Refugees & asylum seekers CAN volunteer
- refugees can volunteer and get benefits (such as JSA). See Job Centre Plus documents
- asylum seekers can volunteer and get their support. See Home Office documents
Why Volunteer?
It’s a great way to meet new people, develop skills to help you get a job, increase your confidence and improve your English.
We have a team of advisors who are refugees themselves, who can:
- help you have a good experience of volunteering
- call organisations for you and make appointments
- help you fill in application forms
Ask our advisors what they think of volunteering or click on Stories and Photos to see what other refugees have to say. You’ll see there are lots of good reasons to volunteer and that volunteering includes many different activities.
To find out more about volunteering read More information for refugees for further information and answered questions.
You can also download Translated information for volunteers
Contact us at refugee@vas.org.uk
Or call James Kazadi on 0114 253 6655 Text: 07743 924615
To find our office location click Map to Volunteer Centre Sheffield
If you are an organisation that want to involve refugees and asylum seekers – click on Involving Refugee and Asylum Seeker Volunteers