Volunteer opportunities
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- CLASH
- GMFA
- The Food Chain
- Kairos
- Lesbian and Gay Conservation Volunteers
- Lewisham Lesbian & Gay Alliance
- London Friend
- London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard
- PACE (Project For Advice Counselling & Education)
- Stonewall
- TheatreCares (The Actors Charity)
- THT (Terrence Higgins Trust)
- USPCG (US Gay Prisoners Correspondence Programme)
CLASH (Central London Action on Street Health)
A Camden Primary Care Trust HIV prevention and outreach project. Works with male and female sex workers, homeless people, drug users and gay and bisexual men regarding HIV and sexual health.
| Telephone: | 020 7734 1794 |
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| Email: | clash.gvot@virgin.net |
GMFA – the gay men’s health charity
GMFA believes that health promotion for gay men is fundamentally enhanced when
community-members take a central role in the development and delivery of projects.
Volunteers contribute to the design and delivery of our interventions by joining groups within GMFA. Our current groups are organised to produce mass media health promotion, leaflets, a magazine, a portfolio of websites, groupwork and community interventions. In addition to groups focused on methods of intervention, GMFA has two groups which work with specific target groups, namely men with HIV and Black gay men.
| Telephone: | 020 7738 6872 |
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| Email: | newvol@gmfa.org.uk |
| Website: | www.gmfa.org.uk/aboutgmfa |
| Address: | Unit 43, The Eurolink Business Centre, 49 Effra Road, London, SW2 1BZ |
| Gender: | All welcome |
| When: | Varies according to project |
| Where: | Usually central London |
| How much: | Expenses paid |
| New members welcome: | Yes |
The Food Chain
The Food Chain depends totally on a dedicated, diverse and flexible volunteer force.
With nearly 1000 volunteers we are delighted to give everyone who wishes to join us a
very warm welcome. Our volunteers come from all walks of life, most work one Sunday a
month but we offer volunteering opportunities to fit with almost every lifestyle.
| Telephone: | 020 7354 0333 |
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| Email: | info@foodchain.org.uk |
| Website: | http://www.foodchain.org.uk/ |
| Address: | The Food Chain, New North House, 202–208 New North Road, London, N1 7BJ |
Kairos
KiS is a community organisation in the heart of Soho, run by and for the LGBT community
and friends. It offers events and activities on:
- Personal development
- Holistic health
- Social, psychological and spiritual issues
- Self-help
- And more...
| Telephone: | 020 7437 6063 |
|---|---|
| Email: | kairos@kairos-soho.demon.co.uk |
| Website: | http://www.kairosinsoho.org.uk/ |
Lesbian & Gay Conservation Volunteers
See Activity Groups - Conservation
Lewisham Lesbian & Gay Alliance
2LGA is a voluntary and social group, run by its members, meeting in and around the
London Borough of Lewisham. Members come from a variety of backgrounds and have differing
interests. Most of the Tuesday meetings involve evenings in local pubs.
While many members are mainly interested in meeting others for a drink and a chat, others take an active interest in the lesbian and gay movement. Some members are active with other voluntary groups/organisations in and around Lewisham (such as Gay Bikers, Lewisham Council's Lesbian and Gay Panel, Lewisham Friend, THT and The Transport Group).
| Telephone: | 07986 43 26 23 |
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| Email: | info@2LGA.org.uk |
| Website: | www.2lga.org.uk |
| Address: | 2LGA (Lewisham Lesbian and Gay Alliance) c/o Voluntary Action Lewisham 120 Rushey Green London, SE6 4HQ |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| When: | Tuesday evenings |
| Where: | Email or phone for details |
| How much: | Free |
| New members welcome: | Yes |
London Friend
London Lesbian & Gay Switchboard
London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard was founded on March 4th, 1974. Initially operating for
5 hours each evening, it has expanded with the needs of the community - to provide the
service available today. It aims to provide an information, support and referral service
for lesbians, gay men and bisexual people from all backgrounds throughout the United Kingdom.
Being a volunteer for London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard is a rewarding and fulfilling experience and allows you to make a huge difference to the lives of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals, their families and friends. It's also an excellent way for you to develop new skills in life and to play an active part in the lesbian and gay community.
| Telephone: | 020 7837 7606 |
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| Email: | admin@llgs.org.uk |
| Website: | www.llgs.org.uk |
| Address: | London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard PO Box 7324 London, N1 9QS |
| Gender: | All welcome |
| New members welcome: | Yes |
PACE (Project For Advice Counselling & Education)
PACE is London’s leading charity promoting the mental health and emotional wellbeing of
the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.
PACE has 21 full and part-time employees and around 30 volunteer counsellors and mental health advocates. The organisation aims to have a diverse and welcoming team that reflects the diversity of its service users. It also aims to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications regardless of race, gender, disability or sexual orientation (although some positions are open only to lesbian, gay or bisexual applicants).
| Telephone: | 020 7700 1323 |
|---|---|
| Email: | info@pacehealth.org.uk |
| Website: | www.pacehealth.org.uk |
| Address: | PACE 34 Hartham Road London N7 9LJ |
| Gender: | All welcome |
| New members welcome: | Yes |
Stonewall
Stonewall is renowned for its campaigning and lobbying. Some major successes include helping
achieve the equalisation of the age of consent, lifting the ban on lesbians and gay men
serving in the military, securing legislation allowing same-sex couples to adopt and the
repeal of Section 28. More recently Stonewall has helped secure civil partnerships and
ensured the recent Equality Act protected lesbians and gay men in terms of goods and services.
Stonewall also works with a whole range of agencies to address the needs of lesbians, gay men and bisexuals in the wider community. Their Diversity Champions programme offers advice and support to over 250 organisations including IBM, Barclays, Barnardos, DTI and the Royal Navy.
For more information about offering your support to their campaigns, contact Stonewall using the details provided below.
| Telephone: | Freephone: 08000 50 20 20 Office number: 020 7593 1850 |
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| Email: | info@stonewall.org.uk |
| Website: | www.stonewall.org.uk |
| Address: | Tower Building, York Road, London SE1 7NX |
| Gender: | Mixed |
TheatreCares (The Actors Charity)
| Telephone: | 020 7539 3896 |
|---|---|
| Email: | oliS@theatrecares.org.uk |
| Website: | www.theatrecares.org.uk |
THT (Terrence Higgins Trust)
Volunteers have played an important and central role in the development of THT over the
past 25 years. THT was set up by a group of volunteers who came together to provide
care and support to people who were living with HIV in the face of fear, ignorance,
misinformation and prejudice.
The first step towards becoming a Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) volunteer is to contact a service centre near you. Just call or email your local centre and a volunteer coordinator will help you. There is one volunteer office in London, which coordinates voluntary work across THT's London centres.
| Telephone: | Neil Turner on 020 7812 1721 |
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| Email: | volunteeroffice@tht.org.uk |
| Website: | www.tht.org.uk |
| Gender: | All welcome |
| New members welcome: | Yes |
USPCG (US Gay Prisoners Correspondence Programme)
See Gay activity groups - Writing
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