Contribute your time and skills.
Volunteers contribute time, skills, operational support, or community knowledge to a founding-stage organisation. Flexible commitment — pick what fits your life.
Open volunteer roles.
Live listings from YDLC's volunteer opportunity database.
Outreach Volunteer
Help spread the word about Cohort 01 to schools, community groups, and local networks.
Design & Content Volunteer
Support flyers, social graphics, or written content for our founding launch.
Event Support Volunteer
Help run info sessions and workshops — logistics, check-in, and on-the-day support.
Community Liaison
Be a point of contact between YDLC and a specific school or community group.
The volunteer process.
Apply
Choose an opportunity and submit the form.
Screening & intro call
A short call to confirm fit and answer your questions.
Onboarding & training
Orientation, plus safeguarding training for youth-facing roles.
Get assigned & start
Matched to an opportunity with a named point of contact.
Who can volunteer.
- —Most roles are open to anyone with the time to commit — no prior experience required.
- —Roles with direct participant contact require a background check and safeguarding training.
- —You bring the energy and reliability; we provide orientation and a point of contact.
What we expect.
- —All volunteers complete a short orientation covering safeguarding expectations.
- —Roles involving direct contact require a background check before assignment.
- —Any concern can be reported confidentially through YDLC's reporting channels.
Interested in mentoring?
Mentors work one-on-one with participants for the length of a programme. If a deeper, sustained role interests you, explore mentoring.