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Becoming a Mentor
Becoming a Mentor
A mentor develops a one to one relationship with someone to help them achieve the best quality of life they can. Often working with people from vulnerable groups in…...
Becoming a Youth Coach
Becoming a Youth Coach
Get involved in youth coaching and encourage children to enjoy the fitness benefits of sports such as rugby, football and tennis. Coaches encourage personal…...
Community Advice: Who Can Benefit?
Community Advice: Who Can Benefit?
Community advisers provide information on practical issues to a wide range of people. This can include advise on employment rights, housing and consumer matters as…...
Employment Opportunities in Community Work
Employment Opportunities in Community Work
Experience gained by volunteering as a community helper can be invaluable in securing employment in community work. Varied roles available include working with…...
Helping Out in Schools
Helping Out in Schools
Schools welcome volunteers to help in classrooms and elsewhere. Volunteering as a classroom assistant, supporting children with reading and numbers or becoming a…...
How to Get Help With Talking Newspapers
How to Get Help With Talking Newspapers
Talking Newspapers produce audio and web versions of newspapers and magazines for blind and visually impaired people. They are charities which rely on volunteers for…...
How to Volunteer in the Adult Learning Sector
How to Volunteer in the Adult Learning Sector
Help the estimated 7 million people in the UK who lack basic reading and counting skills. Volunteer to teach literacy and numeracy skills and help people to improve…...
What is a Free School?
What is a Free School?
The Free School project claims to enable any suitable person to establish a school according to their community needs. The project has been controversial - but it…...
What is Advocacy? Who Can Help?
What is Advocacy? Who Can Help?
Advocacy involves supporting an individual to have their say and obtain their rights. Volunteers in advocacy exist with many groups in society such as people with…...
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