Make a difference, meet new people and enhance your CV.
The Bolton Hub is the best place to start your search for local volunteering opportunities. Based in the centre of Bolton on Bold Street (BL1 1LS), The Hub brings local voluntary and community groups together in one place.
The Volunteering England and Do-it! websites are also good sources of information about volunteering opportunities.
Volunteering opportunities are increasingly being advertised via online job search websites; Guardian Jobs is one example. There are also some personal development opportunities advertised on the Greater Manchester Cnx2jobs website.
If you are considering taking a Gap Year or just want to travel and do something worthwhile at the same time, then the Year Out Group and VSO websites are good places to start.
If there is a particular charity or organisation that you would like to help out, approach them directly.
You will find more voluntary organisations listed in our Free Time and Volunteering factsheet.