Dublin City Volunteer Centre

The hub of volunteering in Dublin City
Helping people find rewarding volunteering roles
Helping organisations to offer engaging volunteering programmes
Promoting the value & range of volunteering by reaching out to local communities

What we do

Dublin City Volunteer Centre is the one stop shop for volunteering, providing services for organisations and individuals in the Dublin City Council area.

For Volunteers

We connect people with non-profit organisations based in Dublin city area. We can help you find suitable volunteer opportunities or give you advice on the how, what and where of volunteering in general without having to make a commitment.

We provide a free volunteer referral service to any individual or group looking to volunteer in Dublin City. We call the process whereby an individual finds a suitable volunteering role the Placement Process.

For Organisations

We support voluntary and community organisations in implementing best practice in volunteer management. We can help you with recruiting volunteers, developing policies and guidelines, Garda vetting, volunteer management training and much more.

We offer a range of support services to help you involve volunteers in a meaningful and effective way in your organisation. This includes advice and one-to-one consultation, training and workshops, and a range of resource material on all matters volunteer-related. All of our services are free of charge, with the exception of our Volunteer Management Training Programme and Garda Vetting Service which each carry a nominal fee.

Outreach

We undertake a variety of outreach activities, such as: talks, clinics, presentations, events, training, dissemination of volunteering literature, online marketing and promotion of volunteering.

Social inclusion forms a key part of our outreach and we focus our resources on people who face additional barriers when seeking to access volunteering. These typically includes people who are long-term unemployed, asylum seekers and refugees, early school leavers, people formally homeless etc. or people with mental health difficulties. 

Social Inclusion

Volunteering can play a significant role in creating inclusive communities, where people of all walks of life are treated with utmost respect and dignity. By encouraging the engagement of vulnerable people within society, organisations can help to challenge stereotypes and encourage inclusiveness.

We believe that everyone has something to offer as a volunteer, regardless of their background and abilities. Volunteering allows people to give back and feel empowered, while also meeting new people and developing new skills.

We are part of a nationwide network of Volunteer Centres nationwide and supported by Volunteer Ireland.

Where we work

Dublin City Volunteer Centre serves the Dublin City area, including:
There are four Volunteer Centres in Dublin: Fingal, Dun Laoghaire Rathdown, South Dublin County and Dublin City Volunteer Centre.
We are proud to be a member of a national network of Volunteer Centres.