Use your heart. Become a volunteer.
Become a volunteer at Red Cross Hovedstaden and become part of a community of approximately 3.500 committed volunteers who put their heart, time and energy into more than 45 different activities every day for the benefit of vulnerable, lonely and at-risk people in Copenhagen and the surrounding area.
Become a volunteer nowAs a volunteer at the Danish Red Cross Capital, you can help create positive change. We do this through active, meaningful communities for adults and families who lack networks and support.
All our activities are run by volunteers. Since we have over 40 different activities, there are many opportunities to make a difference as a volunteer. On this page you can read more about where you are needed as a volunteer.
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If you do not speak Danish, but still would like to volunteer, you can click here to find all our English-speaking activities.
RIGHT NOW WE NEED VOLUNTEERS HERE
Become a volunteer counselor at Victim Counseling
Become a volunteer counselor at Victim Advice As a volunteer at Victim Advice in the Capital, you help make a difference for people in crisis. This can be in connection with assaults, abuse or accidents. Become a volunteer now Victims, relatives and witnesses to crimes or accidents are often alone in an acute and vulnerable situation. Here, …
Become part of the kitchen team at our family camps
Become a kitchen volunteer at our family camps Can you whip up a snobrod dough? Do you like coming up with exciting recipes? Do you like cooking with others? Then become a volunteer on our kitchen team at our family camps in weeks 27 or 30 this summer. Become a volunteer now Family camp in the Red Cross Capital We are going to …
Network House Nørrebro: A cozy house with room for personal challenges
Would you like to help create a space for people with personal challenges? The Network House Nørrebro is an offer that is open to adults who want to expand their social network in cozy surroundings. Become a volunteer now The Network House Nørrebro is an offer that is open to all adults who want to expand their social network …
Do you want to make a difference for patients and relatives at Rigshospitalet?
Patient support helps create a welcome respite for patients and relatives who feel alone and unsafe in the hospital.
Qnet: Do you want to make a difference for a woman who has been subjected to violence?
Do you want to make a difference for a woman who has been exposed to violence? Right now we are looking for volunteers who want to make a difference for women who have left an abusive relationship. Maybe it's you? Become a volunteer now A little about Qnet Qnet is our volunteer aftercare, which is offered to women after a …
Walking and visiting friends for seniors: Help ensure good experiences for both volunteers and seniors
Help ensure good processes for both volunteers and seniors As a follow-up volunteer, you will be the person who follows up with both volunteers and participants and gives them a safe and present contact Become a volunteer now Why is the role important? Our walking friends and visiting friends create strong relationships between volunteers and seniors who need …
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Our skilled team of match volunteers is ready to help you find out where your interests, profile and skills can make a difference. In the video you can hear more about the match team and how they can help you.
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The phone is open:
Monday at 17.00-20.00
Wednesday at 15.00-18.00
Thursday at 15.00-18.00
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How do I start as a volunteer?
- You fill out the registration form on this page in order to be contacted by our Match team.
- A volunteer from the Match Team will call you and talk to you about the possibilities of volunteering, so that together you can find the right activity for you.
- You will be put in touch with a volunteer leader who will invite you to a volunteer interview, where you will talk about which role suits you best.
- You are now ready to start your volunteering. We always make sure you dress well for the role.
What should I consider before becoming a volunteer?
It is a good idea to consider whether you have the time and energy to volunteer. In addition, you can also think about what will motivate you in your role as a volunteer, as it is something you will be using your free time for and which should give you good energy.
Depending on the activity you are interested in, there are some professional and personal qualities that are an advantage. If you are considering becoming a visiting friend, it is good, for example, if you have the energy to put another person at the center, and have time to meet regularly. If you want to be a volunteer leader, it can be an advantage to have a flair for coordination and relationship work.
You can readFind out more about our various activities here.
Who do I help as a volunteer?
As a volunteer in the Red Cross Capital, you help make a difference for people who lack networks and support. Our activities are aimed particularly at lonely seniors, vulnerable families with children, the mentally vulnerable and people in acute crisis. Our activities are for people living in Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Tårnby and Dragør Municipality.
How much time do I need to spend as a volunteer?
It depends on how much time you want to spend and which activities you choose.
Many activities are quite flexible when it comes to time usage. Other activities are on fixed days and at fixed times.
What is the age limit for volunteering?
In the Danish Red Cross Capital you must be 15 years old to be a volunteer.
In some of our activities there may be a special age limit (e.g. Dream Agents).
Can I volunteer if I don't speak Danish?
Yes, you can volunteer as an English speaking volunteer in Red Cross Copenhagen.
