Volunteering
Museum of Homelessness recruits volunteers once every quarter. We have a big list of exciting things that we are cracking on with and we are looking for your help! We are recruiting for different kinds of volunteer activity to help support MoH.
How it works: Once you have had your induction, we will add you to a WhatsApp group for that crew so you can get the call outs and get involved.
The roles
cook Crew
Community cooks will help out with our Tuesday Community Days by preparing a meal which is served at 1:00pm to between 10 and 30 people each Tuesday.
You will need a food hygiene certificate at Level 2, which we can fund if you don’t have one.
Garden Crew
We are in the process of transforming the grounds of our new site into a beautiful community garden.
You will dig, plant, and build on Tuesdays (regular) and also on a rapid response call out when the weather is good and we need to undertake a big bit of work.
Street Crew
During the colder months and when needed, we will be conducting breakfast runs for our local community.
You would work in pairs, as needed, from 7am to 8:30am getting hot drinks and supplies out to people who are sleeping out and checking in to see how people are.
Museum Crew
Museum Crew members support hosting the museum during our open days, during our regular Open Season, which runs from the end of March until the end of November each year.
You will welcome visitors, answer questions, and help with the museum’s front of house operations.
Next Steps
Quarterly volunteer inductions will be held in 2025 on:
Wednesday 15th January, 6:00-7:30pm
Wednesday 16th April, 6:00-7:30pm
Wednesday 16th July, 6:00-7:30pm
Wednesday 15th October, 6:00-7:30pm
Support, development, and practicals
The Museum of Homelessness is committed to supporting people in their ambitions so we will provide training and development for all our community members should they wish. Examples of this have included training in community organising, data journalism, trauma-informed coaching, forest school facilitation, and other courses.
For freelancers and volunteers, please contact us if you have some training or development in mind.
Museum of Homelessness provides reasonable expenses for volunteers, based on need, funding, and prior agreement. We can usually provide £10 per day for our volunteers, we will confirm during inductions.
If you are in hardship please do not hesitate to speak with one of the co-founders and see if MoH can help. MoH can support its community members with practical items such as travelcards, furniture and equipment, or money for food. We can easily and quickly have a non-judgemental conversation to see if we can help with anything.