Supported Volunteering Project
This project aims to match a Volunteer to the right Opportunity, whatever their reason for volunteering. All volunteers gain from either knowing they have helped someone, or from increased self-esteem and confidence by making a valuable contribution.
Some people need extra help to Volunteer, either at interview or with settling in. All those who want to Volunteer are given the opportunity and the means to find a suitable Opportunity.
Success stories to date include: a young girl who is volunteering in the office of a local charity to improve her chances of finding work as a Receptionist;
A man who wants to retrain as a teacher is volunteering with people with learning disabilities in a story-telling project; a young woman is using her artistic skills volunteering within a story-telling project, and with people recovering from mental ill-health. Following on from a successful Volunteering Week, MCS are busy matching new Volunteers to many different Volunteering Opportunities.