Corporate volunteering opportunities
Age NI corporate volunteering days give organisations the opportunity to engage with and contribute to the local community.
Corporate volunteering
A true volunteering activity is rooted in kindness and driven by a desire to give back and make a positive impact. We believe our volunteers should find their experience rewarding, while learning new skills, meeting new people and making a difference to the lives of older people.
Volunteer at an Age NI Day Centre
Volunteer at an Age NI Day Centre
Age NI has five social day centres, based in Ballynahinch, Belfast, Dungannon, Dunmurry and Portaferry. We also have three centres which specialise in serving older people with Dementia; these are based in Ballyclare, Castlewellan and Lisburn.
Age NI day centres provide an opportunity for activities, fun, and friendship for older people, and can dramatically change lives for the better.
Volunteering opportunities include:
- Day centre volunteer days to meet and interact with service users and staff.
- Assist with social activities such as interactive games, arts & crafts, bingo and quizzes.
- Choir and musical performances
- Carol singing at Christmas
Volunteer at an Age NI Charity Shop
Volunteer at an Age NI Charity Shop
Age NI has four charity shops in Ballymena, Bangor, Coleraine and Newtownards. Volunteers work with the Shop Manager to steam, stock and arrange attractive floor and window merchandising displays.
Volunteering opportunities include:
- Sorting donated goods
- Steaming items and preparing for displa
- Arranging floor and window displays
- Merchandising of items
Volunteer with Age NI Wellbeing services
Long term volunteering opportunities: Age NI Wellbeing services
Check in and Chat Volunteer
The role of a Check in and Chat volunteer is to make a weekly telephone call, to provide companionship and a friendly voice to an older person who may be isolated or lonely. The call typically last around 30 minutes each week.
First Connect (available in Northern & Belfast Trust areas):
First Connect offers dedicated emotional and practical support at difficult times in an individual’s life; situations which are often triggered by feeling the loss of independence or sudden unexpected changes in important relationships.
Volunteers provide one to one support helping to reduce isolation and loneliness. They are matched with a local older person and will liaise directly with them to arrange meetings/visits of their choice.
Living Well Moyle (Ballycastle and the surrounding Moyle area)
Living Well Moyle aims to enhance the wellbeing and quality of life for people living with long term health conditions by helping them to reconnect with family, friends and activities within their local community.
Volunteers support older people in the Moyle area, to improve their wellbeing and help them achieve their goals and aspirations.
Corporate volunteering donation
Our corporate volunteering package is available for a suggested donation of £150. Your kind donation will help support our vital work which makes a positive impact for so many older people across Northern Ireland.
£150 could fund a trained advisor to support 15 older people to claim the benefits they may be entitled to.
£200 could help us provide weekly friendships to a lonely older person for a year.
Corporate volunteering is limited to five to ten volunteers per session.
Book a corporate volunteering package
You can learn more and book a corporate volunteering day by contacting us at fundraising@ageni.org