CHARITY AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES
FIND OUT HOW TO GET INVOLVED IN
Providence Row
A charity that supports people affected by homelessness, providing practical services such as meals, showers, advice, housing support, and programmes that help people build skills, improve wellbeing, and move towards independent living.
- Volunteer your time
- The Lunch Challenge
- The Breakfast Challenge
- Art Club
Access Aspiration by the Mayor’s Fund for London
A programme connecting 16–18-year-olds from under resourced schools with career opportunities through work experience, insight days and cross-company events.
- Volunteer your time at our Hospitality Bridging the Gap Industry Insight event – 20th October 2026 – facilitate workshops with young people
- Volunteer your time at our Placemaking / Built Environment Bridging the Gap Industry Insight event – 10th November 2026 – facilitate workshops with young people
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
Purpose Full
Purpose Full supplies healthy meals, everyday essentials, and support to young people facing the biggest barriers, with all proceeds invested in our charitable work.
Our Pack with Purpose events offer organisations a fun, on-site corporate volunteering activity that delivers measurable social impact. Employees take part in bespoke food and hygiene packing events, hosted in their venue. With all boxes and bags packed going directly to young people.
Go Beyond
Go Beyond is the charity giving children and young people facing serious challenges in their lives the chance for a break that lasts a lifetime.
- Volunteer at an explorer site (Essex) – orienteering and games with children (up to 6 people)
- Volunteer at a holiday centre (Peak District or Cornwall) – painting and decorating, building activity courses or tending to kitchen gardens (up to 25 people)
- Provide pro-bono skills-based support – HR, marketing, sales, networking, finance etc.
- Fundraise:
- Decorate your office christmas tree with tags with QR codes to donate
- Host an ‘Ice Cream moment’ in Summer
- Take part in a challenge event
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
The Big Climb Against Loneliness for Re-engage
Climb Tower 42 dressed as Santa in aid of supporting older people experiencing loneliness, on Friday 20th November.
Inspiration for all
A not-for-profit bringing schools and business together to lift up leaders, schools and students in turn. We match school leaders and business leaders in unique peer-mentoring partnerships that create fresh perspectives, enhance leadership skills and drive social mobility. We are offering 9 fully-funded places on a peer mentoring scheme for 2026-27.
- Volunteer to be a mentor
To take part, get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
AAA Green Rangers – After-School and Holiday Outdoor Activities
An outdoor learning and environmental project based in a community woodland in Stratford, giving children and young people opportunities to explore nature, learn about wildlife and conservation, develop confidence, and improve their wellbeing.
- Volunteer at a corporate volunteering day – support general upkeep, clearing, planting, tree care, litter picking, for 15 people, runs February – October
- Collect gifts for children as part of their Christmas Toy Appeal 2026
- Financial contribution towards ongoing projects
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
Chapter One UK – Online Reading with Young Children
A literacy charity that helps children develop reading skills and confidence through one-to-one online reading support.
- Volunteer to read 1-1 with a child across 2026-27 academic year (approx. 20-25 sessions of 30-minutes each).
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
Green Jobs Project – Green Jobs Workshops in Schools
Helping children learn about careers that support a more sustainable future through interactive workshops.
- Volunteer to help run a workshop in a school
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
Yes Futures – Industry Insight Days
A youth development charity that helps young people build confidence, resilience, communication and self-awareness through mentoring.
- Host a World of Work industry insight day. Dates flexible.
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
Bow Foodbank
Provides emergency food and essential supplies to people experiencing financial hardship and crisis in Tower Hamlets.
- Volunteer to organise and pack food bags, distribute food to guests and fundraise.
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
Samaritans
The charity that prevents suicide through the power of human connection. Connecting people in crisis with trained volunteers who will always listen. People calling for change with those who need to listen.
- Attend free suicide prevention training
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
Power the Tower for MS – The MS-UK Tower Walk 2026
Climb Tower 42, one of London’s most iconic and recognisable landmarks, and raise money and awareness for MS-UK on Sunday 4th October 2026
Climb the Capital Challenge
Climb three of the City’s tallest towers – the Cheesegrater, Scalpel and the Walkie-Talkie – in aid of multiple charities, on Saturday 10th October.
Eastern City Levy Paying businesses get 50% registration fee – simply email megan@easterncity.co.uk for the code.
City Giving Day by the Lord Mayor’s Appeal
A flagship initiative of The Lord Mayor’s Appeal that celebrates and promotes volunteering, fundraising, and community engagement across London’s business community on 23rd September.
For more info on these opportunities: kate.finnis@thelordmayorsappeal.org
RNLI – Royal National Lifeboat Institution – Saving Lives at Sea
The charity that saves lives at sea, providing a 24/7 search and rescue service around the UK and Ireland.
Get in touch: megan@easterncity.co.uk
EIDA
The Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse supports large and small organisations that together represent more than 25% of the UK workforce, to take effective action on domestic abuse.