On Monday 13th July we published our report "From Family Time to Community Action: An Evaluation of Family Volunteering Club in Wales" which evaluated the impact of our family volunteering work in Wales over the past 10 month. We held an online webinar event on 15th July to talk about this report in more detail with our Independent Evaluator, Dr Ali Body, and you can now watch it above! This report is a springboard for more significant change and conversations - we want to cr

Scroll down for English! Mae ein hadroddiad O Amser Teuluol i Weithredu Cymunedol: Gwerthusiad o’r Clwb Gwirfoddoli Teuluol yng Nghymru yn fyw nawr! Beth sy'n digwydd pan fydd plant ifanc a'u teuluoedd yn gwirfoddoli gyda'i gilydd? Beth yw'r effaith ar y plant, y teuluoedd a’r gymdeithas yn ehangach? Rydyn ni wedi treulio'r 10 mis diwethaf yn archwilio'r cwestiynau hyn a mwy, mewn astudiaeth dan arweiniad Dr Ali Body, gyda ffocws penodol ar ein gwaith ni yng Nghymru. Ac fe al

Family Volunteering Club Wales team was proud to take part in this year's Gofod3 conference on 17th June, the annual event for Wales's voluntary sector, held in Cardiff. During the conference, members of our Wales team delivered an interactive workshop highlighting their work to expand family volunteering opportunities across Cardiff, Conwy and Wrexham. The session was led by our CEO, Maddy, alongside Local Coordinators, Steven, Vera and Ashley, plus Dr Ali Body, who shared t

We had a brilliant time taking part in this year's Big Help Out and Big Lunch! There was lots of delicious food on the menu at our sessions, and after being asked by our families to pass on the recipes, we are so happy to share these special downloadable recipe sheets - so you can cook up some Family Volunteering Club treats from home! Enjoy!

Since October 2025 we have been working with Dr Ali Body to measure the impact of Family Volunteering Club in Wales and beyond, and we are delighted to announce that we are hosting a free, online event to discuss the findings from this study! Wednesday 15th July 2026 12:30 - 13:30 Online (hosted by Zoom) Free to attend - please click here to book your free place on Eventbrite. This event is open to anyone who is interested in learning more the impact of getting children and f

We had such a great time taking part in this year's Big Help Out and Big Lunch, which also coincided with Volunteer's Week! From a medieval banquet and making samosas to share at a community picnic, to decorating cupcakes for a food bank, litter picking, gardening and so much more. Check out our wrap up video below for some of our highlights. Thanks to all the amazing children and families who came along, our charity and community partners who we collaborated with, and The E

On Saturday 18 April we were delighted to be featured in The Telegraph in their Charity Guide! In amongst some other brilliant charities, it was fantastic to be able to share our story on this national level, mirroring our ambitions for family volunteering to be available to all children and families across the UK. We want FVC to continue to grow so children and families across the UK can have fun together helping in their community. We are looking for people who love our wor

In 2025 we were thrilled to be accepted onto the Tech4HOPE programme, run by TCS, which enables them to bring their incredible technology and advisory services to not-for-profits and charities which are making socio-economic impact. And today, we published the results of this collaboration! You may see our website looks a little different to how it used to - smarter looking, more readable and hopefully easier to find your way around. The team were very creative and patient

This week, our Founder and CEO, Maddy Mills had the honour of visiting the Department for Culture, Media and Sport to meet Stephanie Peacock MP and other DCMS officials to discuss our work at FVC. Maddy shared the charity's journey so far, the impact we are making and our ambitions for our future, highlighting why civic action at a young age is so important and the impact it can have on the children throughout their lives, adults who care for children and of course wider soci

After months of working together online and from different corners of the country, something really special happened in January - our team finally came together in person for the very first Family Volunteering Club staff awa y day. From as far as Glasgow, Cardiff and Manchester - our Local Coordinators travelled to spend the day together learning, sharing and making plans for the future of our wonderful local programmes. Being in the same room also gave us time to reflect, co

Season’s Greetings from Family Volunteering Club This year has gone in the blink of an eyelid. Families came together - big hands and small - to plant, paint, bake, clean, craft and care, showing that volunteering really is for everyone. Together, you helped make this year the best year possible and opened the door to even more impact in the year ahead. From litter picks and food sharing to cards made with love and greener shared spaces, doing good together became a shared fa

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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