Volunteer development and wellbeing

Volunteering has many benefits, from improving your wellbeing to developing new skills. Our volunteering experiences provide lots of opportunities for you to grow, develop and have fun. Whether you want to build your CV, gain confidence or get stuck into a new challenge, we have something for everyone!

• More than half of our volunteers (56%) report feeling more confident since volunteering with Cancer Research UK  

• 61% of our volunteers say they have developed new skills thanks to volunteering  

• More than half of our volunteers (56%) say their physical health and wellbeing has improved since volunteering with us, and more than half (57%) say their mental health has improved    

• 50% of our volunteers smile more since volunteering at Cancer Research UK 

Are you a carer? As a Cancer Research UK volunteer, you’re eligible to access free, expert advice about being a carer through Legal & General’s Care Concierge service.  

Our latest equality, diversity and inclusion survey for volunteers highlighted that a significant number of our volunteers are carers or have caring responsibilities. As part of our wellbeing offer for our volunteers, we want to let you know that any carers who volunteer with us are eligible to access the free Care Concierge service provided by our pension provider, Legal and General. This service can help carers to navigate the journey of adult and later life care and is dedicated to supporting people who care for someone 18 year old and upwards (the service doesn’t focus on care for children, however they might be able to signpost to other care services for the care of under 18s).  

The service offers a variety of support, including advice on how to arrange care for a loved one – helping you to understand the key care and housing options available, and how to start looking for care. The service also provides support with understanding the costs involved with providing care, for example how much care might cost in your area, understanding the overall cost of care, and the different ways available to pay for care. 

To access the service, simply contact the Care Concierge in one of the following ways and let them know that you’re a Cancer Research UK volunteer: 

Website: https://care.legalandgeneral.com/workplace/  

Freephone: 0808 189 3195 (Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm)