Volunteering with young people benefits organizations by providing fresh ideas and enthusiasm, a new perspective, potential funding opportunities, honest feedback on improving processes, and sustainability through young volunteers returning as future volunteers. For young people, volunteering improves wellbeing by contributing to the community, develops important life skills, helps determine career choices, provides qualifications for educational or job applications, breaks down barriers between generations, and allows young people to have fun and make new social connections.

1. Benefits for organisations
• Young people can offer fresh ideas and enthusiasm.
• Young volunteers bring another perspective to organisations.
• You may be able to access funding or include volunteering to enhance funding bids.
• A young person may be able to suggest a new way of doing things through honest
feedback.
• Development of a wider range of opportunities that appeal to different age groups.
• Can help your organisation relate to clients of all ages.
• Broadening your volunteer base may allow you to access different networks and
promote your organisation to a wider audience.
• Young volunteers that have a good experience with your organisation may return as
future volunteers, creating sustainability within your organisation
• You may improve your overall impact by involving young volunteers

2. Benefits for young people
• Improved wellbeing, by making a valuable contribution to their
community.
• Develop emotional, social and professional skills.
• Gain experience which may help them to decide on career
choices and also to develop transferable skills.
• Gain qualifications, accreditation or awards with support and
mentoring from your organisation. References to help with job or
university applications.
• May help to break down barriers between different generations
• Have fun and meet new people, making new connections.