• Australian Capital Territory
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Education & Training, Tutoring & Coaching

This program aims to foster a sense of identity and belonging, empowering migrant and refugee children and young people to achieve their full potential. Children and young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds often face numerous challenges and complex transitions upon settling into Australia. However, children are resilient and they have strengths. We seek to focus on these strengths and ensure that the children achieve their full potential as active and engaged members of the community.

• Australian Capital Territory
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Are you passionate about making a positive change? Many people facing mental illness often feel disconnected and socially isolated from their friends and family. But you can help change that by becoming a valued Compeer volunteer. Join the Vinnies Compeer Program and make a lasting impact on someone's life! We believe that your friendship can make a significant difference to the quality of life for individuals with mental illness while also helping to combat the stigma surrounding it.

• Australian Capital Territory
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Seniors & Aged Care

The Aged Care Volunteer Visitor Scheme (ACVVS) is a government funded program to combat social isolation and helps to develop social connections for older persons. Ageing with Grace believe that social connections are essential to the well-being of older people. We are seeking enthusiastic, compassionate, friendly Volunteer Visitors to spend time with older people who are at risk of social isolation and loneliness.

• Queanbeyan NSW, Braidwood NSW, Bungendore NSW, Australian Capital Territory
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Having good social connections is essential for all aspects of health, especially as we age. The Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) and Volunteer Visitors program supports older Australian’s who live in an aged care facility or their own home and who are lonely or socially isolated.

• Australian Capital Territory
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Are you looking for a meaningful way to make a difference in someone's life? We are calling on compassionate souls to become volunteer visitors and brighten the days of older people longing for companionship. Imagine the smiles you could bring, the stories you could share, and the memories you could create by simply lending an ear and a kind heart. Together, we can combat loneliness and foster connections that truly matter.

• Australian Capital Territory
• Category: Disability Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Seniors & Aged Care

The Roundabout Project is a volunteer peer support project that aims to assist participants with Disability to engage with our LGBTIQA+ community encouraging networking and connections. By sharing personal experiences and developing mutual peer-to-peer friendship, participants may gain a greater sense of connection to community and develop a deeper sense of belonging, self-esteem, and interpersonal trust.

• Australian Capital Territory / Remote Friendly
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Tutoring & Coaching

Do you think it's essential to be inclusive? Do you enjoy working with people from a variety of backgrounds? The Inclusive Volunteering Pathways to Employment Program supports those living with a disability or mental health condition to find volunteering roles where they can build skills, experience and networks to reach their employment goals. We need your help to provide encouragement and support to our participants.

• Toowong Queensland / Remote Friendly
• Category: Community Services
• Types of work: Fundraising & Events, Governance, Boards & Committees, Marketing, Media & Communications, Writing & Editing

Children by Choice is looking for expressions of interest from people wanting to join their voluntary Management Committee (MC). As part of the Committee, MC members have governance responsibilities to the Association. The role is one of 8 members who meet once a month and participate in subcommittees and strategic planning.

• Melbourne Victoria / Remote Friendly
• Category: Arts & Culture
• Types of work: Accounting & Finance

Seeking a volunteer Treasurer (this is an unpaid Committee position). Satellite Projects is committed to filling a gap in the arts industry through the provision of a unique and innovative program of exhibitions, networking and mentoring. We support artists who face discrimination, and those who do not fit the mainstream. Our mission is to provide visibility, cultivate opportunities & empower artists.

• Bondi NSW, Glebe NSW, Newtown NSW, Petersham NSW, Summer Hill NSW, Sydney NSW, Marrickville NSW, New South Wales / Remote Friendly
• Category: Arts & Culture
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Companionship & Social Support, Fundraising & Events, Music & Entertainment

The Sound Mentoring Program provides music mentorship to at-risk young people, helping them to achieve their potential as artists and human beings. Come and join us as mentor! We will provide you with training in mentorship and team you up with a mentee based on your existing skillset. Music mentoring is hugely fulfilling journey that can transform not just your life, but the life of a young person in need of confidence, positive role models and an outlet for their creativity.

• Brunswick VIC, Carlton VIC, Collingwood VIC, Fitzroy VIC, Melbourne VIC, Northcote VIC, Preston VIC, Victoria / Remote Friendly
• Category: Arts & Culture
• Types of work: Arts, Craft & Photography, Companionship & Social Support, Fundraising & Events, Music & Entertainment

The Sound Mentoring Program provides music mentorship to at-risk young people, helping them to achieve their potential as artists and human beings. Come and join us as mentor! We will provide you with training in mentorship and team you up with a mentee based on your existing skillset. Music mentoring is hugely fulfilling journey that can transform not just your life, but the life of a young person in need of confidence, positive role models and an outlet for their creativity.

• Brisbane City QLD, Fortitude Valley QLD, Hawthorne QLD, Milton QLD, Petrie Terrace QLD, Teneriffe QLD, West End QLD, Queensland / Remote Friendly
• Category: Arts & Culture
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Music & Entertainment, Seniors & Aged Care

Music can heal, uplift and even transform lives but the people who need it most often have the least access to it. That is where A Sound Life comes in - we do all the legwork to make it easy for you to simply turn up and perform your music either live over Zoom or directly to patients by their bedside in hospitals. Our next Musician Training Day is happening on Sunday, April 28 from 10am-3pm at Together2, Rozelle in Sydney and via Zoom.

• Brighton VIC, Brunswick VIC, Carlton VIC, Fitzroy VIC, Hawthorn VIC, Melbourne VIC, Northcote VIC, Victoria / Remote Friendly
• Category: Arts & Culture
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support, Disability Support, Music & Entertainment, Seniors & Aged Care

Music can heal, uplift and even transform lives but the people who need it most often have the least access to it. That is where A Sound Life comes in - we do all the legwork to make it easy for you to simply turn up and perform your music either live over Zoom or directly to patients by their bedside in hospitals. Our next Musician Training Day is happening on Sunday, April 28 from 10am-3pm at Together2, Rozelle in Sydney and via Zoom.

• New South Wales / Remote Friendly
• Category: Health
• Types of work: Disability Support, Seniors & Aged Care, Sport & Physical Activity

A Sound Life provides therapeutic and trauma informed yoga and meditation sessions with our participants of varying physical and mental abilities. Our sessions are tailored to each individual's needs and are designed to connect, uplift their spirits while empowering them. This leads to a positive transformation in the well-being for many Australians in need.

• Adelaide SA, Blacktown NSW, Southport QLD / Remote Friendly
• Category: Seniors & Aged Care
• Types of work: Companionship & Social Support

Telecross supports older Australian’s who are isolated and at risk of accident or illness that may go unnoticed, such as falling or being unable to call for help.