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Volunteering for All programme

Volunteering for All is a three-year programme worth £4.5 million. The programme was launched in September 2006 and will run until March 2009. 

The programme aims to:

• identify and tackle barriers to volunteering
• fund high quality ‘exemplar’ volunteering opportunities
• fund work to raise positive awareness of voluntary activity 

The programme also aims to address the Public Service Agreement (PSA) 4 target of increasing volunteering by adults (16-plus) at risk of social exclusion in England.

The Government is committed to ensuring that people have an equal opportunity to take part in voluntary activity. This programme will therefore specifically target those who volunteer less than others:

• people with disabilities or limiting long term illness
• people with no formal qualifications
• people from black and minority ethnic communities, with a specific focus on Asian and Chinese communities, particularly those not born in the UK

The programme is managed by the Media Trust on behalf of the Office of the Third Sector and more information can be found on the Community Channel website.