The Exeter Volunteer Centre offers a wide range of different services and projects:

Side By Side                       

A community-enabling scheme for people with learning difficulties        

Ivy Project                       

An independent project encouraging community involvement of young people (12-25 years) in Exeter, through a range of voluntary opportunities

Lend A Hand                       

Supported volunteer placements for people with additional support needs (Outdoor Group)

Safe Hands                       

Supported volunteer placements for people with additional support needs (Indoor Group)

First Step Project                       

Supporting volunteers experiencing mental illness into meaningful volunteering     

DRIVE                       

Recruiting and supporting volunteers from Black & Minority Ethnic communities

Active Communities Exeter   

An intergenerational project working to build more active community participation in Exeter

The Exeter Council for Voluntary Service, which runs the Exeter Volunteer Bureau also provides a variety of projects:

Training Department 

Provides accredited and non-accredited training to voluntary organisations

BASIC SKILLS Project          

Promote and embed basic skills provision in voluntary sector

EX4 Project             

Preparing a book on Life stories of people living in EX4

LILAC Project          

Learning for Integration, Learning through Active Citizenship, European ‘Grundtvig’ project

Families First   

Providing learning opportunities for family groups

Patient & Public Involvement in Health         

A health forum for patients and the public to have their say in how health services are delivered

NICE Project          

Provides management support to organisations in Exeter through advice, information and training

Carer’s Focus           

An independent project dedicated to serving the interests of carers and to improving services to carers

Mental Health Service Users Project          

Enabling service users to have their say in the development of mental health services

Learning Disability Advocacy Service                     

Enabling learning disabled people to take more control over their own lives

Families First              

Develops family learning and offers basic skills training