The Sheffield Volunteering Office (in the Activities & Sports Zone, Students' Union) is open 10am-5pm during the Summer break so please drop in to ask us your questions about volunteering. Or you can email us at volunteering@sheffield.ac.uk. Why not join us on facebook to keep up to date with the latest news and photos: www.facebook.com/sheffieldvolunteering.

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You can also download the Summer Volunteering Programme 2013 here.

• University of Sheffield Projects
• Projects with Homeless People
• Projects with Missing People and Runaways
• Projects with Older People
• Admin Projects
• Projects with Children and Families
• IT, Blogging & Graphics Design Projects
• Health Sector Projects
• Advocacy Projects
• Heritage Projects
• Projects with Disabled People
• Charity Shops
• Environmental & Conservation Projects
• Projects with Refugees and Asylum Seekers

University of Sheffield Projects

Holiday Playscheme

Monday 24th July - Friday 30 August

Come and support the staff at the holiday playscheme, work with children with Special Educational Needs, help to plan and provide a range of activities for 4 to 12 year olds. We run every school holiday apart from Christmas at King Edwards upper School in Broomhill. We are looking for people who can offer a commitment of up to an academic year to help support the playscheme team. For more information or to get involved contact Undine Makin - m.undine@yahoo.com - 0114 2 2739361.

Eltc - Conversation Club

Tuesdays 3.30pm-5pm

The Conversation Club helps ELTC international students practice natural everyday English conversation in a relaxed environment. This will help ELTC students increase their fluency and confidence in speaking English. You can help facilitate conversations in small groups. Volunteers should confirm their availability in advance. For more information or to get involved Alex Galbraith - a.galbraith@sheffield.ac.uk - 0114 2224932.

Projects with Homeless People

The Sunday Centre

Sundays 12.30pm-4.30pm

The Sunday Centre provides a friendly shelter for homeless, isolated and vulnerable people where they can obtain refreshments and a cooked meal in the city centre on a Sunday afternoon. You can help serve drinks and food to guests and chat if they feel they can. There is opportunity to work in the kitchens preparing food or serving as desired. For more information or to get involved contact Colin Dancer - sundaycentre@hotmail.co.uk - 0798 5904533.

Broomhall Breakfast

Fridays 7.30am-10.30am

The Broomhall Breakfast provides a free breakfast, and a meeting place, for the homeless, vulnerable and marginalised people of Sheffield. Volunteers can help to cook, serve tea, coffee and toast or just sit and chat to the guests. For more information or to get involved contact Olly Connolly - ollyc57@hotmail.com - 07972410898.

Projects with Missing People and Runaways

Missing People

Missing People offers a lifeline for the 250000 people who run away and go missing each year. We also provide support for their family and friends. You can help with our Search Days which raise awareness of our local appeals to find missing people and encourage members of the public to support us. For more information or to get involved contact Martin Crosby - martin.crosby@missingpeople.org.uk - 07872 601681.

Safe At Last

Safe at Last works with young runaways offering immediate help and support. There are many different ways you can help: helpline work, school presentations, raising awareness with school pupils, assisting Project Workers with case based work, helping with events, and helping with admin. For more information or to get involved contact - k.eastburn@safeatlast.org.uk - 01909 566977.

Projects with Older People

Lost Chord - Meadowhall Stall

Saturday 6 July, 10am - 5pm (full day / half day / 1 hour

Lost Chord provides musical sessions in homes for the elderly, designed to stimulate responses from people living with dementia through the media of music, song and dance. We need musicians to perform at our Meadowhall stall to promote our work as well as musicians and other artists to take part in our on-going elderly entertainment project. We also need helpers on the stall to talk to people about Lost Chord and help us raise awareness of our work. For more information or to get involved contact Helena Muller - helena@lostchord.fsnet.co.uk - 01709811160.

Darnall Dementia Group

Mon, Weds, Fri 10.30am-3.30pm

Darnall Dementia Group provides support for people with dementia and their carers in Darnall and surrounding area. You can help at a day centre for people with dementia making tea, washing up, helping with activities, spending time talking with people who have dementia. For more information or to get involved contact Sheila Manclarke - darnalldementia@yahoo.com - 07789195519.

Older Person Befriender - Rotherham

The Befriending Service supports people with dementia. This involves befriending people with early-stage dementia helping them to remain socially active for as long as they wish, or are able to do so. You will be visiting a person with dementia on a regular basis (a few hours each week or fortnight), building trust and companionship, and volunteering in a person's home or in the local community. This is a project requiring a long-term commitment of one academic year. For more information or to get involved contact Gail Curtis - gail.curtis@alzheimers.org.uk - 01709 580543.

