Volunteering
Volunteers are central to our work. We work with 140 volunteers! There are lots of ways to get involved including: gardening; cooking; befriending; teaching English; DIY; reception; office support; sorting donated clothes and shoes; packing goods for people to deliver; deliveries; fixing donated laptops and phones; bike fixing; managing the queues for our Welcome Café; and more.
We hope to provide volunteering opportunities that suit all interests, skills, availability and levels of experience. Some roles require a regular commitment each week, whereas others can be more flexible or occasional.
We are in the process of recruiting a Volunteer and Befriending Co-ordinator so we can provide good support to all our volunteers. This may include an induction and safeguarding training, peer-support meetings, social opportunities and further training and development opportunities.
Please email rabia.zaka@staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk if you are interested in Volunteering and sign up to our newsletter below. Bear with us – it might be a few weeks until we get back to you.
Befriending
We will soon be re-developing a befriending service for people who are isolated or have additional needs that make it difficult for them to access our services, or would simply benefit from some friendship and extra support. Please email rabia.zaka@staugustinescentrehalifax.org.uk if you are interested in being a Befriender. Bear with us – it might be a few weeks until we get back to you.
Donate
Donating to the Centre couldn’t be easier – just access our page at give.net and you can make either a one-off payment or a monthly donation.
You can be certain that we will use your donation wisely in our work supporting people who use our services. If you have any questions about donating please contact Sara on 07974 253089. Thank you for your support.
Donated Goods – what we can and can’t take
We are currently overwhelmed with donations of clothes, bedding, toys etc and have no room for more. We do however need men’s trainers and walking boots, second-hand tech like phones or computers, and bicycles for our Re:Cycle programme. Please contact Hassan at 07877 001913 if you would like to arrange a donation.
Partner with Us
We are always very interested to hear from organisations who would like to explore joint projects or funding opportunities with us! Please contact Sara on 07974 253089 to arrange a meeting.
Student Placements
Due to the pandemic we aren’t accepting student placements currently but will be in the future.