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Take part in our Winter Challenge!
We’re excited to launch Family Volunteering Club’s Winter Challenge 2025! A heartwarming collection of 12 easy, family-friendly volunteering activities designed to help your local community during the colder months. Downloa d the Challenge by clicking on the document below, and simply get started! How to join in: Tick off as many activities as you can from our Winter Challenge list Snap some photos of your cosy acts of kindness Share your adventures with us! Tag your picture

Maddy
Nov 191 min read
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We went to the House of Lords!
We were absolutely delighted to co-host a roundtable discussion in the House of Lords last week, exploring children’s civic participation and the power and potential of family volunteering. The session, kindly hosted by Baroness Sater and Baroness Hodgson, brought together a full room of sector partners, funders, researchers, MPs, Parliamentarians, and, most importantly, the families and children who take part in our volunteering activities. The discussion was rich and though

Maddy
Nov 101 min read
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Glasgow families - we need you!
We’re launching a brand -new Family Volunteering Club in Glasgow! And we'd love your help. If you are a family based in Glasgow, please help by filling in a very quick survey (link below!) before 10th November - and tell us what you'd like us to include. The programme will be coordinated by Alex Jackson, who recently joined the team and is a Glasgow resident! Take part now: http://bit.ly/4na9ztJ

Maddy
Oct 221 min read
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Baking for Kindness: A Festive Giveaway to Celebrate Brilliant People
Baking for Kindness At Family Volunteering Club , we believe baking is one of the sweetest ways to show kindness. This Christmas, we’re celebrating the people who make life a little sweeter: friends, family members, neighbours, and community heroes who brighten up our days with an amazing giveaway competition . We’ve been given three beautiful Cupcakes & Cookies Baking Kits from Pantry of Flavors to share with our Family Volunteering community. Each bespoke kit is packed wi
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Oct 222 min read
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Tell us why you love volunteering! for a special event in Parliament
We are excited that in November we will be hosting an event in the House of Lords all about family volunteering. To help us tell the...

Maddy
Sep 221 min read
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Thank you to Paula!
Today we would like to say a big thank you to Paula Sharma - our Local Coordinator (Support) for Stevenage, who is stepping down from the...

Maddy
Aug 124 min read
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We are a Finalist!
We are really excited to share that Family Volunteering Club is a finalist for The Children and Young People's Charity Award, part of the...

Maddy
Aug 111 min read
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We are growing in Wales!
We are really proud to announce a major new chapter for Family Volunteering Club in Wales! Thanks to strategic funding from Welsh...

Maddy
Jul 301 min read
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Take part in our Summer Challenge!
Looking for something fun to do this summer and a way to makea difference right from your home? Then get ready to take on Family...

Maddy
Jul 161 min read
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Family Volunteering Club in Glasgow!
We are happy to share that Family Volunteering Club will be coming to Glasgow! This is the first programme of Family Volunteering Club in...

Maddy
Jul 81 min read
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(Closed) We are recruiting! Administration and Marketing Coordinator
Family Volunteering Club (FVC) is looking for an enthusiastic, compassionate and capable person to join our team in this new role, as...

Maddy
May 81 min read
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Announcing our Co-Chairs of Trustees!
We are really happy to announce Katy Sparrow Robins and Chinwe Russell as the Co-Chairs of Trustees for Family Volunteering Club! A huge...

Maddy
Feb 251 min read
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Become our Local Coordinator (Lead) in Abergavenny!
Following a successful pilot in 2024, we are delighted to have secured funding to grow Family Volunteering Club: Abergavenny between...

Maddy
Feb 31 min read
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Become our Local Coordinator in Manchester!
We are really excited that in 2025 we will be piloting Family Volunteering Club in Manchester, specifically in and around the area of...

Maddy
Jan 201 min read
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A poem and video to round up our 2024!
Happy Holidays from everyone at Family Volunteering Club! We’ve had an action packed 2024 with programmes in south London, Stevenage and...

Maddy
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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Help shape our programme in Fenland
In 2025, Family Volunteering Club will be coming to Fenland, and we just can't wait! We now need your help - if you are a local family,...

Maddy
Oct 17, 20241 min read
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Our impact - Stuart and Benjamin
Family Volunteering Club is all about making it easy and fun for kids and their grown ups to regularly help out, and make positive change...

Maddy
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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We are recruiting a Co-Chair!
We are delighted to announce that we are now looking for someone brilliant to join our Board of Trustees and become a Co-Chair, playing a...

Maddy
Sep 30, 20241 min read
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Time for Impact podcast
Our CEO, Maddy Mills, was recently a guest on the Time for Impact podcast! Below you can listen to the full episode with Chris Wade and...

Maddy
Sep 10, 20241 min read
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Become our Local Coordinator in Fenland!
We are thrilled to share that in 2025 we will be piloting Family Volunteering Club in Fenland! We are now recruiting for a Local...

Maddy
Aug 5, 20241 min read
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