The County Wicklow Volunteer Centre is a one-stop shop for everything to do with volunteering in County Wicklow. We work to promote and support volunteering across the whole county. We believe that volunteering benefits both the individual and the community, enriching all our lives. For individuals volunteering is a way to participate in and strengthen their community or contribute to tackling an issue they care about. Volunteering offers people the opportunity for personal development as the volunteer takes on new challenges, learns new skills and makes new friendships. At Wicklow Volunteer Centre we believe that everyone should have an equal opportunity to volunteer. .... thinking of volunteering There are many different ways to volunteer – from short-term or once-off projects to regular weekly commitments. We at Wicklow Volunteer Centre will help you find the volunteering opportunity that best suits you. To volunteers we provide a confidential and free service and, • A meeting with a member of staff to discuss volunteering opportunities • Access to a database of volunteering opportunities so that the volunteer can choose the volunteering opportunity that best suits them. • Information on the how, why and where of volunteering, the volunteer’s rights and obligations and best practice in volunteering, including a handbook on volunteering. • Support for the volunteer through regular contact. As a volunteer you could work in a shop, befriend an older or younger person, help in a community garden, act as a leader in a youth club, lend you practical know-how and organise an event. Time .... the best donation you can make. . ....looking for volunteers For volunteer involving organisations (VIOs) the County Wicklow Volunteer Centre helps you find volunteers that suit your volunteering needs.