Are you good at finding answers? Maybe you’re good at solving puzzles with your research and analytic skills.
A volunteering role in research may be for you.
Volunteering with Barnardo’s gave me a leg up in my career after I had finished studying, when I had no real other direction. The experience and knowledge I’ve gained inside the Barnardo’s archive and with the Making Connections service is unparalleled. There is nothing more motivating than knowing what we do here genuinely helps real people. I’ve been able to develop real working skills with welcoming team, which will no doubt shape my prospects.
Callum
Archive Research Volunteer
Here are some of the ways you could help change lives
Go digging in our archives
Our Making Connections team offer a family history service and you could help people find out about their past.
....Or prefer digging for treasure?
Our online retail researchers support our stores, finding items more suited for online sale. You could help research the items and prepare them for transport to the online sales department.
I really enjoy volunteering in Barnardo’s Making Connections service as an archival researcher. The historical records are fascinating, and it’s great to put the skills from my former working life to good use. The environment is very friendly and supportive, and it’s rewarding to know that the work I’m doing will help researchers using the service in the future.
Julie
Archive Research Volunteer
Ready to start volunteering?
Other ways to volunteer with us
Help support our fundraisers
Money raised through fundraising activities helps us make children, young people and families across the UK safer, healthier, happier and more hopeful. Fundraising volunteers help inspire others to raise vital money. From designing and distributing promo materials, telling people about events on social media to cheering people across the finish line they help us change lives.
Volunteer in your local Barnardo’s shop
Be part of the team that makes our shops a welcoming place for people in their local community. Or, you could support our online store. Either way you’ll be helping to fund services that children, young people and families need.
Have you got a background in business?
Got skills and expertise from your own training and employment you’d like to use and develop to help children and young people feel safer, healthier, happier and more hopeful? Then volunteering in business support might be perfect for you.