Where can you volunteer in Doncaster?

Doncaster Volunteer Bank - Voluntary Organisations Directory

Doncaster Volunteer Bank has a wealth of voluntary organisations that you can volunteer with.

Check out our directory below and click the links to find out more about them through their websites and Facebook pages. 

23rd Doncaster (Owston) Scouts

23rd Doncaster (Owston) Scout Group is a volunteer-led youth organisation providing structured Scouting programmes for young people aged 4–14 in the Carcroft and Owston area. We deliver weekly sessions across Beavers, Cubs and Scouts, focusing on outdoor activities, skills development, teamwork and personal growth. Our programme is designed to build confidence, resilience and life skills, helping young people become active and responsible members of their community. The group is run entirely by local volunteers and supported by a trustee board, with a strong emphasis on inclusion, safeguarding and community engagement.

Age UK Doncaster

Our mission at Age UK Doncaster is to take the fear out of ageing by empowering and supporting older people (55+) to live and age well. With over 30 years of experience serving our local community, we can support you in every aspect of your daily life.b:friend is a charity working across the city of Doncaster to reduce loneliness and social isolation experienced by older people. They do this through 1:1 befriending and weekly social club activity.

Arts and Culture Community Centre

The Arts and Culture Community Centre CIC in Doncaster enhances community cohesion in Hexthorpe through creative initiatives, including the Book Bike project, which promotes literacy and imagination by providing free books, puppets, and games to local children and families. Their activities aim to foster engagement and support within the community, creating inclusive spaces for play, reading, and connection.

Askern Taekwondo CIC

Askern Taekwondo CIC is a not-for-profit martial arts club which is open to all.

Astrea Academy Trust

At Astrea Academy Trust our work starts and ends with a universal belief in high standards and expectations for every child, no matter what barriers they face. Underpinning our vision is a commitment that knowledge and scholarship will be celebrated, we want our children to become resilient in the face of challenge and we commit to providing all Astrea children with rich opportunities and to supporting them every step of the way. is a charity working across the city of Doncaster to reduce loneliness and social isolation experienced by older people. They do this through 1:1 befriending and weekly social club activity.

b:friend

b:friend is a charity working across the city of Doncaster to reduce loneliness and social isolation experienced by older people. They do this through 1:1 befriending and weekly social club activity.

Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice

Bluebell Wood offers care for babies, children and young people in South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire and North Derbyshire with life-limiting conditions. We support hundreds of families, both in our hospice and in family homes. Our support services are wide ranging and bespoke to each family; including overnight care, music therapy, counselling, sibling support groups, home visits and much, much more. It costs around £6.5m to keep our doors open for families across South Yorkshire and beyond. Statutory funding makes up 16% of this amount and the rest is raised through fundraising activity is to take the fear out of ageing by empowering and supporting older people (55+) to live and age well. With over 30 years of experience serving our local community, we can support you in every aspect of your daily life.b:friend is a charity working across the city of Doncaster to reduce loneliness and social isolation experienced by older people. They do this through 1:1 befriending and weekly social club activity.

CDC Environmental Sustainability Team

The Sustainability Team Protect and enhance WOODLAND and GREEN SPACES, plant more TREES. Protect and enhance BIODIVERSITY to support resilient ecosystems. Improve WATER QUALITY in rivers and lakes, maintain & enhance DRAINAGE, and protect from FLOODING. Protect, enhance, and promote the conservation of our internationally important PEATLAND. Manage CONTAMINATED LAND appropriately.

Central Family and Young Peoples' Action Group

Central Action Group are voluntary led group that works in partnership with the Central family Hub owned by Doncaster Council. We are self governed by a very experienced group of volunteers. We organise different fun activities and events for the families and young people of Balby predominantly  but families and young people from all areas are accessing our support as well. is a charity working across the city of Doncaster to reduce loneliness and social isolation experienced by older people. They do this through 1:1 befriending and weekly social club activity.

Changing Lives

Changing Lives aim is to help our residents to become more independent, building on current skills, teaching new ones or just building confidence around the day to day things that everyone has to do to get by in life. For this reason we run Cook and Eat sessions, a Gardening Club, Arts and Crafts, Bingo, plus much more depending on the time of year.

Chinese Arts and Heritage CIC

Chinese Arts & Heritage CIC promotes Chinese culture and heritage through art exhibitions and community events, such as the 'Dunhuang to Doncaster' exhibition. They aim to engage and educate the local community in Doncaster, fostering cultural appreciation and understanding among diverse audiences.

Coram Beanstalk

Coram Beanstalk supports more than 7000 children with their reading at more than 500 schools, thanks to the support of their 1291 incredible volunteers. We believe every child deserves the magic of books – and the opportunity of a bright future - because life changes when you choose reading.

