Volunteer in London: find your perfect charity

Browse a range of volunteering opportunities from dozens of charities below! You can sign up directly by clicking the opportunity to take you to the organisations' website.

(Many charities have projects all over London, so don't forget to check out 'London-wide' in the 'Borough' drop-down menu)

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Kensington & Chelsea
Flexible
family friendly
The Children's Book Project
Help to reduce book poverty by sourcing, sorting and gifting books!
Enfield
Flexible
family friendly
Enfield Voluntary Action
Browse volunteering opportunities in Enfield!
Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham
Regular
family friendly
Age UK East London
Assessment & admin support for our new befriending service to help us address isolation and loneliness among older people in East London.
Lewisham
Flexible
family friendly
Lewisham Youth Theatre
Lewisham Youth Theatre bring young people together from across the community to create outstanding theatre
Tower Hamlets
Flexible
family friendly
Spitalfields City Farm
Volunteer to support help maintain the farm and gardens! Be a Maintenance and Development, or Garden and Growth volunteer.
Westminster
Flexible
family friendly
North Paddington Food Bank
Volunteer to help reduce food poverty in the local community!
Enfield
Flexible
family friendly
I Volunteer Enfield
Browse volunteering opportunities in Enfield!
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
GoodGym
Join us to combine getting fit with doing good in the local community!
Elephant and Castle
Regular
family friendly
Crisis
E-commerce Support Volunteer needed! Process, prepare & list products for the online store and other marketplaces to help raise funds
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
Olio
Collect surplus food from local businesses & share via Olio. Flexible, social, rewarding – keep 10%, meet neighbours & fight food waste!
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
Marie Curie
Become a community fundraising volunteer. Engage with your community by organising collections, hosting events and/or managing tins.
Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Newham
Flexible
family friendly
Age UK East London
Friendly volunteer befrienders (face to face and telephone) to help us address isolation and loneliness among older people in East London.
Waltham Forest
Flexible
family friendly
Waltham Forest Green Gym
Workout for Nature; Green Gym is natural exercise to make a difference!
London-wide
Regular
family friendly
Age UK
We exist to help older people when they need us the most. Find out how you can support a local branch!
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
WrapUp London
Support our Wrap Up London campaign and help get warm coats to those in need this winter!
Havering
Flexible
family friendly
Havering Volunteer Centre
Browse volunteering opportunities in Havering!
Aton, Battersea, Leyton
Flexible
family friendly
City Harvest London
Warehouse Assistant. This role involves quality controlling produce ready to be packed into trays to redistribute to those in need.
Hammersmith, Hounslow, Ealing, Feltham, Harlesden
Regular
family friendly
Refugee Education UK (REUK)
Support a young refugee or asylum seeker with their education through weekly 1:1 mentoring.
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
Food For All
Help to hand out meals at our distribution hubs across London!
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
St John Ambulance
Join the Community Fundraising team to engage & collaborate with communities across England to raise awareness & funds to help save lives
Remote
Regular
family friendly
Hope at Home
Transform your spare bedroom into a safe space for a survivor of modern slavery, for a fixed period of time and with our support.
Westminster, Kengsington, Chelsea
Regular
family friendly
Open Age
You're matched 1:1 with a 60+ adult supporting with rehabilitation exercises at home and/or outdoors for up to 9 sessions (1hr each).
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
KEEN London
Join us on Saturdays to support children with additional needs to play games and have fun!
London wide
Regular
family friendly
Number Champions
Support primary school children (ages 6 to 8) who are behind in maths in weekly one-to-one sessions (term time, school hours).
London-wide
Flexible
family friendly
Doorstep Library
Volunteer in person or online to bring the magic of books and the joy of reading into the homes of families after school needing support