About Us

About Us

Volunteer Centre Hackney

10 years of Support for Hackney people and organisations

VCH is the Volunteer Centre for Hackney offering support to organisations in volunteer recruitment, retention, recognition and appreciation. VCH is a recognised training provider, running accredited training courses for local residents and organisations.

VCH aims to become a benchmark of best practice in volunteering and organisation management through providing:

best brokerage services, supporting those interested in setting up volunteering programmes through training, supporting voluntary groups to improve their operational effectiveness and service quality;
by developing connections, improving services and promoting best practice between volunteer involving organisations.

Over the past 10 years, VCH has worked with over 7000 volunteers. VCH will continue to provide a central access point for people to find out about local volunteering opportunities. VCH will work hard to equip organisations with the requisite skills to manage volunteers effectively.

VCH will ensure that the impact of volunteering in Hackney is quantified in terms of its impact on the local economy. VCH will endeavour to make volunteering a pathway into employment for those who want to.

VCH believes that Hackney should have best quality services and holds the following quality standards: Investing in Volunteers, Investors in People (IiP); Volunteering England - Volunteer Centre Accreditations; PQASSO Level 3.

For more information about all our projects contact VCH on 020 7241 4443 or e-mail us at