Volunteer With Us

We have a pool of around 50 volunteers who undertake a variety of roles on a rota basis. These include cooks, kitchen assistants, befrienders, people with IT skills, and people with relevant experience to help run groups, and we also need people to support our ad hoc fundraising activities.

At the moment we’re looking for kitchen volunteers for main drop-in sessions, and fundraising volunteers – see below .

Volunteers benefit from regular training in a wide range of subjects – recent training has included mental health awareness, an overview of drug & alcohol abuse, autism, First Aid, modern slavery and self-defence. 

If you’re interested in volunteering for Doorway drop-in sessions, including cooking roles, please download, complete and return this form. We ask for two referees which should be people the applicant has known for over two years in any capacity (just not relations or partners). Email addresses for these are really helpful if possible.

We ask for all our volunteers to undertake an induction process and we will organise enhanced DBS checks for those who intend to work with our guests.

Please contact Amy (01249 445385 / ) for more info.

Events & Fundraising Volunteering

We’re always looking to expand our team of volunteers who can attend ad hoc events or spend some time planning new fundraising events for us. These might be people with some fundraising experience or ideas, or just a bit of time to spare in the evenings or weekends, who can, with training, represent and raise awareness and funds for Doorway in the community.

If this would appeal to you, we’d love to hear from you! There is a separate application process for this (not the form above). Please get in touch with Facilities Manager Sarah M, by email:

Volunteering at Christmas

Whilst we are grateful for the increase in awareness and the extra donations that are generated during the winter months and the run-up to Christmas, unfortunately it is not possible to volunteer at Doorway only for the Christmas period. Sadly homelessness is a year-round problem and therefore we ensure that our volunteers are prepared to make a longer term commitment to volunteering.

“I can truly say however I feel when going to Doorway I always feel 100% better when leaving. It really puts things into perspective and gives you a kick up the butt. I enjoy my time at Doorway as it makes me feel valued.”
Doorway Volunteer

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