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Home Visitation

Learn how you can make a difference by visiting people in their homes and offering support and friendship.

Vincent's Shops

Discover how supporting our shops helps raise vital funds for people and families in local communities.

Child & Family Services

Find out how you can help deliver essential services that support children, families and older people.

Social housing

Explore how your skills can help deliver and sustain social housing that changes people's lives.

 

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To become a volunteer with SVP you must complete an application form. To get an application form emailed to you straight away, please submit your details below.

 

Overseas Police Clearance

Please Note: For certain roles which require Garda Vetting or Access NI (e.g. Visitation or Child and Family Services), individuals who have lived outside the island of Ireland for 6 or more continuous months since the age of 16 years are required to submit an original police certificate(s) from the country or countries of residence (with authenticated translation where necessary).

How to obtain Overseas Police Clearance

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Volunteer stories

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Volunteering is what makes SVP work. We couldn’t do it without you. Adeline Meagher has acted in many different roles in her local area and is an integral part of the work SVP does in her community. Adeline has seen the lives of thousands of people change due to the
Adeline, a Home Visitation Volunteer's Experience Working with SVP
Volunteering is what makes SVP work. We couldn’t do it without you. Noel Boyce is a long-serving volunteer with SVP. Noel’s personality and love of a chat are just some of the amazing qualities he brings to our organisation. As a man with years of experience, Noel shared just some
Noel, a Home Visitation Volunteer's Experience Working with SVP
SVP Volunteer Experience
Volunteering is what makes SVP work. We couldn’t do it without you. Tomas Madden is one of our amazing volunteers at SVP. Tomas sat down to share his experiences working with us at SVP and told us why he decided to give his time to help others as a volunteer.
Thomas, a Home Visitation Volunteer's Experience Working with SVP
A child being comforted by her mom
You’d be proud to know Annie. Despite going through one of the toughest periods of her life, Annie is keeping the faith, and she’s determined to stay strong for her three young children. This is how Annie is working her family out of homelessness with a little help from SVP…
Three years and counting
Hand prints on the wall
When I first started volunteering with SVP, I was amazed how important and valued it is to people in the community. When you see a child developing and becoming more confident and when you see the people getting something back from it – it makes coming in on a miserable,
Sarah's Story
Thirty years ago, Sinead decided to take action for what she believed in and joined a special Traveller Conference of SVP. Today, she is still fighting against discrimination. With support such as yours, her Conference has made so much progress for this community. Why did you join St. Vincent de
On the margins of society
Close Up Of Father And Sons Reading Story At Home
This is how you, and a man named Michael, are changing the lives of disadvantaged children in Ireland… one book at a time. An SVP volunteer of 19 years, 80-year-old Michael is a man of many talents… In his youth he was an engineer. He sings in a barbershop chorus.
Michael’s magic words...
A man holding a shopping basket
Jennifer is a volunteer visiting families in Cork. At this time of year, struggling with the costs of back-to-school is the biggest issue. Every year, there seems to be more and more families who just can’t manage it anymore. If not for the support of donors such as you, Jennifer
Cutting back on food to pay for school

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