We are now able to book group volunteering dates going forward. We can only accept groups and not individuals just yet. We require volunteers to be over 18yrs old and fit enough to be on your feet for 5 hours. We must continue to keep everybody safe.

As The Whitechapel Mission cares for our most vulnerable guests in the face of COVID-19, we are supported by volunteers in activities adjusted for social distancing and safety as much as possible. We ask volunteers to "trust your judgement" when it comes to wearing masks, staying safe and keeping our guests safe.

As the government relaxes restrictions we still need volunteers to be healthy to serve. You should not volunteer if you or someone in your household:

• Have tested positive for COVID-19 within the last 5 days.
• Have experienced any cold or flu-like symptoms or gastrointestinal issues in the last 5 days
• Have been in contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19 within the last 5 days.
• Have been outside the UK and have not yet had a negative "day 2" test (required for unvaccinated travelers).
• Are currently required to self-isolate.
• We ask volunteers to consider wearing a mask if serving at the counter.

We have NOT yet opened our Christmas volunteering programme. We will only be able to accept groups and not individuals and only a limited number of people for this year. We require volunteers to be over 18yrs old and fit enough to be on your feet for 5 hours. Please understand, we must keep everybody safe.

As The Whitechapel Mission cares for our most vulnerable guests in the face of COVID-19, we are supported by volunteers in activities adjusted for social distancing and safety as much as possible.

Volunteers must be healthy to serve.

We hope to open these dates within the next week or two.

Every day The Whitechapel Mission helps as many as 300 people. Many of them come to us because they are living on the streets or have become homeless through family breakdown, violence, poverty or discrimination. Others may be unfairly threatened with eviction, or living in property that is damp, dangerous or overcrowded.

• 15% of people supported by the Whitechapel Mission have been in the armed services.
• 32% of people using our services have been in care at some point.
• 60% of people using our services come from dysfunctional families.
• 38% of people using our services have been in prison.

We acknowledges and offer a special thank you to those partners and supporters, who have backed their giving of gifts and volunteering with a donation of £5000 or more each year. It is only with this commitment that our work may continue.

Membership of the 5000-club offers:

• The use of our name and logo within your publications and reports, as a priority partner with the Mission
• Unlimited and priority access to the volunteers diary months ahead of others organizations
• Acknowledgment in our annual report and all our publications
• A high level of reporting - showing the dates, times and names of volunteers from your organization who attend the Mission
• 12 month membership

We want volunteering at Whitechapel to be fun, rewarding and challenging. The skills, opinions and experiences of each volunteer are valued and we want them to be an integral part of the organization.

Our volunteering programme is designed for teams rather than individuals. There are always days in our diary when it is not possible to find a team to volunteer. It is easier to find a team of people rather than a group of individuals for a particular day.

Every day The Whitechapel Mission helps as many as 300 people. Many of them come to us because they are living on the streets or have become homeless through family breakdown, violence, poverty or discrimination. Others may be unfairly threatened with eviction, or living in property that is damp, dangerous or overcrowded.