VOLUNTEER

Volunteer

Volunteers are our lifeblood

B4VK is an organisation run almost entirely by volunteers who generously donate their time.  Volunteering for B4VK is a fulfilling and impactful way to make a positive difference in your community.  By donating your time, skills, and resources, you can help provide support, care, and resources to children who have experienced trauma and loss.

There are many opportunities to get involved and make a meaningful contribution.  If you, or your organisation is willing to help out in any capacity, please contact us.  Together we can make a difference. 

On an ad hoc basis, B4VK also makes call-outs on their Facebook page for as-needed volunteers. This may involve transporting goods around the state, emergency pick and pack sessions and much more.

Corporate Volunteering: An Investment That Pays You Back

As distributed work and AI reshape how we collaborate, volunteering is a great way for your people to connect while also contributing to their communities. Research from Atlassian Foundation, shows volunteering isn’t just good for the community, it’s good for business.
Employees who volunteer are more loyal, more satisfied, and less likely to leave. Shared volunteering experiences build deeper trust between teammates, especially in remote and hybrid workplaces. And it’s contagious: when leaders and teams volunteer together, participation spreads.
Partner with Backpacks 4 Vic Kids to give your team a shared purpose beyond the daily grind, and watch engagement, connection, and retention grow alongside your impact.
Book a corporate volunteer day for your team today 
— email volunteering@b4vk.org.au or call (03) 8712 9545.

​Suggestions for volunteering

    Volunteering Type

    Specialist skills

    Do you have great specialist skills that you are willing to generously share with B4VK? Examples might be:
    • Graphic design/User experience
    • Social media/marketing
    • Writing skills
    • Video production
    • Finance Management
    • Logistics
    • Reception
    • Operational administration
    • Not for profit strategic planning
    If you think you have something to offer, we would love to hear from you.

    Specialist skills

    Do you have great specialist skills that you are willing to generously share with B4VK? Examples might be:
    • Graphic design/User experience
    • Social media/marketing
    • Writing skills
    • Video production
    • Finance Management
    • Logistics
    • Operational administration
    • Not for profit strategic planning
    If you think you have something to offer, we would love to hear from you.

    Weekend Volunteers

    We have a number of amazing opportunities coming up between now and Christmas, where you can help us contribute to the important programs we offer. Interested in putting your hand up? Contact us for more information about potential availability.

    Weekend Volunteers

    We have a number of amazing opportunities coming up between now and Christmas, where you can help us contribute to the important programs we offer. Interested in putting your hand up? Contact us for more information about potential availability.

    Drop Off Point

    Can you or your business act as a drop-off point for B4VK? Locations that we have already covered can be viewed on our Donate Goods page. Volunteering as a Drop Off Point would involve accepting drop-offs of goods for our backpacks at your location at a time that suits you (donors have to contact you to organise a convenient time). Additionally, you would need to transport these goods to our HQ in Cranbourne. If you are interested in acting as a drop-off point, please fill out our volunteering form.

    Drop Off Point

    Can you or your business act as a drop-off point for B4VK? Locations that we have already covered can be viewed on our Donate Goods page. Volunteering as a Drop Off Point would involve accepting drop-offs of goods for our backpacks at your location at a time that suits you (donors have to contact you to organise a convenient time). Additionally, you would need to transport these goods to our HQ in Cranbourne. If you are interested in acting as a drop-off point, please fill out our volunteering form.