Bradford Hate Crime Alliance
From 16 Feb 2026
Support community sessions and events that raise awareness of hate crime and how to report it. You’ll help create safe spaces for conversations, assist with workshops, and engage with diverse communities. This role helps build confidence, communication skills, and an understanding of equality and inclusion.
Volunteers will support awareness campaigns, workshops, and community outreach activities across Bradford. Tasks may include helping set up sessions, welcoming participants, sharing information resources, and supporting event delivery.
You’ll gain practical experience in community engagement, teamwork, public speaking, and safeguarding awareness. This is a good fit if you’re interested in social justice, community work, or building people skills.
Flexible opportunities are available depending on your availability, with guidance and support provided throughout.
HALE
Ongoing
We're looking for a volunteer to support our Friday Men's group, helping reduce isolation in the local community.
Closing date for applications is 13 Nov.
IntoUniversity
From 09 Oct 2025
IntoUniversity Bradford East are looking for passionate individuals who want to maker a difference in the lives of young people, whilst also being able to develop key skills for their own future.You will be paired with a young person aged between 10-17 years. You will lead one-to-one sessions, supporting your mentee with academic skills, social and emotional development, and future thinking. You will also attend group events with other mentoring pairs and celebrate your achievements at our annual Mentoring Celebration. Mentoring meetings are one hour and pairs meet every two weeks throughout the academic year. Volunteering opportunities takes place Monday-Fridays, 3-6 pm.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A YOUNG PERSONS LIFE
IntoUniversity Bradford East are looking for passionate individuals who want to maker a difference in the lives of young people, whilst also being able to develop skills for their own future.
If you are a current university student or have graduated from any degree within the past five years, this opportunity could be for you!
You will be paired with a young person aged between 10-17 years. You will lead one-to-one sessions, supporting your mentee with academic skills, social and emotional development, and future thinking. You will also attend group events with other mentoring pairs and celebrate your achievements at our annual Mentoring Celebration.
Mentoring meetings are one hour and pairs meet every two weeks throughout the academic year. Volunteering opportunities takes place Monday-Fridays, 3-6 pm
The mentoring sessions will take place in person at our centre in Holme Wood, BD4 9DY.
Action Tutoring
Action Tutoring is a national education charity that offers free maths and English tutoring to pupils facing disadvantage. By volunteering as a tutor at a local school or online, you'll be supporting children to build their confidence and help ensure they leave school with the grades needed to build a bright future.
What will I be doing?
Tutoring 1-3 pupils in Year 5 or 6, or Year 7, 10 or 11.
Commit to one hour a week, for up to 20 weeks. You choose the day and time to sign up to.
Use our tutor workbooks to guide your pupils through activities that will boost their confidence and grades.
What you'll gain:
Develop sought-after skills like communication, leadership, and problem-solving.
Receive induction training, tutor workbooks and ongoing support.
A reference at the end of your programme.
Travel expense reimbursement (up to £5 per session).
Free DBS check.
This volunteer role is perfect for you if you:
Are passionate about making a tangible difference to educational equity and boosting the life chances of young people facing disadvantage.
Are looking for invaluable, CV-boosting experience that directly enhances your graduate prospects, honing essential skills like communication, mentorship, problem-solving, and leadership – highly sought after in any career.
Need a flexible opportunity that fits seamlessly around your studies and busy university life, allowing you to contribute meaningfully with just one hour a week, either in-person locally or conveniently online.
We look for volunteers with:
Solid subject knowledge in the area they wish to tutor, which may be demonstrated by a degree or grade B at A-level qualification (or equivalent) or relevant experience.
The ability to explain concepts clearly and patiently.
A commitment to supporting pupils’ academic progress.
We recognise that valuable experience can be gained through diverse routes, so if your qualifications differ from those mentioned - we still encourage you to apply! Please highlight any relevant experience or skills in your application.
We welcome applications from volunteers across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. (Please note: this is a volunteer, unpaid position.)
