Welcome to Volunteering

Sheffield Volunteering helps students to make an impact in our city through community volunteering. Join our friendly volunteering family of over 2,200 students and staff sharing their time, skills and enthusiasm with the Sheffield community. Develop your skills, discover your city and make fantastic new friends along the way!

Featured Opportunities:

Fight Food Poverty with Bags of Taste

Do you enjoy cooking? Bags of Taste work with people in or at risk of food poverty to improve their diets and take control of their finances. Take this opportunity to change the lives & eating habits of participants, and improve your own skills!
Cooking Volunteers support participants in our free, budget-friendly cookery lessons. You will help them in small groups to prepare delicious free meals which we then all enjoy together.

Make Christmas time positive for homeless and vulnerable people

Will you be in Sheffield over the festive time? HARC provide a day shelter for homeless and vulnerable people in Sheffield from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day and would love for you to volunteer with them. Multiple volunteer roles available - apply as soon as possible so you don't miss out

4 Weeks of Action

Take Action and Get Involved in our campaign this November! There are lots of activities and events to connect to your city, and raise awareness about the themes **Wellbeing & Mental Health **Zero Waste **Love Sheffield and **Homelessness. To see the roles, click "I want to volunteer" and search '4 Weeks'

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Student volunteers are being celebrated in a series of films, produced by the University's digital media team.

More than 2,000 students from the University of Sheffield dedicate their time to causes and organisations in the city.

The University of Sheffield and Sheffield Students’ Union give students the opportunity to give back to the local community and make a positive impact. Student volunteers have worked on a range of projects, from assisting mental health charities to preparing and serving meals to the homeless.

We hope you are inspired by these students and volunteer in your city too!

'Can you spare some change mate?'

We’ve all experienced it. Around the University campus, in the city centre or anywhere in between, if you’re a Sheffield student it’s likely you will have been approached by people begging for money. Sheffield students are generous, and want to help - but is giving money on the street the best way to do that?

Causes in our city Read the article

Tom leads the way to welcome asylum seekers

'I feel priviledged to have met people from all over the world'

Medical student Tom is determined to tackle the challenges that face asylum seekers and refugees who are making a new home in Sheffield. Read on to discover how his Global Community Basketball project uses the universal language of sport to create a fun and welcoming space for some of the most disadvantaged members of our community.

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