“I Volunteer!”

Due to the current COVID-19 crisis, we will not be promoting any new organisations/events/movements to attend or take part in for the time being, due to the importance of adhering to social distancing and quarantining measures. Instead, if you wish to remain pro-active and altruistic during this time, we encourage you to find out how you can support your local governing health care service (e.g. the NHS) through their online pages and the Black Lives Matter movement, due to the current situation in America.

Alternatively, you can contribute to our upcoming mental health COVID-19 support project. For more information, read out call-out letter for help here.

New volunteering opportunities will be advertised here monthly. If you want to find out more information about getting involved with your community, email theroompsy@outlook.com with the subject line ‘Giving Back’ and provide your general location area (Town and Country).

The Room – Psy is not working in partnership or by paid sponsorship with any of these organisations unless explicitly stated. This section is just to provide a unique selection of volunteer opportunities around the world that ‘The Room –Psy’ feels are interesting, important and a great opportunity for fun!

Make our oceans plastic free

This program is about beach, ocean, and coastal cleaning expeditions. Retrieving plastic from our environment is our main purpose. Volunteer role at our camp is creating good team work while at our activities.
The volunteers can expect to mix an awesome , beach resort vacation with all its activities, with giving back to the environment and helping clean the beaches. There are a lot of activities for the volunteers to do in their spare time.
· Volunteer and be part of organized beach cleanups in order to protect our oceans
· Achieve successful results through collaborating with your local team
· Be in contact with a beautiful resort, surrounded by nature, and three awesome beaches when doing cleaning activities
· Be assured that you are safe and enjoy all the activities the program has to offer
· Participate in free time activities for free

Reef Conservation Supporter

North Bali Reef Conservation needs the support from international volunteers to help with its current projects. One main focus is building and deploying artificial reefs onto an area of previously destroyed reef. Volunteers will work alongside other international volunteers and local fishermen to build personalised artificial reef structures, which are regularly deployed into the sea using traditional fishing boats. The next day volunteers will scuba dive and arrange these structures under water, between 6-8m, where they will provide habitats to a wide variety of marine species. An on-site reef monitoring program has shown that the artificial reefs improve marine biodiversity by 7x, compared to the previously destroyed area of reef and it is great for volunteers to see their hard work paying off!
Work with local communities, learn with to dive our international and local diving instructors, learn about marine conservation. get involved with artificial reef building and deploying, teaching to local children, turtle conservation, plastic recycling programs, learn to snorkel, live and work by the beach in Bali, visit Hindu temples, local waterfalls, and hike up mountains at sunrise.

Eco Farm Supporter

As a volunteer you'll: connect or reconnect with nature. Volunteer activities include organic gardening, environmentally friendly construction/design projects, working in the vegetarian restaurant-kitchen, and working with art and educational programs for the children living in and around the community.
In exchange for 4 hours of work per day (usually in the morning) you receive 3 vegetarian or vegan meals per day, accommodation in the volunteer casa, and access to many of the farm's other activities in your free afternoons like daily yoga, hiking, cinema, cooking classes, volunteer teaching english in Granada, philosophy class, various spiritual workshops and so much more!

SANE

Meeting the challenge of mental illness
We believe that no-one affected by mental illness should face crisis, distress or despair completely alone. **There are lots of ways you can get involved.** Whether it is through joining the SANE Community, volunteering, or sharing your story. Each contribution is equally valuable and valued.

Disasters emergency committee

DEC only appeal when we know we can help. We bring together 14 leading UK aid charities in times of crisis. Since our launch in 1963, we have run 72 appeals and raised more than **£1.5 billion** – saving millions of lives and rebuilding communities devastated by disasters.You can make a difference and help people in crisis – come and work or volunteer for the DEC or any of our partners and member charities.

Student Minds

Student Minds is the UK’s student mental health charity. We empower students and members of the university community to look after their own mental health, support others and create change.Together we will transform the state of student mental health so that all in higher education can thrive.Campaign for a cause you care about, improve understanding of mental health difficulties, run a peer support group… whatever you want to do, take action today and be part of a growing movement to transform the state of student mental health.Don’t forget to sign up to our newsletter to be kept up to date about all that we do and remember that you can also join one of our Student Minds groups to take part in activities at your university.

International Volunteer HQ

Volunteer abroad in over 40 destinations with International Volunteer HQ, the world’s leading volunteer travel organization - trusted by more than 100,000 volunteers. With volunteer programs starting from just US$180 for 1 week, you won’t find a more affordable and trustworthy organization for an impactful volunteer vacation, gap year or alternative break. You can volunteer overseas with IVHQ for durations ranging from 1 week to 24 weeks, with volunteer abroad programs available in Africa, Asia, South America, Central America, North America, Europe, the Caribbean and the Pacific.

Campo Amigo - Santo Domingo DR

Campo Amigo was our first program in the Dominican Republic and is aimed at those who want to empower local children who have type 1 diabetes and their families, as well as those who want to combine diabetes outreach with a love of travel and exploration.

Blue Cross

“We're a charity that has been helping sick, injured, abandoned and homeless pets since 1897. Pets help us in so many ways and they depend entirely on us. That’s why at Blue Cross we believe in helping pets because pets help us.We help thousands of pets in need every month, providing veterinary care, expert behaviour help and find them loving happy homes, as well as advice and education for current or future pet owners and pet bereavement support. We develop lifelong relationships with pets and owners, providing quality care that is accessible and non-judgemental. With your support we can give back to more pets in need. Pets change lives. We change theirs.”

SHOUt

“Shout is the UK’s first free 24/7 text service for anyone in crisis anytime, anywhere. It’s a place to go if you’re struggling to cope and you need immediate help. Shout is powered by a team of volunteers, who are at the heart of the service. We take people from crisis to calm every single day. Shout exists in the US as ‘Crisis Text Line’, but this is the first time the tried and tested technology has come to the UK. The anonymised data we collate gives us unique insights into mental health trends to help improve people’s lives.”

Tulse Hill Straw Bale Hub (Holy Trinity Church)

“Become a volunteer builder! Become part of a true community build here in Tulse Hill. Work with people from different backgrounds, ages, and experience. Learn new skills and be involved natural sustainable building, whilst helping us to build our hall. There is potential to gain a CSCS card, through volunteering with us.”

VSO

“VSO is the world’s leading international development organisation that works through volunteers to fight poverty. Working in 24 countries around the world, our unique role in international development is to place committed volunteers with carefully selected organisations where their skills can have the greatest impact. As a VSO volunteer you’ll live and work in some of the world’s poorest communities. By sharing your unique skills and experience you’ll help generate new ideas and new ways of doing things, helping the communities you work in lift themselves out of poverty. We’re not about delivering quick fixes, but instead we focus on long-lasting, sustainable change, that will impact generations to come. Join us as a VSO volunteer and help us work towards our vision of a world without poverty.”