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St. Claret Centre
The Towers, Buckden, Huntingdon, Cambs, PE19 5TA.
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre
Minimum Age: 20-40 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The Claretian Missionaries are a missionary community involved in running a youth and adult
retreat centre, also parish ministry and general youth work. The Pastoral Team includes Priests, Religious
Sisters and lay men and women.
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ATD Fourth World
48 Addington Square, London SE5 7LB.
Type of Work: Youth / Lay Missionary Overseas / Social Work / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: Negotiable
Comments: ATD Fourth World is an international voluntary organisation. It develops a human rights approach
to overcoming extreme poverty, working in partnership with the most disadvantaged, supporting their efforts
in the fight against poverty and their struggle for divinity.
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Simon Community
PO Box 1187, London NW5 4HW.
020 7485 6639.
Type of Work: Social work with homeless / Community living
Minimum Age: 19 years
Average length of service: 4 months
Comments: The Simon Community is a community of homeless people and volunteers living and working together.
It is Catholic in its foundation but accepts all faiths and none. It consists of a night shelter, outreach
team, two London houses and a farm.
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Nottingham Pilgrims Community
Presentation Convent, Chesterfield Road, Matlock, Derbyshire DE4 3FS
01629 57704
Type of Work: Youth / Evangelisation / Social Work / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: A Catholic parish based community trained in discipleship
and evangelisation. Working in teams among young people in the Nottingham Diocese. School missions, follow
up retreats service and work in the community.
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Lasallian Developing World Projects
La Salle House, 405 Beulah Hill, London SE19 3HB.
020 8670 1612.
Type of Work: Lay missionary work overseas
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 5 weeks - 1 year
Comments: We have two objectives, one is to supply educational facilities to enable
young people go to school in developing countries, secondly by living out there and
working with the local community, we ourselves are educated.
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Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary
Lay Missionary Volunteer, 100 Hassett Road, London E9 5SJ.
020 8985 3047
Type of Work: Lay Missionary
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The Lay Missionary works alongside the sisters in their work for the poor in various
missions at home and abroad chiefly in Zambia and El Salvador.
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Catholic Children's Society (Westminster)
73 Charles Square, London W10 6EJ.
020 8969 5305.
Type of Work: Social Work
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: Negotiable
Comments: The CCS operates with the Westminster Diocese with Day Family Centre in Poplar,
Adoption, Fostering, social work, school counselling and support for homeless families.
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Jesuit Volunteer Service
St Wilfrid's Enterprise Centre, Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5BJ.
161 226 6717.
Type of Work: Community Living / Social Justice
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The JVC is shaped by four values - community living, simple life style, social justice
and spirituality.
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Diocese of Salford Voluntary Service
390 Parrs Wood Road, Manchester M20 0NA
Type of Work: Community Living / Social Work / Residential Work
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The project is aimed at those who wish to take a year out and who wish in time
to take up social work, or other vocational work.
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Catholic Institute for International Relations
Unit 3 Canonbury Yard, 190A New North Road, London SW9 9JF. 020 7737 3237.
Type of Work: Lay Missionaries
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 2 years
Comments: Charity working to overcome poverty in the Third World. Providing information on
social, economic and political issues.
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Volunteer Missionary Movement
1 Stockwell Green, London SW9 9JF.
020 7278 6601.
Type of Work: Community Service
Minimum Age: 16 years
Average length of service: Flexible
Comments: CVS invites young people to experience the challenge of volunteering.
From supporting young people leaving care to respite for carers CVS are an
innovative and flexible source of help.
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Corrymeela Community
Ballycastle, Co Antrim BT54 6QU. Ballycastle 62626
Type of Work: Community Living / Residential Centre
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: Flexible
Comments: The Volunteer will help with all aspects of the Centre, including hosting
groups, planning activities, housekeeping, drama and much more.
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Columban Lay Missionaries
28 Reddington Road, London NW3 7RH.
Type of Work: Community Living / Faith Sharing
Minimum Age: 23 years
Average length of service: 3 years
Comments: The Columban Lay Missionary Programme is for people whose faith calls them
to share in the lives of the poor and those on the margins of society.
