On the volunteering front, my eldest took part in the National Citizenship Service program launched by the David Cameron government a while back (
https://wearencs.com/) which was a weeks residential course which included life skills, teamwork, employment skills, etc. and a weeks volunteering (she worked at a women’s shelter) Locally, the course was co-sponsored by Watford FC.
The course was brilliantly run and she got a lot out of it, including a certificate ‘signed’ by Boris Johnson the day after he resigned.
Unfortunately, the funding has been cut by nearly 70% on the orders of the then Chancellor, one R. Sunak…