Will I be prepared to volunteer?
As a volunteer at Red Cross Capital, you will receive training in all our activities. We ensure that volunteers are well prepared for the role.
Some activities require you to attend an introductory course and in other activities you must take basic training (e.g. Samaritan Corps or Victim counseling).
As a newly started volunteer, you can participate in a Welcome meeting, where you will be introduced to the Red Cross Capital.
As a volunteer in the Red Cross, you always have the opportunity to sign up for various courses, which are free of charge. You can see all our courses and events here.
How do I get in touch with you?
Fill out the form here., and then we will contact you for a non-binding conversation about the possibilities of becoming a volunteer.
You are also always welcome to write to us at rkh.frivillig@rodekors.dk or call 6010 0063. Our phones are open:
– Monday 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
- Wednesday at 15.00 – 18.00
– Thursday at 15.00 – 18.00
One-to-one relationships
In a one-on-one activity, you meet with a participant over a period of time and do something together. If you want to see the different activities where you can help, click on the categories below.
In the Middle of Life
Do you want to offer your company and are you good at listening, being present and providing reassurance?
As a volunteer visitor, you fill an important place in another person's life. Most visitors live with mental health challenges, such as anxiety or depression. Read more here.
As a volunteer exercise buddy, you will have the opportunity to get to know a new person who wants more movement and presence in their everyday life. As a volunteer, you must have the time and desire to meet with your exercise buddy twice a month. Read more here.
As a volunteer conversation buddy, you talk to people who need a chat. We use video because we believe that it is important for a meaningful conversation to be able to see each other.
TalkTogether is just a conversation between two people. One of them might be a little lonely, worried or isolated, and the other is you. You can talk about anything between heaven and earth. Read more here.
Family
As a volunteer parent support in God start på lieft, you will play a special role in a family's life. You will provide support to new parents and families with young children about the parenting role, strengthen the parents' overview and energy in everyday life, and, for example, introduce the family to relevant services in their local area.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer in Qnet, you will be matched with a woman who needs help finding her footing again after a breakup with an abusive relationship. You meet about 2-3 times a month and together you find out what you would like to spend your time on. It may be that your match needs a conversation partner, support for meetings with the municipality or her role as a mother.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer befriender, you become an important connection for migrants or refugees who lack a network in Denmark. Participants can be individuals, couples or families. As a volunteer, you have knowledge and familiarity with the Danish language, system and culture that the participant can benefit from. You can also point the way to other offers in the city that may be relevant to the participant, or help in connection with jobs and education. You meet about twice a month and you agree with each other where you want to meet and what you want to do together.
READ MORE here.
Senior
As a visiting friend, you bring presence and joy and therefore have a great importance in another person's everyday life. You are matched with a visitor, whom you visit by appointment - typically every week for 1-2 hours. What you do is up to you. For example, you can drink coffee, talk about the week's events or go for a walk. The most important thing is that the meeting between you is based on humanity.
READ MORE here.
As a gift, you will have great significance for an elderly person who wants movement and presence in their everyday life.
We match you with an older person who we think you would be a good fit with. Of course, we also take into account when and how often you can volunteer as a gift. Whether you want to be a gift for a few months or over a longer period of time, you will bring great joy.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer conversation buddy, you talk to people who need a chat. We use video because we believe that it is important for a meaningful conversation to be able to see each other.
TalkTogether is just a conversation between two people. One of them might be a little lonely, worried or isolated, and the other is you. You can talk about anything between heaven and earth. Read more here.
As a volunteer in Tryghedsopkald, you call the same citizen every morning or afternoon to ensure that they are well. By making a very short phone call of 1-3 minutes, you as a volunteer can help create security and peace of mind for an elderly citizen.
READ MORE here.
Communities
In community activities, you help facilitate activities for larger groups of participants. If you want to see the different activities where you can help, click on the categories below.
In the Middle of Life
As a Movement Friend in a Movement Community, you become a facilitator and leader in a Movement Community where people with mental vulnerability feel safe to participate.
As a volunteer, you will be matched with other volunteers and participants, based on common wishes, interests and needs.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer at Café Lauritz, you will be part of a volunteer team that facilitates a meaningful community for mentally vulnerable young people. The target group is young people who lack relationships and a larger social network.
As a volunteer at Café Lauritz, you must be inclusive and listen. You must help support and strengthen social skills for the young people, increase their self-esteem and help break loneliness and isolation through social interaction and community.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer at Café Rød Sol, you will be part of a team that facilitates a meaningful community for young people.
