All Aboard Shops Charity
Founded by Stella Lucas MBE in 1987, ​All Aboard Shops are a chain of 21 charity shops in London and Manchester, that raise funds for UK registered charities. Through the sale of donated goods in our shops, our grants have supported a wide range of causes from research projects, learning programmes, hospital equipment, to outings and respite for terminally ill children and residential care for the elderly. All Aboard believes that we can all help create a more sustainable world by allowing pre-loved possessions be enjoyed by others whilst supporting local charities. On average we stop around 6 tonnes of waste ending up in landfill each week. Through our shops, we recycle clothes, homeware and electronics, raising much needed funds for various community projects each year. ​Volunteers play crucial roles across our organisation from administration, sales and logistics, to communications and governance. All Aboard is committed to encouraging continued volunteering throughout the organisation.
ABOUT US: 

Our shops create hubs in high street locations that provide spaces for people to volunteer their time in the local community. Be it a young person (16+) spending a few hours a week learning workplace skills, a mature person giving something back with their free time, or a non-native speaker looking to improving their English, our volunteers are guarented to greet you witha friendly face and smile whether you come in to donate or shop. 

WHY OUR WORK MATTERS: 

Al Aboard believes that we can all create a more sustainable world by allowing pre-loved posessions be enjoyed by others whilst supporting local charities. On average we stop about 6 tonnes of waste landing up in landfill each week. Through our shops, we recycle , homeware and electronics,raising much needed funds for various community projects each year.

OUR VALUES: 
On a micro level, we have already stopped the procurement of single use plastics, continue our migration from paper-based to digital-first reporting and communications and reducing travel / facilitating car-sharing where possible. On a macro level, we also continue to reduce our carbon footprint by moving towards more efficient energy use across our shop portfolio and haulage.
THINGS WE ARE PROUD OF: 
In 2022, we were able to support over 70 charities with grants to UK charities supporting projects in the areas of community, education, medical equipment, older people, welfare and youth. On this page, you can see a gallery with some of our beneficiaries, as well as some testimonials from the grantees, if you would like the full list of charities we supported last year, please email us.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN OUR PEOPLE: 

All Aboard works to create equal access to opportunities for voluntary involvement and is committed to a policy of diversity amongst its voluntary team.All Aboard celebrates its volunteers, recognising that they:

 Give their time, skills and expertise to achieve our cause;

are at the heart of our team and we would struggle to achieve our aims without them;

can and should be key champions of our cause within the community, speaking to others about the positive impact we make;

help cultivate a sense of community in our shops, positively engaging donors, customers and other stakeholders;

give credibility to us as a charity in helping to reduce our costs;

bring diversity to our team, sharing wider perspectives from which we can ALL learn and improve. 

 

HOW WE ARE DIFFERENT: 

All Aboard works to create equal access to opportunities for voluntary involvement while continuing to base selection soley on abilty to meet the requirements of the post. This is irrespective of age, disability, gender, marriage and civil partnership, pregnanacy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientataion, irrelevant offending background, responsibility for dependents, economic or political views.  

Summary
Crime and Violence
Culture
Disability
Disaster Relief
Education
Environment
Families
Health
Medicine
Mental Health
Older People
Poverty
Sports
Young People
London
United Kingdom
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Volunteer Shop Assistant
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All Aboard Shops are a chain of 21 charity shops in London and Manchester, that raise funds for UK registered charities. Through the sale of donated goods in our shops, our grants have supported a wide range of causes.