News

• Rules on voluntering expenses amended - Benefit claimants can get lunch expenses.

Resources

• Off the Streets & Into Work Volunteer Project - aimed to make volunteering more accessible to people experiencing homelessness.

• OSW Volunteering Guide - a resource for people experiencing homelessness and thinking of volunteering

• Volunteers and the law - Guide for volunteer managers. Free summary or order online.

• GoldStar - promoting good practice for volunteers from socially excluded groups

• Media Trust - Through the Media Trust media matching service you can register your organisation for help from media and communications professionals. Your request will automatically join their list of voluntary organisations requiring assistance. Media professionals will choose from the list and contact you directly. They may offer help on a one-off or ongoing basis.

• London Time Bank or Do-it.org - Resources to register as an organisation that requires volunteers. Databases for volunteers to search for organisations they would like to work with.

• Jobs in charities or CharityJob - Recruitment websites that includes entries for volunteer opportunities.

Research

• Homeless People & Volunteering - OSW Volunteering Project report, 2005

• Gaining experience, giving time - explores the impact volunteering can have on people's lives and how organisations can improve opportunities.