As a volunteer at Café Rød Sol, you must be open-minded, listen well and have a good mood. You are the same age as the young people and have the energy to be of service to others.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer at Café Thor, you make a difference for the residents of E-huset, who have an active alcohol consumption. Most of the residents are men in the age group of 50-70 years.
As a volunteer at Café Thor, you make a difference for the residents of E-huset, who have an active alcohol consumption. Most of the residents are men in the age group of 50-70 years.
READ MORE here.
FriRum is a community for men between the ages of 30 and 65 who are at a difficult point in life.
As a volunteer, you will help plan various activities such as communal meals, game nights, workshops, etc. If you have a special interest in something, it may come into play.
FriRum will open in January 2025.
READ MORE here.
The Red Cross Community is aimed at residents of social psychiatric residences. The residents have various types of mental challenges and vulnerabilities, but what they have in common is that they miss social interaction.
As a volunteer, you must be good at meeting people at eye level and be comfortable meeting people who are in a difficult life situation.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer at Netværkshuset Nørrebro, you will help create a cozy hangout with space for people of all ages and with different cultural and social backgrounds. Together with the house's users and volunteers, you will help prepare and carry out various activities such as communal meals and workshops, and create a safe and cozy atmosphere.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer at Netværkshuset Kastruplund, you help support an active, meaningful community with space for people with different cultural and social backgrounds.
Together with the house's participants and volunteers, you will help prepare and carry out various activities such as communal dining, workshops and walks, and create a safe and cozy atmosphere.
READ MORE here.
Terminal 1 is an open offer for adults who want to build a life without drugs.
As a volunteer in Terminal 1, you must have the energy and patience to support other people. You will help support users in establishing or maintaining a life free from abuse. It does not require any special education or experience, but it is expected that you are mature and strong enough to be able to accommodate the users' stories.
READ MORE here.
The work is a community for people between 30 and 60 years old who want to strengthen their social skills.
As a group leader in Værket, you will help create the framework for meaningful conversations about loneliness and much more. You will contribute to breaking with loneliness as a taboo and support the courage, commitment and skills of the participants in the group.
READ MORE here.
Family
Our summer camps are for families who may not have as many opportunities to have experiences during their summer vacations.
As a volunteer at the Red Cross Capital Family Camps, you help make a big difference for families and children in vulnerable positions and give them some good experiences. You will also become part of a unique community of volunteers who together create the camp for the first time.
READ MORE here.
In the Family Network, families with children have the opportunity to enjoy themselves and get a break from everyday life, while at the same time they can form relationships with other families with children.
As a volunteer in the Family Network, you will have a great impact on families with children with limited social networks. Through communal meals, you and a team of volunteers will have the opportunity to support vulnerable families with children by being present, listening and planning activities that suit the families' wishes and needs.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer in the Qnet network, you help women who have broken off from an abusive relationship.
Approximately every 6 weeks, you will be responsible for an event for the women. It could be that you eat together, go on an excursion, or something completely different.
READ MORE here.
The Parents Café is an extension of God Start på Livet, where families with young children can meet other families and create networks.
As a volunteer at the Parents' Café, you will help set the framework for the activities that are organized for the families in the café.
READ MORE here.
Senior
The Men's Club is an active social community for men over the age of 65.
READ MORE here..
We are therefore looking for you who would like to join a new voluntary community of nursing home friends who will be well-equipped to be linked to a nursing home and contribute to joint events, walks, coziness and presence.
As a nursing home friend, you will be connected to a nursing home or senior living area, where you will be assigned either every week or every other week.
READ MORE here.
The senior café is for seniors who want to become part of a community with other seniors.
As a volunteer in the senior café, you will help facilitate socializing and activities offered in the café.
READ MORE here.
Senior interviews are a conversation process for people who are in the transition from the business world to retirement life.
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You can volunteer in the Tour Service as a tour leader or driver. The tour leader plans the tours and is also responsible for practical matters such as booking tables and helping participants on and off the bus.
The driver is responsible for driving and planning the route, including pick-up and drop-off. To become a volunteer driver in Turtjenesten, you must have a valid driver's license for passenger cars. You will come for a test drive with one of our bus managers, who approves new drivers.
READ MORE here.
Here and now help
Here and now help is for people who are in more urgent need of help. Your role as a volunteer will depend on the activity. If you want to see the different activities where you can help, click on the categories below.
As a volunteer in Victim Counseling, you help offer personal or telephone conversations to victims, witnesses and relatives in connection with violent and shocking experiences such as accidents, crime and traffic accidents.
