Voluntary Norfolk

Make a difference in your community

Voluntary Norfolk improves the health, wellbeing, connections, skills and employability of thousands of people in Norfolk each year, by supporting volunteers, voluntary organisations and through the delivery of commissioned services. 

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We encourage and enable people to use their time, skills and talents to volunteer and to find meaningful and enjoyable volunteering roles, for their own benefit and for the benefit of their local community.

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We provide support, training, information and networking opportunities for hundreds of community groups, charities and social enterprises and have a specialist support service, Momentum, for groups working with children and young people.

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We work in partnership with organisations in the voluntary, public and health sectors to deliver health and wellbeing services, including Carers Matter Norfolk, Parent Carers Matter, Young Carers Matter and Better Together.

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We lead innovative and dynamic community building initiatives like Freshly Greated which bring people together in some of the more deprived parts of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston


Through our work we hope to achieve our vision of connected, resilient and compassionate communities where people work together to improve lives

Healthy Ageing Norfolk

As part of Healthy Ageing Norfolk, Voluntary Norfolk will provide short term volunteer and staff delivered support, focussed on fostering community connections and enabling residents to live independently at home. Our volunteers support locally, they know their communities and they want to make a difference to the lives around them.

The type of support you may receive from a volunteer:


  • Helping to find groups or activities you’re interested in joining in your local area and going along with you until you feel confident to go by yourself
  • Helping you become more digitally active, support with getting to know your tech and getting going online
  • Helping around the house or with food shopping while you gain strength and helping you find long term solutions when needed