About us

County Wicklow Volunteer Centre in an independent organisation committed to developing volunteering in Wicklow and its natural environs. We are a member of Volunteer Ireland, a network of 22 Volunteer Centres across the country. We offer the following services:

To Volunteers

• The opportunity to meet with a member of staff to discuss volunteering opportunities
• Access to a database of volunteering opportunities so that the volunteer can choose the opportunity that best suite them.
• Information of the how, why and where of volunteering, the volunteers rights and obligations and best practice in volunteering.
• On-going support for the volunteer through regular contact.

To Volunteer Involving Organisations. we offer

•  A Free Volunteer Placement Service - we offer a free volunteer placement service to organisations, so  if you are looking for volunteers why not contact us to have a chat on 01 2040885 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
• Email and telephone support to both volunteers and organisations with our staff on the how, why and where of volunteering.
• Support, advice and information on policy issues to volunteer involving organisations.
• Training on involving and managing volunteers.
• Help with developing new projects involving volunteers.
• Advice and information around best practice issues when involving volunteers
• Garda Vetting Service for organisations who do not have access to their own Authorised Signatory.

We also act as the lead organisation in County Wicklow for National Volunteering Week which gives everyone the opportunity to volunteer on a range of projects across the county.

In conjunction with other organisations we organise volunteering and community exhibitions across the county. For a list of upcoming exhibitions, please call Leah on 01 2040885.

Recent exhibitions include:

• Put a Spring in Your Step - Greystones - February 2012
• Building Community Resilience - Blessington - October 2011
• Volunteering - Bray - September 2011
• What's Going On - Bray - June 2011