The Whitechapel Mission, a local homeless day centre, is a lifeline for many vulnrerable men and women in London who've found themselves trapped in a cycle of homelessness and poverty.
Role description:
With 50 homeless guests coming in to use their shower facilities each day and requiring a change of clothing, there is a constant need for donated clothing to be sorted, measured, sized, and hung, ready for distribution. Volunteers will be working as a team with other student volunteers, sorting, measuring, sizing, and hanging donated clothing, ready for distribution for the local homeless. It sounds like a small task but it's one that will make a huge improvement to the self-esteem, comfort and future prospects of local homeless individuals.
Volunteers will meet in Mile End and will travel to Whitechapel as a group to start their shift at 9am and will finish in time for lunch at 1pm.
No prior experience is required- volunteers will be supported by Whitechapel Mission staff throughout the Clothing Challenge.
This is a great opportunity to meet your fellow peers and make some new friends. Volunteers will gain a true insight into the issue of homelessness and will form and integral part in meeting the needs of Tower Hamlets' local homeless.
How to get involved?
You need to register in advance for this opportunity. Make sure you're registered as a volunteer on the QMSU Volunteering website to ensure you're the first to hear about it when we start taking applications for this opportunity (usually 2 weeks in advance). There are only 10 places available.
For photographs of past Clothing Challenges please see our Facebook Page.
For more information about the Whitechapel Mission visit their website.
To browse any other One-Day or other volunteering opportunities please see our online database on our website or see what Volunteering Groups you can get involved in.
If you have any questions or would like advice or guidance in finding a suitable volunteering opportunity please email su-volunteering@qmul.ac.uk