Student Volunteering team in Yorkshire and the Humber

The Student Volunteering team in Yorkshire and the Humber works to create new opportunities for student volunteers coming from both higher education and further education backgrounds.

• We encourage and support students from Higher Education with more experience to mentor and support those from FE Colleges. We currently run different volunteering taster days where we encourage volunteers from both HE and FE to volunteer together. Past volunteering events have included beach cleans, a day on an Urban Farm and arts and crafts in a primary school.
• We host a group of student volunteers from across the region called the Youth Action Team. They work with us to raise the profile of student volunteering, and create new opportunities for their fellow students. We are currently recruiting new members for next years Youth Action Team. If you would like to find out more or apply to volunteer with us then please contact Kathy.Yates@volunteeringengland.org.
• We aim to support workers and students alike in all forms of volunteering, and have created resources that are practical and inspirational. These include practical resources for new and smaller student community action groups who are looking to set up youth led volunteering for the first time. All our resources can be found on the Student Volunteering Resources page.
• We work with a range of organisations to create exciting new opportunities for student volunteers. These opportunities range from setting up your own youth led projects to working with young people in the region. If you are an organisation or HE/FE institution looking to further develop your volunteering opportunities then please get in touch to find out more. Contact frances.smith@volunteeringengland.org

Youth Led Volunteering Case Studies

This consists of three mini films of youth led projects in the Yorkshire and Humber region. These mini films cover three very different projects and look at how students have taken on their leadership roles, and the support that they can receive from their volunteer coordinators.

York University case study

St John University Case Study

Leeds University Case study

Resources Available

Setting up an environmental project – CD toolkit

Compiling case studies, volunteer profiles, funding information and links to various websites this CD toolkit covers everything students need to set up their own environmental project. This resource can be useful for volunteer coordinators wanting to encourage and support their students in setting up their own projects as well as being used by motivated and environmentally concerned students! To request copies of the toolkit please email kathy.yates@volunteeringengland.org

Get involved – Yorkshire and the Humber

Including Student Volunteers in your work

If you are a volunteer involving organisation and would like to find out how to include and recruit student volunteers please contact frances.smith@volunteeringengland.org

If you are a worker in a HE/FE institute and would like to find specific opportunities for your students that complement their skills, courses, personalities and timetables then we will be able to provide you with advice and direction. To discuss your requirements further please contact frances.smith@volunteeringengland.org

Get involved in the Youth Action Team

We host a group of student volunteers from across the region called the Youth Action Team. They work with us to raise the profile of student volunteering, and create new opportunities for their fellow students. We are currently recruiting new members for next years Youth Action Team. If you would like to find out more or apply to volunteer with us then please contact Kathy.Yates@volunteeringengland.org.