See also:
Big Sibs
Bounce
Craft Room
Homework Help
Parklife
Pathways to Literacy
Teaching English as a Second Language
who? Children in age ranges 6 to 8, 8 to 10, 10 to 14, 14 to 18
when? 2 to 3 hours per week plus some planning time and occasional weekend activities
where? Various locations around Cambridge
Scouts provides an opportunity to develop leadership and team skills through camping, adventurous activities and travel. Adult volunteers are required to help deliver an active programme of indoor and outdoor activities.
Fundraising, events and office Volunteers
EACH supports families and cares for children and young people with life-threatening conditions across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. We provide care and support wherever the family wishes – in families’ own homes, in hospital or at one of our hospices in Ipswich, Milton and Quidenham. We are a registered charity (no. 1069284) and this year need to raise £4 million in donations to deliver our services. This amounts to £11,000 a day, every day of the year.
Guiding: Rainbows aged 5-7, Brownies aged 7-10 and Guides aged 10-14.
Enthusiastic volunteers are needed to help run local Rainbow, Brownie and Guide groups. You’ll make new friends, have fun, develop skills in leadership, teamwork, communication, and, most importantly, make a real difference to the lives of today’s girls and young women.
Scouting:
Beavers (Wednesday, 6.30pm to 7.30pm) - 6 to 8 year olds
Cubs (Tuesday, 6.45pm to 8.00pm approx) - 8 to 10 year olds
Scouts (Friday) - 10 to 14 year olds
who? children (0-5) with various disabilities
when? Mondays 12.45 - 3.15pm (this time has remained the same for years and is unlikely to change)
where? Histon Village
There's a warm welcome for you to come and play with our preschool children. This helps families to cope with the challenges of having a child with special needs and gives their children a boost in confidence.
13th Cambridge Scout Group urgently requires Leaders/Helpers for the following groups:
Beavers: Tuesdays from 6 – 7pm (term time only)
Cubs: Mondays from 6 – 7.30pm (term time only)
Scouts: Mondays from 7.30 to 9pm (term time only)
Where? at the Scout Hut, Cyprus Road, off Mill Road
Previous experience of Scouts/Guides is helpful but not as essential as an enthusiasm for working with children. Training can be provided.
Seeking to recruit keen and able society Chairs who would be responsible for working with the university Students’ Union and Barnardo's to set up the society prior to the start of the new academic year. They would also be responsible for recruiting a committee and society members and devising a programme of activity for the group to undertake in order to establish a society which was beneficial both to Barnardo's and to the student community.
Campus Children’s Holidays
Campus Helper
As a helper, you spend a week with children who are having the summer holiday they deserve! Hippo (day) project involves lots of playing, arts and crafts and swimming with children 6-11. The residential project is for children 8-13, and the activities are as wide ranging as rock climbing, horse riding, and making your own pizza at a restaurant! Your duties will be engaging with the children, giving them plenty of attention, and keeping them safe while they have as much fun as they can.
Various weeks available end July to end of August.
1 week minimum commitment
Liverpool
Food and accomodation are free Campus Children's Holidays is a lively mix of young kids, older kids, volunteers, families, more kids, activities, exhaustion, and fun. Working with Liverpool Social Services, this Cambridge-based charity provides holidays for children from inner-city Liverpool, a chance for kids to take on activities they otherwise would never experience, and an all-too-rare opportunity for families to gain some respite from often difficult circumstances.
Reccy Rangers "Reccy Rangers work in neighbourhoods, encouraging the community (especially children and young people) to use their local recreation grounds and get involved in community projects. Reccy rangers run regular supervised play sessions throughout the year, develop projects in neighbourhoods in response to need and are involved in consulting with children and young people about new play and sport facilities."
Urban Adventure Play
It is about climbing trees, den building, pond dipping, camping, recycling, finding out about the seasons, learning about change, respecting wildlife, getting messy, doing something that you can't do at home.
HeyDaze
HeyDaze is a partnership project involving Community Development, The Red Hen Project, Social Services and the Youth Offending Service. It has been running since 2002 and aims to provide a four day residential and fortnightly activities for two groups of children aged 9-13 years old. The project aims to increase self esteem and develop confidence and help children get involved in social and leisure provision in neighbourhoods.
The Dec
"The Dec is a mobile youth bus which visits Abbey, Arbury, Cherry Hinton, East Chesterton, City Centre, Kings Hedges, Queen Edith’s and Trumpington.
It has information, technology, multimedia facilities and games."
Scrapstore The Chypps Scrapstore provides a source of recycled materials for children and young people to use in art, craft and play activities. We also sell arts and crafts equipment at cost price.
Badgers (5-10years)
Youth Leader
Wednesdays during term time
Cadets (10-16 years)
Youth Leader
Wednesdays during term time
Community Programme
First Aid Volunteer