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Get Involved
Volunteering
As a charity, we need volunteers to help us support as many children and young people as we can. By volunteering with us, you can make a big contribution your local community.
We offer volunteering roles all across the organisation. These include at our Advice Centre helping young people on our drop-in, at emergency departments across the south, befriending young parents and helping them with parenting skills, and at our out-of-hours Safe Havens.
Take a look below to find out more about volunteering at No Limits.
Benefits to volunteering with No Limits
Social connections
Meet new people and make new friends
Be part of a community
Give back to a local cause and play an active part in the local community
Make a difference
Support a cause by giving back or ‘paying it forward’
Personal development
Develop existing and learn new skills through practical hands-on experience
What roles are available?
There are lots of different roles volunteers can take on at No Limits. They come up at different times, depending on service demand and staff capacity. Take a look below at some of our more common roles.
Our advice & information vounteers support the staff and young people accessing our Advice Centre on Southampton High Street. This involves things like welcoming young people in, making them a drink, talking to them and helping them with issues like benefits, housing and employment.
Find out more by viewing the latest role description.
Role description
Our Bright Beginnings service supports young parents up until their child is two years old, helping them to get off to a good start. Volunteer befrienders work with young parents on a one-to-one basis, acting as a role model and supporting them with things like their baby’s health, attending meetings and accessing benefits.
Find out more by viewing the latest role description.
Role description
Without our volunteer counsellors, we wouldn’t be able to see as many people as we do. Counselling is high in demand and volunteer counsellors give us much needed extra capacity, helping young people to be seen quicker.
Interested in volunteering? Fill in our expression of interest form below!
Volunteer Expression of Interest
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We offer services to young people who live in Southampton, Hampshire, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. For information about similar services local to you, please visit Find help | Youth Access. Youth Access is the umbrella body for organisations like No Limits and you can search here for a local organisation that can help you.
We offer services to young people who live in Southampton, Hampshire, Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. For information about similar services local to you, please visit Find help | Youth Access. Youth Access is the umbrella body for organisations like No Limits and you can search here for a local organisation that can help you.
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