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Volunteering at KAP

Volunteering at King’s Arms Project

Are you passionate to see the most needy people in our town supported, fed and with a safe place to sleep each night?

Interested in joining a dynamic, exciting team? Have a look at the volunteer roles below, then fill in the form underneath if you’d like to know more…

Please note: We are unable to offer sponsorship for overseas applicants.

We currently do not have any vacancies but please contact hr@kingsarmsproject.org if you have any questions regarding recruitment.

What our volunteers say...

“Great to be able to contribute to something brilliant – crucial for me was the flex of being able to choose timings and was able to volunteer in manageable chunks of time.”
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KAP Volunteer
“I had been praying about ways to help in the community when the post popped up on Instagram - perfect timing."
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KAP Volunteer
“I was pleasantly surprised by the wonderful team spirit. Also, a deep sense of belonging to something worthwhile.”
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KAP Volunteer
“The strength was the commitment from the whole team, from back office to front.”
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KAP Volunteer

Winter Nightshelter Shift Volunteer

Following the tremendous success of the Bedford Winter Night Shelter for the last two years, we are collaborating with Bedford Borough Council to provide the same service again this year. We will open for just over 100 nights during the coldest weeks of the year, providing up to 2000 free bedspaces and 4000 free meals for anyone in need of a safe place to stay. We are seeking to enhance our provision by recruiting additional volunteers over the winter period to help support the running of the shelter.

The Winter Nightshelter runs at its best because of our volunteers who care and want to help. The guests pick up on this and a community emerges of mutual respect, with kindness at its heart. We need 100 people to volunteer for either morning or evening shifts at the shelter, over the weeks the we will be open.

You can volunteer for one evening a week or more, or less. We’re happy to have a conversation to consider your availability.

The shift times are:

Morning: 7am-8.30am

Evening: 7pm-10.30/11pm

 

For more details of the role, please see the Role Description below.

If you would like to apply to volunteer for this role, please click here, to complete our Volunteer Application Form.

Role Description

Winter Nightshelter Volunteer Mealmaker

For the last two winters, the Bedford Winter Nightshelter had an incredible and positive impact on many individuals, largely because of the kindness, hospitality and generosity shown by so many from across our community.

One of the many things our guests were touched by and valued so much, was being able to eat free delicious home cooked food when they stayed with us.  This year, we are once again seeking people who would like to contribute to our plans of caring for our guests, by cooking and/or donating food.  There are many ways to contribute, from cooking an evening meal for our guests for one night, or an evening meal as as a regular commitment over the 100 days, to bringing donations of packed lunch food, fresh fruit or sandwich fillings.  If you’d like to get together with a group of friends to make a meal together, or if you have other ideas, please let us know!

If you would like to be part of our Mealmakers team, please click here to complete a short form, which will help us understand where you might be able to fit into our plans.

Role Description

Interested in Volunteering?

Please complete this form to let us know which volunteer role(s) you would be interested in. This is simply an expression of interest at this stage.

Home for Tonight, Hope for Tomorrow

Bedford Winter Night Shelter We're opening our doors from 1st December until 16th March.
We need YOUR help.
This year the Winter Night Shelter isn’t just a home for tonight, it’s hope for tomorrow.

Home for tonight, hope for tomorrow
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