Admin Projects

Third Sector Cafe

The Third Sector Cafe runs monthly meetings for not for profit organisations in the city to discuss issues currently affecting them, and share ideas for ways to manage them. We would love to have a volunteer help us with our event: we need help with taking names as people arrive, taking notes through the meeting, interviewing participants to get their stories and writing up the event afterwards in a 'briefing' which gets added to our website so others can download it later. For more information or to get involved contact Sophy Hallam - sophy@cadenceworks.co.uk - 07967144230.

Projects with Children and Families

Story Volunteer - Pop Up Story Shop - Inspire Rotherham

Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat - times to suit you

The Story Shop and Literacy Lab have a range of volunteering opportunities - from designing products for the 'Enchanted Creatures Supplies Store' to supporting children and young people with story making or mentoring them one to one. You can make a real difference in a creative way. For more information or to get involved contact Deborah Bullivant - deborah@inspirerotherham.org - 07912206766.

St Peter's Ellesmere Family Fun Day

Saturday 20 July 1pm-4pm

This family fun day bring together families in the local community for a day of games and activities. You can help to organise and run children's games (equipment will be provided) and to supervise children on a Bouncy Castle. You can also help with setting up and clearing away after the event if you have time. For more information or to get involved contact Dorothy Gilbert - dorothygilb23@yahoo.co.uk - 0114 2460057.

Zest For Sport Community Programme

Monday - Friday - email us to find out more

Zest aims to provide more sporting opportunities to children in the Upperthorpe Area. You can help by working alongside qualified coaches to deliver sports sessions. For more information or to get involved contact Phillip Heighway - Phillip.Heighway@zestcommunity.co.uk - 0114 2702040.

Gender Respect Education Project

This project brings together teachers of pupils aged 4-14 along with creative practitioners and young people to develop engaging, participatory and creative curriculum activities and materials. We need male and female volunteers to bring their ideas about gender to resource development. For more information or to get involved contact Helen Griffin - helen.griffin@decsy.org.uk - 0114 2412753.

IT, Blogging & Graphics Design Projects

Computer Rebuilding Whizz With Silence Breakers

SilenceBreakers empower disadvantaged groups to access computers and other technology. You can help us with the reconditioning of computers for SilenceBreakers' projects. You can help by performing appropriate & efficient mix-and-match of parts to create adequate-standard working computers installed with free open source software. For more information or to get involved contact info@silencebreakers.org.

It's The Drink Talking - Alcohol Concern

Blogging/citizen journalism opportunity: It's the Drink Talking is a youth-driven campaign giving young people a voice on alcohol issues, and the tools to create positive social change. You will write articles exploring any of the countless social, economic, political and cultural issues tied up with alcohol. For more information or to get involved contact Matthew Corr - drinktalking@alcoholconcern.org.uk - 020 7566 9801.

The Long Well Walk Graphic Designer

The Long Well Walk is a hike from Sheffield to Cape Town assisting in developing sustainable local water initiatives in African communities and advancing education of the public into causes & eradication of water poverty. You can help us create promotional material for our fundraising events, recruitment campaign and general charity promotion. For more information or to get involved contact Sally Preece - info@thelongwellwalk.com - 07936917437.

Fundamental Basketball Outreach Project Website Design

Fundamental Basketball Club is expanding, offering regular basketball and wheelchair basketball sessions, as well as league games and tournaments to kids and young people in disadvantaged areas of Doncaster. We need your help to redesign the website to include more info about club activities as well as videos, photos and other user-generated content. The club will need to be able to pre-moderate user content before it goes up. For more information or to get involved contact Rachel Quirk - rh.quirk@gmail.com - 07747 635036.

Health Sector Projects

Healthy Lifestyle Roadshows

The Healthy Lifestyle Roadshows help to raise awareness of the risk factors of Type 2 diabetes, and to encourage people to get tested by their healthcare team if they are at risk. You can help by being a risk assessor. You will attend the Healthy Lifestyle Roadshows and carry out Type 2 diabetes risk assessments on members of the public using the appropriate resources and training provided. For more information or to get involved contact Ann Taylor - ann.taylor@diabetes.org.uk - 01325 488606.

Advocacy Projects

Roshni Advocacy Project

Monday-Friday - times to suit you

Roshni helps to improve the quality of life for Asian women in sheffield, paricularly those who are most isolated and marginalised from mainstream services. You can help to provide practical and emotional support to south Asian women. For more information or to get involved contact Fouzia Ali - advocacycoordinator2@roshnisheffield.org.uk - 01142508898.

Heritage Projects

Trading Histories

Trading Histories aims to create a vibrant and lasting record of the Castle Market with the trading and shopping community that have brought it to life. You can assist on a market stall by talking to traders and shoppers about the project and collecting oral histories and photographs. For more information or to get involved contact Hannah Baxter - hbaxter@yorkat.co.uk - 07951 089347.

Projects with Disabled People

Sheffield Mencap And Gateway

Mencap supports and values people with a learning disability and their families and carers. We have a range of volunteering roles that you can take part in. Our Holiday Hub takes groups of adults with learning disabilities in to the community to get involved in various activities, such as visiting museums. Our SNIPS (special needs inclusion playcare service) project involves largely 1:1 playwork with children on the autistic spectrum. For more information or to get involved contact volunteering@sheffieldmencap.org.uk - 0114 2767757.

