Volunteers

Women Against Rape and Black Women's Rape Action Project share a joint website. Both organisations are based on self-help and provide support, legal information and advocacy.

The Al Manaar is a place of worship and a community centre offering activities for young people, women and older people. The centre is open to people of all faiths and none.

Alzheimer's Society is a membership organisation which works to improve the quality of life of people affected by 

A voluntary organisation offering support and services to the Bangladeshi community.

Services:

Beanstalk recruits, vets, trains and supports volunteers to work in primary schools with children who have fallen behind with their reading.

The first and largest shop in the country to give all its money to AIDS charities. Now run by the Terence Higgins Trust.

A charity that aims to improve the quality of life and well being of the Chinese community, particularly those who are disadvantaged by working with them to meet their needs.

The Canal & River Trust is a charity with responsibility for 2,000 miles of waterways in Britain, including London. The trust is an umbrella organisation with regional offices.

The Cardinal Hume Centre enables people to gain the skills they need to overcome poverty and homelessness.

The Cinnamon Trust is a nation charity for the elderly, the terminally ill and their pets.

CSV is a voluntary agency which aims to involve people in community work and to encourage voluntary and community action.

The Crossroads Women's Centre is an anti-sexist and anti-racist centre providing support, advice and information on a wide range of issues including anti-racism, asylum, disability rights, health a

Eaves run a number of refuges across London for women (and their children) leaving domestic violence. These are comfortable and safe environments with a full range of support provided.

Family Lives offers professional, non-judgmental support and advice in a way that all members of the family can freely access.

FNA is a community anchor organisation aiming to improve the quality of life for those living and working in Fitzrovia.

Genesis Housing Association manages a large number of properties in London and the South East.

Geranium shops are run by the Greater London Fund for the Blind. The Westminster branch is in Marylebone.

Supports families who are under stress with at least one child under the age of five.

Kith & Kids’ is a charity aiming to empower families who have a son or daughter with a learning disability or autism (many also have a physical or sensory disability) to overcome their social e

Offers courses and classes in meditation and Buddhism. Most classes are held at the Bethnal Green centre but there are meditation classes in Central London (St. Martin's Lane) every Saturday.

The London Wildlife Trust works to sustain and enhance London's wildlife habitats to create a city richer in wildlife, by community involvement, land management, communicating, educating, campaigni

An animal rescue and re-homing centre for strays and abandoned or neglected companion pets.

Works with and for migrants and refugees to enable them to improve the quality of their lives and to raise awareness of issues that affect migrant and refugee communities.

Advice:

NCVO support and enable volunteering in all its diversity. Their work links policy, research, innovation, good practice and programme management in the involvement of volunteers.

North Kensington Law Centre aims to offer a free and independent specialist legal service to the community and promotes access to legal rights and equality of opportunity.

One Westminster helps anyone who wants to volunteer in the City of Westminster and the rest of central London and any organisation wanting to involve volunteers in these areas. Offers:

Opening Doors London (ODL) aims to specifically meet the needs of older LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) communities and is aimed at men and women who identify as LGBT and are over the

Paddington Farm is a charitable trust located on a 43 acre organic farm in Somerset.

The Piccadilly Community Centre is run by a voluntary committee of dedicated people from the local community.

POhWER offers advocacy for people with physical disabilities, sensory impairment and older people aged 50 plus.

Provides access to justice to unrepresented litigants and potential litigants in the Royal Courts of Justice and the Principal Registry of the Family Division, through the provision of legal and ot

REACH Finds part-time, expenses only opportunities for experienced managers and professional people of all ages and backgrounds who want to use their skills working as part-time volunteers to help

Provides direct advice and support services to newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees.

Advice sessions covering:

Rotary is an international network of local clubs with a service ethos. Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI) is the umbrella organisation for UK Rotary clubs.

SSAFA is a national charity supporting all serving members and former members of all ranks of the Armed forces. Also their partners, ex-partners, children and carers.

Services:

St Mungo's is a large charity supporting homeless people, mainly based in London and the South.

There are two Sue Ryder shops in the City of Westminster area.

The Advocacy Project can help you to understand your rights and choices and speak up about what is important to you.

A homeless charity comprising a Day Centre and hostel working mainly with rough sleepers.

The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international scientific, conservation and educational charity whose mission is to promote and achieve the worldwide conservation of animals and their h

Thrive uses gardening to bring about positive changes in the lives of people living with disabilities or ill health, or who are isolated, disadvantaged or vulnerable.

This is the largest active branch in the United Kingdom. Seeks to educate the British public about the United Nations and its role in world affairs by holding events, seminars and lectures.

Westway Community Transport offers transport services and training to individuals and groups.

Services offered to Westminster residents include: