Vm fareham august 2016

Fareham August 2016

There are five evidence-based steps we can all take to improve our mental wellbeing. They are: 1. Get active 2. Connect with others 3. Keep learning 4. Be aware of yourself and the world 5. Give to others The good news is that volunteering can help you do all of those and it needn’t cost you a penny!

If you are interested in finding out more about the volunteering opportunities in this newsletter – or the hundreds more we have to offer – please contact Volunteer Centre One Community on: 023 8090 2458 or volunteer@1community.org.uk.

The Haven The Haven, at Titchfield, aims to improve the quality of life for people affected by breast cancer by providing personalised emotional, practical and physical support. The Haven has a range of volunteering opportunities: Receptionist – to work front of house; greeting all visitors, staff and families and dealing with general enquiries. You'll need to direct visitors and provide hospitality when needed. Light admin duties are part of the role as well as answering the phone.

Lunchtime Coordinator – to prepare and support lunchtimes at the Haven. Recipes are provided from The Haven’s own healthy cook book with guidance from a nutritionist. All ingredients are supplied. You would be assisting to bring this highly valued and much needed service to where it is most needed. Food will be prepared in a stunning, newly fitted kitchen, and lunch enjoyed in a light stylish conservatory dining room. All visitors, family and staff will enjoy the opportunity to eat and relax in this idyllic setting.

Events Support – to support all manner of events, once, twice or more times a year, such as garden parties, quiz nights, balls, carol singing and many others.

Fundraising administrator – to support the small but enthusiastic team of fundraisers in their central fundraising hub, situated in a stunning listed building in Titchfield square. Your role will involve answering incoming calls/enquiries, filing, sorting fundraising packs including banners and buckets, writing letters, counting money and being the office support when the office in unmanned.

Fundraiser (Internship) – The Haven’s fundraising, communication and operations team is small but achieves great things. Working as part of this team, you will play a key role in enabling them to raise the money required to run their vital services. You will be given full training and experience across a range of fundraising roles including: corporate, community, events, challenge events, trusts and foundations. The internship will provide you with the fundamental skills needed to begin a career in the charity sector.

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One Community Visiting Scheme

A million older people in the UK haven’t spoken to anyone for a month, according to Age UK. The One Community Visiting Scheme, which operates across the boroughs of Fareham and Eastleigh, aims to address the issue of loneliness and social isolation among older people and those who find it difficult to get out and about. Volunteers are recruited to visit a client for one or two hours a week – but only need to commit to eight visits at a time. Mileage and phone expenses are refunded and full training and support are provided.

Solent Youth Action – Trustee Vacancy

Solent Youth Action is a youth charity based in Eastleigh and covering south Hampshire. SYA coordinates a range of activities for disadvantaged 11 to 25 year-olds and supports them to run their own youth-led projects and youth clubs, and to access mainstream social provision. They also offer a range of training services.

As a charity, SYA is governed by a committee of volunteers, which meets monthly.

Meetings are held at the SYA offices in Eastleigh, 68pm.

SYA is looking for new Trustees and would be interested to hear from anyone who feels they can support the charity and contribute to the committee. SYA is happy to train and support new Trustees. Prior experience or knowledge of the voluntary sector is not necessary; just an interest in helping young people enjoy life and progress.

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British Red Cross Emergency Reserve Volunteers British Red Cross has launched a campaign to recruit 250 volunteers across Hampshire to help out on an occasional basis during an emergency in their community. The campaign is part of a Red Cross pilot project. The idea is that Emergency Reserve Volunteers will assist with practical tasks such as filling sand bags, cleaning up after a flood or packing food parcels for evacuees during a flood or other major incident. The concept will be tested during a full scale exercise later this year.

Training is quick and provided online. No special skills are required, just an enthusiasm for helping people in need. Volunteers must be over 18, have a mobile phone and be prepared to carry out practical tasks during an emergency.

Red Cross project coordinator for Hampshire Louise Garrard said: “During big emergencies such as major flooding, the Red Cross supports local councils and the emergency services working with other voluntary organisations to help those people affected.

“During these times we often receive lots of offers of help from members of the public, but taking advantage of that goodwill while an emergency is actually unfolding can be a challenge.

“Signing people up as Emergency Reserve Volunteers in advance gives us an extra resource to support our existing teams of emergency response volunteers, and enables us to be more proactive and manage our response more effectively.”

Volunteer Music Coach – Cosham Wessex Cancer Trust seeks a Volunteer Music Coach for its Sing for Life Portsmouth Singing Group, alongside established groups in Southampton and Salisbury. Would you like to join the team helping to provide support for local people living with cancer?

Volunteers need to be good team players, be organised and able to commit to help at a specific time. If you have good musical skills, are able to conduct and have empathy with people living with cancer, this could be the volunteer role for you.

The group meets at Cosham Baptist Church on a Tuesday from 2.15pm to 4pm.

Barnardo’s Miss U Service Young Person’s Interviewer Project Information: Barnardo's Miss U service completes all return interviews for children/young people who have been reported missing in the Portsmouth area. The aim of this is to prevent future missing episodes and on occasion to complete short term 'keep safe' work.

The Role: To work with children and young people on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes.  To undertake return home interviews after an episode of being missing; identifying the push and pull factors around their missing episode and identify concerns in relation to Child Sexual Exploitation.  To undertake assessment of young person's needs through the effective use of the designated risk assessment framework and guidance.  To help deliver individual programmes and group work to address issues of personal awareness, social and life skills, power and control, abusive relationships, sexual health, exploitation, grooming and risk.  Maintain positive and meaningful relationships with children and young people at risk of or abused through sexual exploitation.  To actively encourage the participation of children and young people in the design, delivery, monitoring and review of planned work packages, working at the pace of the individual child or young person.  To work in partnership with different agencies and professional networks  To attend multi-agency meetings for children and young people who have gone missing or assessed as at risk of Child Sexual Exploitation.  To access different agencies, complete referrals and engage young people in alternative support services.  Advocate children and young people's views and wishes.  To provide training to multi-agency

professionals working with vulnerable children and young people across Hampshire.  To provide advice and assistance to other agencies, professionals and community groups.

Volunteers will receive full training, shadowing experience, induction, support and supervision.

Reasonable expenses refunded.

Barnardo’s Trafficking Service Volunteer Project Information: This is a service for young people under the age of 18 in the Portsmouth area who have been trafficked into the UK from abroad (or up to the age of 24 if they have been in care) who need help with keeping safe, dealing with relationships and issues affecting their lives. Young people can talk to volunteers and staff about staying safe, trafficking issues such as debt bondage, power and control, and receive information about housing, benefits, education etc. and receive support and advocacy in accessing these services if required. Child trafficking is child abuse. Children are recruited, moved or transported and then exploited, forced to work or sold. Many children are trafficked into the UK from abroad, but children can also be trafficked from one part of the UK to another. They are often subject to multiple forms of exploitation:  Sexual exploitation  Benefit fraud  Forced marriage  Domestic servitude such as cleaning, childcare, cooking  Forced labour in factories or agriculture  Criminal activity such as pickpocketing, begging, transporting drugs, working on cannabis farms, selling pirated DVDs, bag theft The Role: To work with children and young people on a one to one or group basis, using a variety of interventions, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes:  Get to know the young people.  Report back to Barnardo's staff and fill out a contact form.  Every four visits meet for supervision.  Work towards delivering safety sessions  Support the young person to integrate into the community.

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Barnado’s Family Intervention Volunteers Project information: The Family intervention Project supports families in Portsmouth to make positive changes, helping them to live in a healthy and safe environment where their children can reach their full potential.

Project volunteers help the Barnardo’s team to support parents, children and young people in a variety of ways, both in the home and in the community. The work can be challenging but is also very enjoyable, making a real difference to the lives of children and families.

The role: Volunteers may work one-to-one with a parent or child, meet with a whole family, help to run group activities or work alongside Barnado’s Project Workers to support families with meetings, appointments and other less formal activities.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a project in the city supporting children and families, making a difference to the whole community. Volunteers do not need any specific experience as training will be given, but a commitment to making a difference to people’s lives and a non-judgemental approach are essential.

Titchfield Bonfire Boys Secretary – This historic community group needs a secretary to provide administrative support. At the heart of the Titchfield community is its annual events calendar, the highlight being the annual carnival, unlike any other in Hampshire and by far the oldest.

The secretary should have good administrative and IT skills and could do much of the work within their own home.

Event Marketing – As a fundraising group in the local community, Titchfield Bonfire Boys Society is looking for people who can work from home to produce posters, fliers, tickets and newsletters.

For further information 023 8090 2458

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Volunteer Centre Library Drop-Ins

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Looking for a volunteering opportunity that’s just right for you?

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Need volunteers for your group or organisation?

Drop in and see us at: Fareham Library, Osborn Road, Fareham PO16 7EN, on the second Monday of every month 10am-12 noon (8 August).

Portchester Library, West Street, Portchester PO16 9TX, on the second Wednesday of every month 10am-12 noon (10 August).

Stubbington Library, Stubbington Lane, Stubbington PO14 2PP, on the second Friday of every month 10am-12 noon (12 August)

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