Involving young people in supporting the health and care of others is proven to have positive benefits to patients, the community and young volunteers. It is part of delivering the vision for health and care, The Five Year Forward View, and supports the national #iwill campaign.

Join us for a free one-day practical seminar to explore how to develop or enhance youth volunteering in health and care on

Wednesday 23 March in Southampton

We will guide you through the Youth Social Action Toolkit , share innovative examples and best practice and explore topics such as the value of youth volunteering, establishing a business case, recruiting and managing young volunteers, safeguarding and engaging harder to reach communities. Find out more about the #iwill campaign, funding and the latest research into youth volunteering.

The seminar is aimed at professionals in health and social care, youth and education sectors. This includes hospital volunteer service managers, care home managers, primary care practitioners, health commissioners, youth work managers, Further Education Colleges and Councils for Voluntary Service. Young people interested in volunteering and social action in health and care are also very welcome. Book your place here: Southampton seminar

Do you have any good practice in youth volunteering to share?

We are also developing good practice case studies and are keen to hear from you if you would like to share your experience of involving young volunteers in health or social care.

Further information and support

For further information, if you want to share good practice or if you feel you could benefit from some more support in increasing the involvement of young volunteers, please contact yvonne.hunt@volunteeringmatters.org.uk

This is part of a project being run by Volunteering Matters, the National Council for Voluntary Youth Services (NCVYS) and the National Association of Volunteer Service Managers (NAVSM), with funding from NHS England through the Active Communities Programme.