Savio House, Ingersley Road, Bollington Cheshire, SK10 5RW
tel: 01625 575405,
www.salesians.org.uk
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: Volunteers live as part of the Salesian Community. They work with Salesian priests and brothers in organising and running retreats and days for young people.
SENT, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex, CM15 9BX
tel: 01277 215011
www.sioncommunity.org.uk
Type of Work: Youth / Conference Centre / Evangelisation / Community living
Minimum Age: 19 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: A community of lay, priests and religious who have come together to do missions and to evangelise in our own country. We see a great need for community living and the apostolate of the home mission.
Sr Theresa Tighe, D.C., 39 Marlsford Street, Liverpool L6 6AX www.vincentianvolunteers.org
Type of Work: Youth / Social Work / Community living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The Vincentian Volunteer programme challenges young people to work with the poor, to live simply with other volunteers and to share the spirit and vision of St Vincent de Paul.
Kintbury, Hungerford, Berks, RG17 9SR
tel: 01488 658267
www.kintbury,org
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat / Community living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: St Cassian’s is a retreat centre for young people aged 16 - 22 years. It is run by a group of 12 brothers, sisters and six volunteers pre or post university.
SPEC Centre, All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney, Herts, AL2 1AE, tel: 01727 828888, www.spec-centre.org.uk
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre / Evangelisation / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: A residential Retreat Centre and resource, run by a married couple and a team of young adult volunteers serving the 16-30 year age range offering made to measure experiences that act as either pre-evangelising, evangelising or catechising (SPEC)
Mill Lane, Stratford on Avon, CV37 6BJ
tel: 01789 267011
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The Diocese of Birmingham’s Youth Retreat Centre for 14 plus. It involves living in community and working with other young adults.
Voluntary Service Overseas, 317 Putney Bridge Road, London SW15 2PN, www.vso.org.uk 020 8780 7200
Type of Work: Overseas Development
Minimum Age: 25 years
Average length of service: 2 years
Comments: VSO is a charity, sending aid to developing countries in the form of skilled professional and trades people. VSO offers the human resources needed, where local skills may be lacking, promoting self-reliance and self-sufficiency.
125 Waxwell Lane, Pinner, Mddx HA5 3ER,
tel: 020-8866 2195
Type of Work: Retreat Centre / Community Living
Minimum Age: 20 years
Average length of service: 3 months
Comments: Volunteers assist the regular staff and community with all aspects of hospitality at this busy centre.
10 Brigate, Silsden, Teighley, W Yorks, BD20 9JT,
tel: 01535 656186
www.larche.org.uk
Type of Work: Community Living
Minimum Age:
Average length of service:
Comments: L’Arche work to build communities with people who have learning difficulties
Manor Brow, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4AR,
tel: 01768 772711
www.castleriggmanor.com
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre
Minimum Age: 21 years
Average length of service: 2 years
Comments: Residential with young people aged mainly 15-18 years. Courses are for a week or weekend and are in personal, social and spiritual education. The centre also welcomes holiday guests and others, to use the facilities.
30 Millbank, London SW1P 4QD
tel:
02 7802 8200
www.leonard-cheshire.org
Type of Work: Care for sick and disabled
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 3 months
Comments: Volunteers are required to assist with the day-to-day personal care of disabled residents.
Sue Ryder Foundation, Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 8AY, tel: 01787 280252
Type of Work: Care for the sick and disabled
Minimum Age: 16 years
Average length of service: 2 months
Comments: Volunteers work alongside staff on necessary work e.g. helping with patients, domestic, office or other duties which may be at the retreat house in Walsingham. Strong sense of responsibility and dedication essential.
Crich Common, Derbyshire, DE4 5BW,
tel: 01773 852044,
www.briars-youth-centre.freeserve.co.uk
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre / Evangelisation / community living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: We aim to further the personal, social and spiritual development of young people in an informal educational environment and to draw young people to active and responsible participation in the life of the church and society.
48 Addington Square, London SE5 7LB,
020-7703 3231,
www.atd-uk.org
Type of Work: Youth / Lay Missionary Overseas / Social Work / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: Negotiable
Comments: ATD Fourth World is an international voluntary organisation. It develops a human rights approach to overcoming extreme poverty, working in partnership with the most disadvantaged, supporting their efforts in the fight against poverty and their struggle for divinity.
PO Box 1187, London, NW5 4HW,
tel: 020-7485 6639
www.simoncommunity.org.uk
Type of Work: Social work with homeless / Community Living
Minimum Age: 19 years
Average length of service: 4 months
Comments: The Simon Community is a community of homeless people and volunteers living and working together. It is Catholic in its foundation but accepts all faiths and none. It consists of a night shelter, outreach team, two London houses and a farm.
St Joseph’s Convent, Brockhurst Lane, Monks Kirby, Warwickshire. CV23 0RA,
tel: 01788 834633
www.pilgrimscommunity.com
Type of Work: Youth / Evangelisation / Social Work / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: A Catholic parish based community trained in discipleship and evangelisation. Working in teams among young people in the Nottingham Diocese. School missions, follow up retreats service and work in the community.
La Salle House, 405 Beulah Hill, London, SE19 3HB,
tel: 020-8670 1612
www.delasalle.org.uk
Type of Work: Lay missionary work overseas
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 5 weeks - 1 year
Comments: We have two objectives, one is to supply educational facilities to enable young people to go to school in developing countries, secondly by living out there and working with the local community, we ourselves are educated.
Lay Missionary Volunteer, 100 Hassett Road, London, E9 5SJ,
tel: 020-8985 3047
Type of Work: Lay Missionary
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The Lay Missionary works alongside the sisters in their work for the poor in various missions at home and abroad chiefly in Zambia and El Salvador.
49 Russell Hill Road, Purley, Surrey, CR8 2XB,
tel: 020-8668 2181
Type of Work: Social Work
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: Negotiable
Comments: The CCS operates with the Westminster Diocese with Day Family Care Centre in Poplar, Adoption, Fostering, social work, school counselling and support for homeless families.
23 New Mount Street, Manchester, M4 4DE,
tel: 0161-832 6888
www.jesuitvolunteers-uk.org
Type of Work: Community Living / Social Justice
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The JVC is shaped by four values - community living, simple life style, social justice and spirituality.
Diocesan Area Youth Office, Mount Carmel High, Wordsworth Road, Accrington, Lancs. BB5 0LU,
tel: 01254 395650
Type of Work: Community Living / Social Work / Residential Work
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: Youth work
Unit 3 Canonbury Yard, 190a New North Road, London N1 7BJ,
tel: 020-7354 0883
www.ciir.org
Type of Work: Lay Missionaries
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 2 years
Comments: Charity working to overcome poverty in the Third World. Providing information on social, economic and political issues.
Corrymeela Community, Volunteer Coordinator, Ballycastle , Co Antrim, N. Ireland BT54 6QU, tel: +44 28 2076 2626
Type of Work: Community Living / Residential Centre
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: Flexible
Comments: The volunteer will help with all aspects of the Centre, including hosting groups, planning activities, housekeeping, drama and much more.
Lay Mission Coordinator, 66 Newland Road, Silvertown, London, E16 2HN
tel: 020-7059 0253
www.columbans.co.uk
Type of Work: Community living / Faith sharing
Minimum Age: 23 years
Average length of service: 3 years
Comments: The Columban Lay Missionary programme is for people whose faith calls them to share in the lives of the poor and those on the margins of society.