Crossroads Care

Crossroads Care support unpaid carers who care for people in Doncaster via Social Groups and offer Carer's Trust Grants and free therapies.  In Rotherham we have Social Groups, Carer Navigation Service, Carers Resilience Service  and also paid for services such as the Day Centre and Care in the home.We do this by holding regular craft fairs and crafty sessions.

Dadesley Crafting

The aims of Dadesley Crafting  are to bring people together, improve mental health and well being, and to combat loneliness, through the use of creative crafting self-care. We do this by holding regular craft fairs and crafty sessions.

Danum Gallery Library and Museum

Danum Gallery, Library and Museum combines Doncaster's Central Library, Children's Library, Art Gallery and 3 museums under one roof! We offer library and printing services, have public computers, free access to the museums and gallery, are cultivating our community garden and host a huge range of classes, groups, events and learning opportunities.

DCLT

Doncaster Culture & Leisure Trust (DCLT) is a registered charity delivering premier leisure provision across 15 venues in Doncaster. DCLT offers a diverse range of health, fitness, leisure and entertainment activities for everyone, with venues spread across Doncaster.

Development Trust Doncaster

Development Trust Doncaster have a wide ranging offer of a food bank, community pantry, cook and eat sessions, support for vulnerable people, community events.

DN1 Brighter Futures

DN1 Brighter Futures is a recently formed CIC group targeting the youth of DN1 in meaningful activities to prevent youth crime rates and ensure they have a safe well led environment to attend.

Don Catchment River Trust

The Don Catchment Rivers Trust (DCRT) was established to help protect and restore rivers in the River Don catchment area, this includes not just the River Don but all the rivers and streams which flow into it such as the River Dearne, River Rother, the Sheaf, Went, Ea Beck and many others.

Doncaster City Council's Buddy Scheme

An Independent Visitor or Buddy as we call them here in Doncaster Council's Buddy Scheme, is a trusted and stable befriender who builds a safe and caring relationship with a young person in care over time. The aim of this volunteering role is to be a positive adult role model and provide 1-2-1 time and space for a young person to talk, feel listened to, valued, and have some fun. This consistent friendship helps the young person to build self-esteem, confidence, and resilience. operate as a charity run organisation, transporting elderly and disabled people of Doncaster to various destinations, using mini buses to complete these journeys.

Doncaster Community Transport

Doncaster Community Transport operate as a charity run organisation, transporting elderly and disabled people of Doncaster to various destinations, using mini buses to complete these journeys.

Doncaster Ethnic Minority Regeneration Partnership

Doncaster Ethnic Minority Regeneration Partnership is a charity established in 2000, the aim and objectives of the charity is to support  Black & Minority Ethnic Communities and vulnerable, low income families and individuals with Education, Training, volunteering and Employment opportunities in Doncaster and surrounding areas.

Doncaster Family Hubs

Our Family Hubs are the place to go for families within our communities for all families in Doncaster, to find their network, have access to wonderful and engaging groups and support, or even be the safe place for those who need a little extra helping hand in their parenting journey.

Doncaster Foodbank

Doncaster Foodbank is a local charity based on Christian values of helping those facing hardship in the Doncaster area. We aim to help those people facing hardship in the Doncaster area by providing Emergency Food Parcels to people who cannot feed themselves. We also provide signposting for all types of issues that have led people to use the foodbanks.

Doncaster Mind

Doncaster Mind is a passionate and energetic organisation that works to promote recovery from mental ill-health, improved emotional well-being and independent living. We offer a range of both face-to-face and online services from one-to-one support, groups, activities, guided learning, training and volunteering opportunities.

Doncaster Pride

Doncaster Pride hosts an annual festival of celebration - each August. Keep an eye out on social media and local news for the next upcoming event.

Doncaster Rape & Sexual Abuse Counselling Service DRASACS

DRASACS opened in 1987. We are a charity delivering a counselling service for men, women & children that have been victims or affected by rape or sexual abuse. We also have an additional advocacy service who help deal with both victims & families throughout the judicial process from report to court as part of the South Yorkshire Sexual Violence Partnership.

Doncaster Youth Jazz Association

DYJA provides specialised individual tuition, instrumental masterclasses, ensemble workshops and performance opportunities via 3 ensembles for young musicians from a range of backgrounds and abilities. The teachers are all fully qualified professional musicians with a passion for educating young people.have a wide ranging offer of a food bank, community pantry, cook and eat sessions, support for vulnerable people, community events.