As a volunteer in Victim Counseling, you must be robust, have empathy and good communication skills. It is also an advantage to have a relevant professional or experiential background. You must be 28 years of age or older to be a victim counselor.
READ MORE here.
As a Red Cross Samaritan, you attend many of the capital's sporting events, concerts and other events, where we provide qualified first aid to the participants.
A Red Cross Samaritan does not have to work in the healthcare system on a daily basis. We are just as happy to see teachers, craftsmen and bus drivers as Samaritans as doctors, nurses and rescuers. Our different backgrounds and approaches to the patient are one of our great strengths.
READ MORE here.
Care Center Eirsgaard is an offer and place to stay for homeless people who have been discharged from the hospital to the streets.
As a volunteer at the care center, you can help support patients who have been discharged from the hospital after treatment for a physical illness, but who are not yet well enough to be alone. The support takes the form of care, conversation and treatment.
READ MORE here.
The Red Cross Women's Shelter is a shelter for vulnerable women, giving them a temporary place to live.
As a volunteer, your most important task is to provide care and social interaction to women in a vulnerable position. You will also collaborate with the permanent staff on practical tasks, for example, in connection with dinner and cleaning.
There is also the opportunity to help support various activities such as knitting café, gardening and yoga.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer patient support, your company and profits will create a welcome respite for patients and relatives who feel alone and unsafe in the hospital.
READ MORE here.
Well underway is an offer for homeless women at the Red Cross's Women's Shelter, who will be moving from the shelter to their own home.
As a volunteer, you must have the desire and skills to meet the women at eye level, and create a relationship where they feel safe in asking for social and practical support when the same support cannot be found among friends and family. It is important that you as a volunteer demonstrate presence and inclusiveness, and that you are able to listen and bring the vulnerability of other women close to your life.
READ MORE here.
A team of volunteers reaches out, guides and supports you in whether you can get the social exemption card, how to apply, helps you find the right exemption job for you and helps you reach out and get to the job interview.
At the Danish Red Cross, we have an ambition that volunteers should be able to handle all tasks in the house. In communication and administration, you can, for example, volunteer at the reception, work with SoMe and communication or something completely different. If you want to read more about the different roles, click on the categories below.
As a communications volunteer, you help spread the word about all our offers and activities.
As a volunteer in the communications group, you must be curious, good at getting ideas and happy to collaborate. It certainly doesn't matter if you have a relevant background in communications, journalism, photography, video production or similar.
READ MORE here..
As a volunteer in the secretariat, you will help with administrative tasks at our office on Nordre Fasanvej.
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As part of our match team, you will help contact and match potential volunteers with activities that are a good fit for them.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer in the Activity Team, you help guide new participants, relatives and professionals so that they gain knowledge about our many activities and help to be referred to the right place.
READ MORE here.
Secondhand
As a volunteer at Genbrug, you are responsible for, among other things, the operation of our thrift stores. Click on the categories below to read more about the different roles you can get.
As a store volunteer, your tasks can vary greatly, but may include sorting, pricing and keeping the store tidy. In larger thrift stores, it is also possible to be assigned an area of responsibility in the store – for example, the book department or the clothing department.
READ MORE here.
As a volunteer driver, you will help pick up donations for the Red Cross Capital Recycling Center. No two days are the same, and you will meet all kinds of people, in all walks of life.
As a volunteer driver, you help raise funds for all the social projects that take place in the Danish Red Cross Capital. It is a help that can be felt where it is needed most.
PORTRAITS OF VOLUNTEERS IN THE CAPITAL
Eva turns 35 as a Visiting Friend
'Well, it's become normal for me that that's just what I do on Saturday or Sunday. Then I play yatzy, watch TV, talk – yes, have fun with my visiting friend.' On Sunday, December 1, Eva Brigitte Lau turns 35 years old as a visiting friend at the Red Cross Capital. by Laura Thurøe “I'm late, I'll call …
Erik has helped start the Men's Club
“Seeing the silent men blossom and take initiative has been incredibly positive and rewarding.” As a volunteer activity leader in the Men's Club, Erik has helped create a community that he himself has enjoyed. by Laura Thurøe Erik Bonde has helped start the Men's Club in the Capital Red Cross, which …
“When we meet, we laugh together and then we simply turn the world upside down – up to several times!”
“When we meet, we laugh together and turn the world upside down – up to several times!” Laura and Anni have been walking buddies for a year and a half, but you would think they had been friends for 10 years, the way they laugh, smile and finish each other’s sentences. I smiled and laughed almost the entire interview, because if there is …