Welcome

Welcome to the your online portal for volunteering in Meath.

Meath Volunteer Centre is an independent organisation working with volunteers and volunteer involving organisations. Part of Meath Partnership services, it works closely with many local organisations and agencies throughout Meath. It is a member of Volunteer Ireland and the network of 22 Volunteer Centres throughout Ireland.

We provide a range of services for Volunteers, where you can:

• Avail of our Free Volunteer Placement service
• Find out more about volunteering opportunities and view our database of volunteer opportunities without having to make a commitment 
• Talk with someone in our Volunteer Centre on the how, why and where of volunteering 
• Participate in our volunteer centre led initiatives  - helping volunteers in Meath drive change and make a difference

We also provide a range of services to Volunteer Involving Organisations:

• Through our Free Placement service, if you need volunteers we will try and source them for you 
• We can meet with you to help with any issues about taking on volunteers for the first time, or to review current procedures, or anything generally to do with volunteering, such as attracting volunteers, managing volunteers, references, good practice, expenses.... and much more
• Training for Volunteer Involving Organisations about involving volunteers
• We provide a Garda Vetting Service for volunteer involving organisations who do not have an authorised signatory in their organisation. 
• We don\'t charge for the majority of our services and we keep things confidential.
• Have a look around our web site, it is full of information on volunteering and volunteer development and is updated regularly. 

Have a look around our website  - it is full of information on volunteering and is updated regularly.

If you would like to hear about some specific volunteering opportunities or if you would just like to hear more about the work of the Centres, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact us by phone at (046) 928 0790

We look forward to working with you.

ABOUT VOLUNTEER CENTRES

Volunteer Centres provide a placement service between individuals and groups who want to undertake voluntary activity and organisations that are seeking to involve volunteers. Their primary function is to match individuals and groups interested in volunteering with appropriate volunteering opportunities. To do this, they offer advice and support to both volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations through a range of services that include information provision, consultation, training and Garda Vetting.

Local Volunteer Centres provide an invaluable link between individuals wishing to undertake voluntary activity and organisations seeking to involve volunteers. Volunteer Centres believe passionately in the value of volunteering and the benefits of volunteering for all: the individual, the volunteer-involving organisation and the wider society. They contribute to community development, active citizenship and social capital and are a vital component of any national volunteering infrastructure, providing local support at the same time as informing future initiatives and national policy. In addition to placing volunteers, Volunteer Centres stimulate and encourage volunteering by promoting volunteering at local, regional and national events and in local, regional and national campaigns.

They work towards breaking down the barriers to volunteering, targeting specific groups of people who are under - or unrepresented in volunteering. Volunteer Centres develop volunteering opportunities through consultation with local voluntary and community organisations. They recognise the potential of volunteering and encourage groups and organisations – be they private, statutory or voluntary and community – to think creatively about volunteering roles and to develop imaginative, non-traditional opportunities for potential volunteers. In addition, Volunteer Centres work to promote good practice in working with volunteers through the delivery of training and support.

They campaign and respond to legislation that may impact on volunteering and, as local experts on volunteering, inform planning and policy at regional and national level. Volunteer Centres would never claim to ‘own’ volunteering. Rather, they take a pro-active approach to facilitating and enabling volunteering. They will work with any organisation that seeks to do likewise.The Irish government is committed to developing the volunteering infrastructure in Ireland, including through supporting local Volunteer Centres. This is outlined in Towards 2016 and the National Development Plan, 2007-2013. In June 2009, the Department of Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs issued its Policy on Volunteer Centres.