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We are a volunteer led organisation
with about five thousand hours
volunteered each year. If you're
interested in volunteering with us,
call on 020 8992 5768 or email us
at admin@actonhomelessconcern.org
You'll receive full training and support
Community Volunteers
We couldn't operate without our regular volunteers from the local community, and we are enormously grateful to them. Day in, day out they turn up to serve meals, talk to clients, sort clothing, handle deliveries and too many other tasks to mention.
If you're interested in volunteering with us, call on 020 8992 5768 or email us at admin@actonhomelessconcern.org. You'll receive full training and support.
Corporate Volunteers
Local businesses and firms across London regularly send us small groups of volunteers to help out with day to day tasks or special projects.
Corporate volunteering can benefit both employees and employers by improving workers' mental health, developing valuable skills, and retaining and attracting top talent. To find out more about corporate volunteering, get it touch.
Maria
This is Maria – she’s been volunteering with us for over 20 years in both the Damien Centre and Emmaus House. She comes in a couple of times a week and will turn her hand to any task that’s needed (except the cooking!) She enjoys meeting the clients and other volunteers and having a laugh.
Katherine
Katherine is a lovely new volunteer who started helping out at Emmaus House this year. She’s known about Acton Homeless Concern for a while and is thrilled she now has time to volunteer. She enjoys interacting with the clients and says that it gives her a sense of fulfilment and giving back to the community.
Theresa
A retired health visitor who has looked after new mums and babies all over west London, Theresa now loves volunteering at Acton Homeless Concern. She really enjoys helping with the cooking and says that being here every week and helping people gives her a lot of satisfaction.
Maria
Meet Maria – one of our newest Emmaus House volunteers. As well as prepping the fruit and vegetables, serving food and washing up, Maria really enjoys chatting to the clients and she says, ‘being here makes me happy – it’s a two-way thing – I help the people and they help me”.
Deirdre
Deirdre's a real people person who absolutely loves volunteering, she started when she was a teenager, and we've been lucky enough to have her at Acton Homeless Concern for the last ten years. She always does the cleaning on a regular basis as well as sorting clothes donations and serving food. She says: "I just love the whole environment and working as a team. There is just so much love here."
Blue
This is Blue, a regular volunteer at Emmaus House who can generally turn his hand to any task that needs to be taken care of. Blue claims to be the world’s greatest mopper of floors and says his main job is to keep everyone amused.
Mercia
Mercia started volunteering in the Damien Centre in 2019 and now helps with the women and children group everyu Wednesday which she fits in with her 'returned retiree' role as a community psychiatric nurse. Mercia just loves helping people.
Bob
Meet Bob. Bob comes in every Monday and Thursday to help with the cooking and serving. One of Bob's favourite jobs is to help with the clothes and showers, he says he likes to really chat and get to know the clients as he helps them pick out items they need.
Leila
Leila's been volunteering at Acton Homeless Concern for the past four years and comes in twice a week. As well as peeling veg, helping with the cooking and serving meals, she loves to chat with the clients. 'I really like the people here and it makes me feel useful. There's just a nice feel about the place'.
