Community First New Forest is a friendly and dynamic Council for Voluntary Service and operates Nightstop, a service providing emergency overnight accommodation to homeless people in the New Forest through the homes of trained and approved volunteers.

Hampshire County Council is asking for residents’ and stakeholders’ views in an eight-week consultation on options for applying budget reductions to subsidies for public transport and street lighting.

MiDAS – Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme
Funding Workshop
Lone Working Workshop
Trigger Tool Training
For further information, please visit our Training Programme page

Community First New Forest’s Call and Go and Young Carer Services are teaming up for a special Panto outing this January. 

Thanks to all those who joined us at our AGM on 7 November at Lyndhurst Community Centre.

The Volunteer Centre understands just how vital volunteers are to ensuring local organisations not only run smoothly but also continue to provide vitally important services across the New Forest.

It’s National Volunteers’ Week from 1 - 7 June 2017 and to celebrate, Community First New Forest is very excited to launch its brand new, new look Volunteer opportunity website.

Homelessness and mental health often go hand in hand. Poor housing or homelessness can increase the chances of developing a mental health problem, or exacerbate an existing condition.

It’s official, studies by the London School of Economics have shown that people who volunteered as little as once a month reported feeling happier than the general population as a whole.

Did you know that more than 850,000 children and young people in the UK have been diagnosed with a mental health condition?