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Volunteering with us has lots of benefits and can help you:

• gain confidence and build relationships
• meet new people
• make a difference to people and society
• become part of the community
• learn new skills
• take on new challenges

As well as helping you gain skills, it can also be fun!

Our volunteers help deliver services to local people and neighbourhoods. They're an essential part of a network of people and groups. They help create stronger and healthier communities.

Everyone in Barnsley is supported to help their local community through volunteering. This is regardless of their gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief, marital status, pregnancy or gender identity. It also helps those who may otherwise be isolated to mix with others. People from different backgrounds get the chance to meet and get to know each other. This could be older people and younger people working together. It could also be local residents working alongside new arrivals to the borough.

The skills and knowledge you get can also give you confidence and help you move towards getting a paid job. 

How to get involved

There's lots of chances to volunteer. This includes supporting events, working in our libraries, and at Barnsley museums.

• Barnsley CVS offer one to one meetings to people who want to find out what they can do as a volunteer. You can also find out what roles are on offer.
• You can help out in your local community through Love Where You Live.
• Join Reach Volunteering to explore volunteer options.

Hear from our volunteers

You can read about what some of our volunteers have to say about working with us below.