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Welcome

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v is the national youth volunteering charity, established in 2006 to bring about a step-change in the quality, quantity and diversity of volunteering opportunities for 16-25 year-olds.

v offers support to young people who want to find out about volunteering and through the national youth volunteering programme vinvolved we have established a network of teams, covering every local authority area in the country.

Our aim is to create a culture where it is natural for young people to volunteer, and natural for organisations to support them in doing so.

Browse our site to find out more about v and the volunteering opportunities we have.

Welcome

It’s amazing what can be achieved in a short space of time.
v has grown from a recommendation in a report to a major UK charity in just two short years and continues to inspire a new generation of 16 – 25 year olds to get involved in volunteering and community action. More ...

Programmes

v run a series of youth volunteering and fundraising programmes including, vinvolved: England's biggest ever youth action programme; v Match-Fund: Bringing together private sector partners and charities and; vcashpoint: A grant for young people to set up their own volunteering projects in their local community. More ...

Policy & Research

v wants to forge a shared vision of the importance of volunteering across society and government and ensure young people and their contribution to volunteering are involved in policy debate. Find our responses to consultations and policy breifing papers, as well as our youth volunteering research, here. More ...

Campaigns

v campaign in both magazines and radio under the whatsyourv? adverts, designed to grab young peoples attention and promote the endless volunteering opportunities availabe to Enlgand's youth. Find out more about the campaign and adverts v run. More ...

Latest Press Releases

V: MPs rise to vchallenge at Parliamentary reception MPs and young people will be celebrating the success of a volunteering challenge with a parliamentary reception in the House of Commons on 21st October hosted by Dawn Butler MP, Chair of the All-Party Group on Youth Affairs.
V: Value volunteering to untap hidden talents of nation’s youth, says report Employers and educational institutions are being urged to promote volunteering as a way for young people develop skills in a report published today (September 10) by v the youth volunteering organisation.
V challenges MPs to volunteer alongside 16-25s this summer The door has been opened for MPs across the country to see for themselves how young volunteers in their constituencies are making a difference to their communities.
V announces new match funding scheme v, the volunteering organisation, has re-shaped its Match Fund to attract new project ideas from the third sector and private funders.