Volunteering

There are so many ways that you can get involved in supporting resettlers from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds across Lancashire.

There are many projects delivering support in local communities – delivering or supporting English classes, offering one to one tuition, befriending, supporting drop-ins, helping to organise social activities.

We hope to help you find the most enjoyable and rewarding opportunity for you, either through volunteering with one of our projects at Lancashire County Council, by signposting you to a charity which supports resettlers, or helping you to set up a social group in your local area.

Volunteer with the Lancashire Refugee Integration Team

There are a number of ways you can get involved with the work of Lancashire County Council's Refugee Integration Team and support resettlers in your community.

Our volunteers are hugely important members of our team – our Lancashire Volunteer Partnership team will support you through a programme of training and the Refugee Integration Team will help to find you a role with us which engages your skills, experience and interests.

Current volunteering opportunities on our team are:

• Community Support: Befrienders
• Integration Support Volunteer
• Conversation Workshop Volunteer

You can apply for these roles on the Lancashire Volunteer Partnership's webpage. Search for the area you live in and you will find these roles advertised.

You can also contact the Refugee Integration Team for more information on RITTeam@lancashire.gov.uk

Volunteer with a Local Charity

There are so many charities across Lancashire who support resettlers in local communities and are reliant on volunteers to deliver their fantastic work. You could contact some of the charities listed below to see how you could support your local community.

• Accrington: Maundy Relief
• Blackburn: The ARC Project
• Burnley: New Neighbours Together
• Chorley: Volunteering opportunities with Chorley Council
• Lancaster:
  RAIS Lancaster – Refugee Advocacy, Information and Support
  Lancaster and Morecambe City of Sanctuary
• Pendle: Building Bridges
• Preston: Preston City of Sanctuary
• Skelmersdale: The Ask Club Skelmersdale Ecumenical Centre