The British Heart Foundation (BHF) supports people living with heart and circulatory diseases. With lots of BHF charity shops throughout the country, there are lots of opportunities to volunteer in retail. 

The BHF charity shop in Harpurhey, North Manchester sells second hand furniture and home appliances, and is looking for volunteers to get involved. 

The Christie is the largest single site cancer centre in Europe and the first in the UK to be accredited as a comprehensive cancer centre. The Christie Charity is integral to the success of The Christie NHS Foundation Trust by providing enhanced services over and above what the NHS funds. Funding from the charity makes a huge difference to the care and treatment that the hospital can offer patients and their families.

The Christie Charity supports the Trust in four key areas; research, care and treatment, education and extra patient services.

FikaWelie Caribbean and African Mental Health CIC is a community-rooted, grassroots Community Interest Company (CIC) dedicated to reducing inequalities in mental health by providing culturally responsive support. Based in Stockport, its services cover the wider Greater Manchester region, targeting adults, families, and carers from Caribbean, African, and South Asian backgrounds who feel overlooked by mainstream health services.

Gentle Steps WMC (Women's Movement Collective) is a supportive women's physical activity and wellbeing collective. The community-rooted group focuses on creating safe spaces for women to move, connect, create, and breathe through gentle walks, social gatherings, and creative collaborations.

George House Trust is a leading HIV charity based in Greater Manchester and the Liverpool City Region. It has spent over 40 years providing essential support, advice, and advocacy for people living with or affected by HIV, working towards a world where HIV holds no one back.

The Live Well Hubs are a dedicated service provided by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) designed to offer free, practical support for patients, visitors, and hospital staff dealing with everyday life challenges. Recognising that social and economic pressures can impact physical and mental recovery just as much as medical conditions, these hubs act as a single, convenient point of contact to tackle non-clinical issues. 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) runs ten hospitals across seven sites in Greater Manchester. These include the Manchester Royal Infirmary, Eye Hospital, Children's Hospital, Saint Mary's, and Dental Hospital located on the Oxford Road Campus. Additional sites include North Manchester General Hospital, Trafford General Hospital, Withington Community Hospital, and Altrincham Hospital. 

Marie Curie is the United Kingdom's leading end-of-life charity, providing expert hospice care, frontline nursing, and free support for people with any terminal illness and their families.

Neighbourhood Health Champions is a volunteer initiative launched by the Manchester Local Care Organisation (MLCO) and the Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse to address local health inequalities and support communities in leading healthier lives.

Volunteers are embedded directly within their local communities. As they are familiar with local issues and are trusted by residents, they help bridge the gap between healthcare services and the community.

The Natalie Kate Moss Trust is a UK-based charity founded in 2012 by the family of Natalie Kate Moss, who died unexpectedly from a brain haemorrhage at the age of 26. The trust funds ground breaking research into the prevention and treatment of brain haemorrhages.

The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust serves more than seven million people across approximately 5,400 square miles – the communities of Cumbria, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire and Glossop (Derbyshire). It receives approximately 1.7 million 999 calls and responds to over a million emergency incidents each year. The North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust makes more than 1.3 million patient transport journeys every year for those who require non-emergency transport to and from healthcare appointments, and it delivers the NHS 111 service across the region for people who need medical help or advice, handling around 1.7 million calls every year.

More than 1,000 people volunteer with the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust as community first responders, volunteer car drivers or patient and public panel members

Sport in Mind is a mental health sports charity dedicated to transforming people's mental health through sport and physical activity. It works in close partnership with the NHS to provide free, supported sports and exercise programmes. These initiatives are specifically designed to aid the recovery of children, young people, and adults experiencing mental health difficulties, while simultaneously combating social isolation and sedentary living.

Volunteering in sport helps you to develop new skills and experiences as you support organisations to make a real difference to people’s active lifestyles.

Whether you’re sporty or not, The University's Sport Volunteer Scheme (SVS) offers you a variety of opportunities to volunteer in the local community through.

The Stride Running Club is an active, community-focused running group based in Manchester.

WaterAid is a prominent international non-governmental organisation focused entirely on clean water, decent sanitation, and good hygiene. It operates on the conviction that clean water and basic sanitation are fundamental human rights and catalysts for breaking the cycle of poverty. Its strategy combines grassroots infrastructure development with high-level systemic influence.