?

We have a wide range of opportunities on offer right across Leeds, so you should be able to find something to fit in with your other commitments.

Whatever you're interested in whether that's setting up a charity fashion show, helping out on a play scheme, getting stuck into some environmental action, putting on fundraising gigs, and much much more, the vinvolved team is on hand to help find an experience to suit you.

Want to set up or expand your organisation's volunteering offer?

Whatever your involvement of working with young volunteers and volunteers to date, the team will be able to help you develop capacity for youth volunteering!

We can:

• Help you create volunteering opportunities linked to the interests, cares and passions of young people aged 16-25
• Help signpost volunteers to your opportunities
• Help raise the profile of your organisation with young people and market your opportunities as part of a national programme
• Provide volunteers with information about v certificates and accreditation options