Dunscroft & Friends Community Group

Dunscroft & Friends Communities Group is a community organisation dedicated to empowering, uniting, and collaborating with residents of Dunscroft and the surrounding area. Our mission is to create thriving, inclusive, and connected communities across the borough, where residents support one another in both good and bad times. By fostering a spirit of cooperation and mutual aid, we aim to enhance the quality of life for all members.

Family Lives

Family Lives provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families. Our project in Doncaster, Family Peer Partnership, Doncaster South provides one to one support to families and children with a focus on those with children aged 0 - 5 years. We provide support to those who need a helping hand with the ups and downs of family life.

Fashion Fusion CIC

We are passionate about raising awareness of fast fashion's environmental impact and providing real solutions—helping people gain practical skills and knowledge to create beautiful, sustainable clothing they’ll love to wear. By merging creative learning with eco-friendly practices, Fashion Fusion CIC inspires positive change, supporting our community in making more conscious fashion choices. provides targeted early intervention and crisis support to families.

Flourish Enterprises

Working alongside our much-cherished NHS, Flourish Enterprises strives to create better outcomes for our local communities. This involves transforming Woodfield Park site into a vibrant wellbeing hub, with inclusivity at its heart. We maintain & develop the walled garden, run a busy café and host regular events and activities for people of all ages, bringing the community together by offering free or low-cost activities and entertainment in one of the most underserved communities in Doncaster.

Fun Filled Days CIC

Fun Filled Days provide social activities and peer support for adults with a mild learning disability.

Future Pathways

Future Pathways works with disadvantaged young people in Doncaster providing training, education and activities. As part of that delivery we run a community cafe called Scran that serves lunch to the public. We have a weekly foodbank too!

Healthwatch

Healthwatch Doncaster is your local health and social care champion. We make sure NHS leaders and other decision makers hear your voice and use your feedback to improve care. We engage with the public through events, service visits, online either through our website or social media and through our Enter & View programme.

Helping Hands Community Centre

Helping Hands Community Centre is a Charity in the heart of Edlington, our aim is to empower the community; to support the community. They offer a wide range of support, activities and volunteer opportunities.

Hidden Treasures Community

Hidden Treasures Community run art, craft and jewellery making workshops. We love to spread joy and happiness through art, creativity, colour and social interaction.

Housing 21

Housing 21 is a leading not for profit provider of Retirement Living and Extra Care for older people of modest means. We operate in 215 local authority areas across England, managing over 24,000 Retirement Living and Extra Care properties and providing over 49,000 hours of social care each week. is a Charity in the heart of Edlington, our aim is to empower the community; to support the community. They offer a wide range of support, activities and volunteer opportunities.

Independent Domestic Abuse Service IDAS

Independent Domestic Abuse Service - IDAS is the largest specialist charity in Yorkshire supporting anyone experiencing or affected by domestic abuse. We are a specialist charity with many years’ experience of supporting and accommodating victims and survivors of domestic abuse.  We are proud to deliver high quality services that help protect victims and survivors whatever choice they make about their future.  We also work to transform the systems that can directly or indirectly harm survivors and through our training, prevention and educational work we inspire individuals and organisations to tackle the root causes of domestic abuse.

KC Dance Club

KC Dance Club have performed at local events such as shaping Stainforth, the classic car show and more we also put on a big summer show in August for the community which was a big success and had lots of positive feedback. We aim to continue on our journey with the club, helping to shape the lives of our your people, helping them to stay active and working toward meeting their personal goals whatever that may be.

Live Inclusive

Live Inclusive is a Charity supporting disabled people and people living with long-term health conditions. Our aim is to support them to live their lives as independently as possible. We are passionate about supporting people to have choice and control in their own lives.

Making Space

Making Space is a welcoming space for people living with dementia and age related health concerns to have company, do meaningful activities and to have a hot nutritious lunch. Based at the Sandalwood Centre, we also support family members to have respite as they know their loved one is safe and welcoming space whilst they take time for themselves. Staff and volunteers support people with doing activities, with having refreshments and to give extra one to one support when needed.

MHA Communities

MHA Communties run lunch clubs and activities for older adults across south Yorkshire. Specifically in Doncaster they run Cantley meet and eat lunch club and in Tickhill we run Tickhill pop-in lunch club.

Off The Blox

Off The Blox is a youth group for ages 11 to 16 for local kids in the Balby area to prevent crime and and a social safe place to have fun and learn new skills.

People Focused Group

At The People Focused Group (PFG Doncaster) everyone is a member and a peer supporter. Peer Support is simple. We are all helpers and people being helped. It might be cheering someone up with a smile, or helping with something more practical.

Phab Doncaster

Phab Doncaster are community group in Doncaster who support and bring together people with or without disabilities connecting them within our community. They primarily specialise in supporting profoundly disabled individuals and severely learning disabled individuals, those also with complex medical needs, challenging behaviours and those of end of life care plans.

