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The Volunteer Unit
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Volunteer for Change is a project within Barton Hill Settlement. It is part of the “People’s Hive”, the department that also includes the Community Work Team and the Time Bank project.
Volunteer for Change has two projects: the Volunteer Unit and Time for Action. Both aim to improve the quality of volunteering opportunities, make access to them much easier and make sure volunteering is an uplifting experience for all local residents.
The Volunteer Unit matches local people with volunteering opportunities and works with local projects to ensure that volunteers get the support they need.
Time for Action is a community time bank, a project which allows people to swap their skills and help one another. Participants are involved in everything from DIY to gardening, to listening to learning an instrument.
Volunteer for Change encourages volunteers to play a key role in the development of policy, strategic development and management within organisations. Volunteers are local citizens who know what they want to change for the better, for themselves, their children’s lives, and in turn, their community!
Find out more about Volunteer for Change:
You can contact us at Barton Hill Settlement on 0117 955 6971 ext.209, or 0117 954 8887 (direct line), or drop in to see us. We’re in an office right at the front of the building (previously the Over 50s project). Please contact Lyn Sharry, Volunteer Development Worker, or Laura Murgatroyd, Time Bank Co-ordinator, for more information.
