In June, we celebrated the work and dedication of our volunteers during Volunteers’ Week.
Did you know? Our volunteers gave 1,884 hours of their time in delivering key services to the people we support between January and April 2021. What a fantastic achievement!
To honour our volunteer community, our Volunteer Coordinator Rachel hosted an online celebration to recognise the hard work of individuals and their positive impact on the people who use our services. Staff, volunteers and service user representatives joined the event to hear why people started volunteering, how they have helped people, and what they have got from the experience.
We highlighted one volunteer for their continued support during the pandemic. They reached out to our service users remotely from home, completed wellbeing calls to some of the most isolated and vulnerable, and empowered service users to believe recovery is possible.
The volunteer spoke about their experience delivering prescriptions, naloxone kits, blood pressure monitors and bus passes for travel between our Birmingham hubs. In total, the volunteer drove 6,040 miles for our service - an average of 483 miles per month, or 112 miles per week. That's the distance from the UK to Thailand!
It’s mad when you add it up, but worth it as long as it helps our Service Users and colleagues." - volunteer
We received an abundance of positive feedback from our staff about our volunteers which we shared in the celebration and across our social media channels.
They went beyond anything that could have been expected of them. Our volunteers are lifesavers, and we could not survive without them." – Team leader from Birmingham East hub
Our team sent cards to thank you all our registered volunteers as a token of our appreciation and recognised those who have been unable to volunteer during the pandemic.
I was so humbled to see just how many attendees joined us for our Volunteer’s Week Celebration virtual call! The endorphins were truly flowing, seeing the happy faces of our volunteers and the many staff members who had come along to show their support and give thanks for the amazing work they do. Sharing so many positive stories about our volunteers and the difference they make was a wonderful way to end what had been another busy but fun week at Change Grow Live. - Rachel, Volunteer Coordinator
We hosted a mini-training session encouraging staff to become more directly involved with our volunteers team, supervising and supporting volunteers towards our organisational goals. We co-hosted the session with volunteers who were able to share their experience with the staff and show the positive impact on teams.
Thank you to all our volunteers.
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