Belong Carnival Day

Saturday 13 July, 12pm onwards

Belong offers training and social opportunities to adults with learning difficulties. We offer a service that encourages personal growth, achievement and confidence. Belong invites you to a free carnival day at the Redhouse (10 mins walk from the Sheffield University campus) with free food, music and entertainment, as well as a prize for the best carnival costume. Come and join us for some Summer fun whatever the weather! You can help through giving out refreshments and generally socialising with the participants. For more information or to get involved contact Rita Hardwick - hardwick_household@hotmail.co.uk - 07949816124.

Charity Shops

Oxfam Broomhill

Monday-Saturday 9.30am-5.30pm, times to suit you

Oxfam aims to raise funds for the relief of poverty throughout the developing world. You can help with work in our retail shop, dealing with customers and sorting donated clothes. For more information or to get involved contact oxfamshopf0827@oxfam.org.uk - 0114 2664307.

Environmental & Conservation Projects

Herb Environmental Project

Fridays 9am-11am

HERB aims to improve the general environment in Broomhall helping with different environmental projects. You will be helping with various projects in the area: bulb planting, open space improvement and maintenance, and looking after the Broomhall Centre Homework Club garden. For more information or to get involved contact Polly Blacker - polytone@doctors.org.uk - 0114 272 1814.

Sustrans National Cycle Network Improvements Volunteering Days

Weds 19 June 6pm-8pm, Sat 13 July 10am-2pm, Weds 17 July 6pm-10pm, Sat 10 August 10am-2pm, Weds 21 August 6pm-10pm

Sustrans looks after the National Cycle Network in Sheffield. We have a range of volunteer opportunities including environmental improvements and bio-diversity enhancements. We need help widening paths, clearing vegetation, mending fencing and signage, and other environmental tasks. For more information or to get involved contact Simon Geller - s.geller@sheffield.ac.uk - 0114 2221114.

The River Stewardship Company

Saturdays & Sundays - email for dates

The River Stewardship Company maintains and improves waterside habitats for the benefit of the wildlife and the local community. You can help with practical conservation tasks such as clearing vegetation, repairing footpaths, and planting trees. For more information or to get involved contact Keith Kendall - rvcg@supanet.com - 07810556586.

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Volunteering Days

Every Tuesday 9.30am-3.30pm

Potteric Carr Nature Reserve protects the wildlife and diversity of habitats at the flagship Reserve of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. Why not join our Practical Conservation Team and help out with tasks such as reed-clearing, managing the grasslands, fencing, maintaining paths and lots of other useful jobs. For more information or to get involved contact Mark Roberts - mark.roberts@ywt.org.uk - 01302 853941.

Friends Of The Porter Valley

Friends of the Porter Valley maintains and improves the Porter Valley environment for the benefit of the wildlife and the local community. Come and help with practical conservation tasks on the second Thursday or the fourth Tuesday of the month. For more information or to get involved contact Ann le Sage - ann@lesage.org.uk - 07790250087.

Hazelhurst Farming Volunteering

Hazelhurst Farm provides affordable organic vegetables to the community, managing the project as sustainably as we can and keeping our carbon footprint as low as possible. You can work on the land growing organic vegetables. You can volunteer on Wednesdays or Thursdays or the third Sunday of the month. For more information or to get involved contact Stella Hunt - stellah231@gmail.com - 07541209661.

Whirlow Hall Farm

Times to suit you

Whirlow Hall Farm has a variety of horticultural and community projects you can get involved with. You can help with all sorts of horticultural volunteering including a working on a vineyard, poly tunels, hydroponics, and rainwater harvesting. Or you can help with our education project delivering farm tours to groups of school children or families. For more information or to get involved contact Alison Armes - volunteerenquiries@whirlowhallfarm.org - 0114 2360096.

Friends Of Shirtcliffe Environmental Projects

Saturday 22 June 1pm-3pm, Saturday 20 July 1pm-3pm

Get involved with Friends of Shirtcliffe environmental days to tidy-up and improve the general environment along the Trans Pennine trail and Smelter Woods. Volunteer to help make our green spaces welcoming for the local community. For more information or to get involved contact Pat Howells - friends_of_shirtcliffe@hotmail.co.uk - 0114 2690158.

Projects with Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Sheffield Conversation Club

Sheffield Conversation Club provides a social environment for asylum seekers and refugees in the Sheffield region, to connect with local volunteers to practice English through conversation and various activities. You can help provide refugees and asylum seekers with the opportunity to take part in informal conversations on any topic, making the refugee participants feel at home and able to learn about British life and culture. For more information or to get involved contact Ralph Hancock - ralph.hancock@conversationclub.org.uk - 01246 850023.