We are launching King’s Volunteering, a new and exciting service for King’s students and staff to discover volunteering opportunities with charities and community organisations that are driving positive change.

From one-off events to regular volunteering opportunities, there will be something on the platform for everyone. Whether it is the environment, education or mental health, King’s Volunteering will connect students and staff with organisations and causes that are important to them, with more opportunities being added as the platform grows.

Celebrating our community of volunteers

Over Volunteers’ Week 2022 (1-7 June), we shared the stories of some of our fantastic students, staff and alumni who give their time to help charities and community organisations through volunteering.

Discover their volunteering stories:

• King’s students, staff and alumni contributed thousands of volunteering hours to our local, national and international communities for King’s Global Day of Service in March 2022.
• Lai Ha Diamond, Business Support Manager for King’s Community Business Services, brought King’s staff together through workshops to turn crisp packets into survival blankets. 
• Medical student Chid Nwandwo Soriano took part in four different volunteering events for King’s Global Day of Service 2022.
• King’s Business School Lecturer Dr Anna Rebmann started an initiative to protect a nature site in her local area.
• Campus Technical Manager Peter Bishai shares how he draws on his skills to train the NBA superstars of the future as a basketball coach.
• King’s alumni and current Student Engagement Officer (Lifecyle) Rosanna McNamara used craftivism to support trans youth.
• Biomedical Science student Zaynab Hussain collaborated with other students and the Sustainability Team to map out the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals in the King’s curriculum.
• School Education Manager Rosanna McCurrie supported potential victims of modern slavery as a First Responder with the Salvation Army.
• Revd Sarah Farrow, who is Vice Dean and Chaplain of the Waterloo & St Thomas’ Campuses, worked to empower women through her King’s Civic Challenge project with charity Housing for Women.

We all have our reasons to volunteer, whether it is advocating for a social issue, gaining new skills, improving our wellbeing or meeting new people. King’s Volunteering will make it easier for students and staff to find opportunities that match their interests.

Visit the King’s Volunteering webpages and sign up to King’s Volunteering to connect, discover and make a difference.