YMCA Bradford
Be part of something that really matters.Join YMCA Bradford’s Y’s Girls mentoring programme and help girls aged 9 to 14 build confidence, resilience and a stronger sense of belonging.You can get involved in one of two ways:Group Work: Support our 6 week school-based sessions during the school day, helping girls explore identity, friendships and wellbeing through creative activities and real conversations.Targeted Mentoring: Offer one-to-one support to a girl who would benefit from longer-term encouragement, helping her to set goals, grow in confidence and feel seen.
As a Y’s Girls volunteer, you’ll:
You don’t need to be an expert, you just need to be someone who cares and is ready to listen, support and show up.
Aire Rivers Trust
We run practical conservation sessions on Thursdays or Fridays nearly all year round. Practical conservation volunteers will be involved with activities along the River Aire, the smaller rivers that run into the Aire, and the sites surrounding them. The work varies throughout the year and is a great chance to get outdoors and meet new people. Learn traditional countryside management skills; improve footpaths; free our waterways from litter; or create new spaces for wildlife.
We offer weekly practical volunteering opportunities every Thursday and Friday, at sites from Malham to Apperley Bridge, typically in places such as Shipley, Baildon, Bingley, and Keighley. Our work schedule varies seasonally, with activities like litter picking, invasive species management, footpath maintenance, tree planting, hedge laying, and much more. All of these activities contribute to protecting our rivers and making space for nature.
We couldn’t care for the Aire without volunteers.Volunteering offers a huge range of rewards. Swap the rush of everyday life for the calmness of being by water. Meet new people or learn new skills.
New faces are always welcome. All tools and training provided.
National Literacy Trust in Bradford
01 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2026
Literacy Champions are volunteers who are passionate about making a difference in their community or organisation. They are trusted local voices in their communities. They are advocates and influencers who understand the power of literacy in changing life stories. They all have the same mission: to encourage a love of reading, writing, speaking and listening in the people around them.
This is a fantastic, flexible opportunity to be involved in your community spreading a love of literacy (reading, writing, communication). We can work with you to shape volunteering opportunities around your studies/work/life. Now is a great time to join us as 2026 is the National Year of Reading and we have exciting plans to Go All In and create new events, opportunities and chances for connection.
You can sign up: Register > National Literacy Trust
Inclusive Volunteering -Bradford & District
13 Oct 2025 - 13 Oct 2027
Providing one-to-one support to our disabled clients in community settings.We are looking for Volunteer Support Assistant’s whose role it will be to work with adults with a variety of additional needs (including mental health issues, physical disabilities, sensory impairments, neuro-diversity, learning disabilities asylum seekers / refugees), to enable them to volunteer in the opportunity of their choice. Training provided.
Volunteer Support Assistant's will support people with additional needs or asylum seekers to (the level of support provided will be dependent on each individuals needs. this WILL NOT include personal care):
29 Jan 2026 - 13 Oct 2027
Would you like to be part of Link Up Letters where something as simple as writing a letter can help isolated people who are currently not able to visit or be visited by friends or family? By becoming part of Link Up Letters you can - just some of the feedback from the letters already written "a huge boost" & "it's been such a difficult time but the letters have really helped". There are 100s of people in care homes and supported living accommodation across the Bradford District who have had little contact (and will continue to have little contact) with people from outside for many months. A friendly, cheerful letter from you could make a big difference to them. If you can spare a few minutes to write by email or put pen to paper twice a month, we would love to hear from you. If you have never written a letter before or you're a bit out of practice, don't let that put you off because we can provide some simple guidelines to get you started. Suitable for all ages.
02 Apr 2026 - 02 Apr 2027
We are launching an exciting new allotment project 'The Lotty' and are seeking to recruit an experienced gardener / vegetable grower who ideally has experience of supporting adults with additional needs.The Lotty is intended to provide an introduction to the 'joys' of growing your own fruit and vegetables for adults who are laerning disabled or neuro-diverse. The clients will be supported by our staff.The project will run every Thursday between 11-2pm. Times are flexible. All equipment will be provided. The site is accessible, with access to toilets and refreshments
* Knowledge of growing fruit & vegetables
*previous experience of running an allotment or vegetable garden
*ideally some experience of working with adults with disabilities, although this is not essentail as the clients will be supported by our staff.
* Excellent communication skills
*patience