Volunteers required from April to end of September for general art gallery duties.

The Involvement Centre is a peer-led group which offers a warm and welcoming place for people with mental health issues, their families and friends. The Centre offers and informal place for a cuppa, a chat, a laugh and lots more....The Centre is currently open Thursdays, 2pm to 4pm and Saturdays, 11am to 2pm.

Volunteers are welcomed either to share a skill or help out in the Centre

Kilkenny Talking Newspaper Association for the Blind was founded in October 1992 and is a registered charity. The first edition was recorded on 12 May 1993. Any person who is registered with the National Council for the Blind can receive the usb key. To receive a usb key, contact the Community Resource Worker for the Blind and Visually impaired. The Association is made up of volunteers who meet on a weekly basis to record the usb keys. The keys are recorded at the National Council for the Blind and are sent Freepost courtesy of An Post that night.

SOS is a voluntary organisation supporting adults with a range of intellectual disabilities including mild moderate, severe and profound. SOS provides day services, respite and residential care. We are looking for families to provide short breaks in their home for adults from our services, nominal expenses are paid. We also need volunteers to accompany adults from our services on social and recreational activities, time commitment 2 to 3 hours, either weekly or fortnightly.

The Meet and Greet Volunteer Service at St Luke’s General Hospital assists and supports members of the public when visiting the hospital. The main role of Meet and Greet volunteers is to provide a friendly welcome to the hospital assisting and guiding visitors and patients to the various wards, departments and clinics in the hospital. Volunteers also visit patients, read newspapers to patients, play cards, facilitate a walk in the hospital grounds, assist with feeding for less able patients, operate a library service to the wards, etc.

L'Arche is a group of over 130 worldwide communities where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together in community. There are plenty of opportunities to become involved as an occasional volunteer. Help prepare a meal in one of the homes or lend a hand with the household chores. Spend a day in the garden or in the administration office. Or just be a friend to one of our core members or assistants.
 

If you are interested in receiving a monthly newsletter with details of volunteering
opportunities please contact us. Currently there is no Volunteer Centre in Kilkenny.
 

The Father McGrath Centre provides education support and after school programmes to approximately 100 primary and post primary school children. The service operates Monday-Friday 2pm-6pm, from September to June. A comprehensive summer programme is also offered. For an application form or information regarding volunteering opportunities please contact us.

KTCM assists and supports Traveller children of primary and secondary school age, in the Hebron and Wetlands areas of Kilkenny City and Rosbercon, Co Kilkenny, to do their homework.

KTCM also provides recreational, cultural and social activities to the 60 participating children.

Volunteers who are interested in work experience and looking to a career in social care, childcare or teaching are welcome to apply. Teaching skills are not required.

Age group 4 to 18 yrs.

Meals-on-Wheels, Monday to Friday. Donations welcome.

Volunteers deliver meals to older people in their homes. Volunteer drivers give 1.5 hrs of their time each week. This service operates all year around.