Youth volunteering

Volunteering is a great way to make your mark on a cause that you care about. It also teaches new skills like:

  • communication skills
  • team work
  • decision making

You can learn new things and develop skills to add to your CV which will help you to stand out from the crowd when it comes to getting a job.

To find volunteering opportunities, you can visit:

Find out about the life-changing impact of volunteering in the story below.

A teenager and Autisk youth volunteer poses with a young girl in a room with bright illustrations on the wall. They're both smiling.

Autisk Youth Volunteers

Creating belonging through lived experience

At Autisk, a group of young volunteers are helping to make children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities feel truly understood.

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Last updated 27 May 2026