Information for External Organisations

 

Recruiting Volunteers

 

Students at UBU have been establishing and running community volunteering projects for over 50 years. We have around 30 individual projects, many of which run autonomously and many in cooperation with external organisations. If you would like to set up a new initiative for which you would like a group of students to take the lead, please email rachel.miller@bristol.ac.uk.

 

To promote an opportunity to students, fill in this form. These opportunities will be promoted on the weekly mailing list and, over the next few months as the website is developed, will soon be accessible online.

 

For more information about students who volunteer, please read the Guide to Student Volunteering.

 

Our Support Services

 

Students run a range of projects that support groups in the community. Many of these can be accessed by local organisations just by getting in touch or filling in a short referral form. Click on the following projects to find out more about what we can do for you.

 

Painting and Decorating: for vulnerable members of the community

Pitstop: Excursions and residential trips for teenagers with learning disabilities

Saturday Club: Social afternoons and excursions for adults with learning disabilities

Lunch Club: Wednesday lunch time lunch group meeting at Cotham Parish Church. Lunch and entertainment provided

Network: Social group for adults with Aspergers meeting fortnightly at a pub on Sunday evenings

Jolidays: days out and weekend trips for young carers (referrals through the Carers' Support Centre)

Greenforce: Support for individuals or community organisations with gardening

Adult Eduation Support: Literacy and numeracy support on Wednesday evenings

Dog Walking: Support for families or individuals with dogs who struggle to walk them due to health or disability

Schools Support: A range of volunteer groups willing to go into schools or youth groups

Jazzhands: Musical entertainment in older people's residential homes

Elderly befriending project: Befriending for older people in residential homes