About Us
We were originally established in 1989 as a volunteer bureau to recruit and coordinate volunteers. Over the years we have continued to develop and promote good practice in volunteer management and support. We have also extended our role by becoming a Council for Voluntary Service to promote and support the voluntary sector itself.
Our first offices were in the Angel Centre in Worcester but we quickly outgrew these and, with the help of National Lottery funding, moved to our current premises at The Tything in 1996.
We have around 10-12 staff (depending on project funding) and directly manage approximately 160 volunteers within our own projects (some have been with us since we started in 1989). In total we recruit and place around 400 volunteers a year.
Worcester Volunteer Centre is a registered charity and company limited by guarantee. Our board of trustees meets on a regular basis to oversee governance and finance of the organisation. We also have a membership scheme for VCS organisations, the statutory sector and interested individuals.
Worcester Volunteer Centre is a member of:
- The National Association of Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) formally known as the National Association for Councils for Voluntary Services (NACVS)
- Volunteering England
- The National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)
Worcester Volunteer Centre gratefully acknowledges support from the following:
- Worcestershire County Council
- Worcester City Council
- South Worcestershire Primary Care Trust
- DfES
- Government Office West Midlands
- ACU / Home Office
- Crown Estates (Crowngate)
- Individual Donations