Recipe 4 Change CIC

Recipe 4 Change CIC is a Doncaster-based, not-for-profit Community Interest Company. Our primary focus is on hands-on learning through food using cooking as a tool to teach vital life skills, improve wellbeing, and strengthen community connection. We design and deliver interactive cooking and nutrition programmes that empower individuals and families to make informed choices about health, budgeting, and sustainability.

Right Up Our Street

Right Up Our Street is a community-led Creative People and Places arts programme funded by Arts Council England. It brings brilliant art activities and events to the people of Doncaster. It works in partnership with Doncaster’s communities, listening to what they need and want, and co-creating an arts programme that is relevant and meaningful.

SCCCC

SCCCC (Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care) is a multi award winning charity that supports older people (65+) across Sheffield and Doncaster, providing a 'helping hand' when they need it most.

Schoolreaders

Schoolreaders is a national literacy charity. We find and match volunteers with local primary schools to support children in improving their reading and comprehension skills, as well as developing their confidence and social skills.

Sew Mindful Crafts CIC

Sew Mindful Crafts CIC is a community hub providing a range of activities and services including sewing, crafting, along with educational and specialist workshops for all ages, promoting good mental health & well-being and reducing social isolation. They provide  a specialist workshop area and equipment along with tutors & volunteers giving people opportunities to try new skills and build confidence.

The Coffee Vine CIC

The Coffee Vine CIC is a creative, community-led café and wellbeing hub in Doncaster. Growing connection, creativity and confidence through arts, music and meaningful conversations.

The Fresh Hut Community Group

The Fresh Hut Community Group currently operates a vibrant local hub, offering freshly cooked meals and drinks from a small food truck. Our success lies not only in the quality of our food but the amazing community that has organically formed around our outdoor seating area. This space serves as an essential hub for social engagement for our residents including workmen, various passers -by, and crucially the older isolated members of our community who rely on us on a regular basis for social interaction and a friendly chat. We are a community group that wants to be inclusive and allow all members of our community to come together and tackle social isolation and loneliness in order to help with mental health and wellbeing.

The Reader

The Reader is developing Shared Reading groups in Doncaster, bringing adults together to read and listen to great stories and poems and talk about them. They use these stories and poems to help people connect and share experiences.

The Sand House Charity

The Sand House Charity exists to share the unique legacy of Doncaster's Victorian Sand House with as wide an audience as possible, and to encourage learning and engagement through presentations, performances, and other creative activities. Our main requirement for volunteers is to help in running our pop-up sand art sessions, although there are occasional requirements for help with other activities.

The Spirit of Mexborough

The Spirit of Mexborough organise various events and initiatives. We aim to create opportunities for residents to connect, celebrate, and support one another. Join us as we work to make Mexborough a place where community pride thrives!

Thrive Social Capital CIC

Thrive Social Capital CIC work with underprivileged marginalised ethnic minority communities to break down systemic barriers by helping provide access to upskilling, training, academics and employment. We have also created a social enterprise kitchen and bespoke seeing enterprise workshops for our communities to provide flexible employment options, we provide a wrap around enterprise development workshop with our social enterprise to participants to help encourage entrepreneurial development within our communities.

Together Housing Group - Harrogate Court

Together Housing Group is a non-profit housing organisation. Harrogate Court is a retirement living scheme for the over 55's, in addition, it has recently also become an extra care scheme. We have an onsite café, hairdressers and a little shop which stocks basics. At Harrogate Court we enjoy hosting multiple activities  and clubs throughout the week.

Woodlands Community Library

Woodlands Community Library is a community hub and library. We are now a designated warm space, offering refreshments and company to the public. Several groups are running within the library, so please feel free to drop in and ask us about them.

Yorkshire Bike Shack CIC

Yorkshire Bike Shack CIC is a community-focused social enterprise based in Doncaster, using cycling as a tool to support physical and mental wellbeing, build practical skills, and foster connection. At our fully equipped bike workshop, we refurbish donated bikes and deliver hands-on maintenance training with the help of experienced staff and dedicated volunteers.

Young At Heart Polish Senior Club CIC

Young at Heart Polish Senior Club CIC is a local senior community group with a mission is to reduce social isolation among older members of the Polish community, support integration, and help overcome language barriers that many seniors face in everyday life.

YWCA Yorkshire

YWCA Yorkshire Green Gables in Mexborough has been supporting young women, children and families to thrive since 2004. In partnership with Together Housing, the Green Gables team have a remit to provide safe accommodation and wrap-around support in five houses and eight self-contained apartments, as well as vital support to more families in the community.