Can we afford to overlook the value of volunteering? How systems can reach and engage underserved communities

Explore innovative ways of engaging underserved communities, removing barriers to participation, and creating volunteering opportunities.

Join to hear from expert partners from the Volunteering for Health Partnership to explore innovative ways of engaging underserved communities, removing barriers to participation, and creating volunteering opportunities that reflect local communities. Discover practical approaches to diversifying volunteer involvement and strengthening community representation across health, care and VCSE sectors. Through real-world examples and shared learning, attendees will gain insights into how inclusive volunteering can help tackle health inequalities and improve outcomes for the people and communities they serve.

Attendees will explore how inclusive volunteering can improve equity, increase community representation, and create volunteering opportunities that are accessible, meaningful, and responsive to local needs.

Key Learning Points:

• Why diversifying volunteering matters for tackling health inequalities and improving community representation.
• How systems can identify and engage communities that are underrepresented in volunteering.
• Practical approaches to addressing barriers and creating more inclusive volunteer opportunities.
• The role of co-design in developing volunteering programmes that reflect the needs and aspirations of local communities.
• Examples of successful partnership approaches from across health, care, and VCSE sectors.

Ideal for partners and supporters of the VCSE sector.