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Voluntary Service Overseas
317 Putney Bridge Road, London SW15 2PN
Type of Work: Overseas Development
Minimum Age: 25 years
Average length of service: 2 years
Comments: VSO is a charity, sending aid to developing countries in the
form of skilled professional and trades people. VSO offers the human resources
needed, where local skills may be lacking, promoting self reliance and self
sufficiency.
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The Grail
125 Waxwell Lane, Pinner, Middx HA5 3ER.
020 8866 2195.
Type of Work: Retreat Centre / Community Living
Minimum Age: 20 years
Average length of service: 3 months
Comments: Volunteers assist the regular staff and community with all aspects of
hospitality at this busy centre.
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L'Arche
10 Brigate, Silsden, Teighley, West Yorkshire BD20 9JT.
01535 656186
Type of Work: Community Living
Comments: L'Arche work to build communities with people who have learning difficulties.
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Castlerigg Manor
Manor Brow, Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 4AR
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre
Minimum Age: 21 years
Average length of service: 2 years
Comments: Residential with young people aged mainly 15-18
years. Courses are for a week or weekend and are in personal, social and
spiritual education. The centre also welcomes holiday guests and others, to use
the facilities.
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Leonard Cheshire Foundation
26 / 29 Maunsel Street, London NW3 7RH.
020 7794 8131
Type of Work: Care for sick and disabled
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 3 months
Comments: Volunteers are required to assist with the day to day personal care of disabled residents.
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Sue Ryder Care
Cavendish, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 8AY.
01787 280252.
Type of Work: Care for the sick and disabled
Minimum Age: 16 years
Average length of service: 2 months
Comments: Volunteers work alongside staff on necessary work eg
helping with patients, domestic, office or other duties which may be at the
retreat house in Walsingham. Strong sense of responsibility and dedication
essential.
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The Briars Residential Youth Centre
Crich Common, Derbyshire DE4 5BW.
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre / Evangelisation / Community living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: We aim to further the personal, social and spiritual
development of young people in an informal educational environment and to draw
young people to active and responsible participation in the life of the church
and society.
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Salesians of Don Bosco
Savio House, Ingersley Road, Bollington, Cheshire SK10 5RW.
01625 575405
Type of Work Youth / Retreat Centre
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: Volunteers live as part of the Salesian Community. They work with Salesian priests
and brothers in organising & running retreats and days for young people.
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Sion Community
SENT, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9BY
Type of Work: Youth / Conference Centre / Evangelisation / Community living
Minimum Age: 19 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: A community of lay, priests and religious who have come together to do missions
and to evangelise in ur own country. We see a great need for community living and the
apostolate of the home mission.
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Vincentian Volunteers
39 Marlsford Street, Liverpool L6 6AX
Tel. (0151) 261 0225
E mail: director@vincentvols.freeserve.co.uk
Type of Work: Youth / Social Work / Community living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The Vicentian Volunteer programme challenges young people to work with the poor,
to live simply with other volunteers and to share the spirit and vision of St Vincent de Paul.
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St Cassian's Centre
Kintbury, Hungerford, Berkshire RG17 9SR
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre / Community living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: St Cassian's is a retreat centre for young people aged 16-22
years. It is run by a group of 12 brothers, sisters and six volunteers pre or
post university.
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SPEC Centre
All Saints Pastoral Centre, London Colney, Herts AL2 1AE.
01727 822010
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre / Evangelisation / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: A residential Retreat Centre and resource, run by a married
couple and a team of young adult volunteers serving the 16-30 year age range
offering made to measure experiences that act as either pre-evangelising,
evangelising or catechising (SPEC).
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Soli House Youth Retreat Centre Mill Lane, Stratford on Avon
Type of Work: Youth / Retreat Centre / Community Living
Minimum Age: 18 years
Average length of service: 1 year
Comments: The Diocese of Birmingham's Youth Retreat Centre for 14 pupils plus. It involves
living in community and working with other young adults.
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