Category: Volunteering Spotlight
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Volunteer for Community gardens in Sefton
Volunteering in community gardens in Sefton can be a great way to get involved with your local neighbourhood, learn new skills, and help improve the environment. Sefton has a number of community gardens that welcome volunteers, so there are plenty of opportunities to get involved. Community gardens can have a positive impact on their area
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The difference volunteering can make: from Formby to Ukraine and back again
Read about how a group men from Formby drove over 1,450 miles to Ukraine and back again six times.
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Alzheimer’s Society Side by Side Project
Find out more about the Side By Side Project
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Swan Women’s Centre
At Swan Women’s Centre we work with women and girls from aged 13+ who are affected by or experience anxiety, depression, stress, isolation or other mental health issues by providing a range of services. One of which is Befriending. Individual circumstances can change over time and due to things like family and friends moving away
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Re-engage Tea Party Drivers
Re-engage exist to provide social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminshing. One of the ways they do this is by holding monthly tea parties. They are a chance for people aged 75 and over to get a change of scenery and regular afternoons of conversation
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Befriending and Companionship volunteers needed throughout Sefton
Loneliness is considered one of the biggest health challenges in the UK. In 2022, 49.63% of adults (25.99 million people) in the UK reported feeling lonely occasionally, sometimes, often or always. Chronic loneliness has also risen by 1.1% to 3.8 million since 2020, indicating that loneliness levels have not returned to pre-pandemic levels. Loneliness doesn’t
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North West Cancer Research
North West Cancer Research funds pioneering research to tackle the types of cancer that affect people living in the North West and North Wales the most. They are looking for Community and Events volunteers to support fundraising events across the region. The role includes assisting with logistics, delivery and improving fundraisers’ experience and engagement. The
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Brighter Living Partnership
The Brighter Living Partnership was formed in 2000 and has undertaken many different projects and activities within the past 20 years, adapting and evolving to be able to respond to community needs when required. BLP supports individuals to live healthier lives and on Tuesday mornings between 10am and 12 noon, they hold their vibrant volunteer-led
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The High Park Project
The High Park Project aims to address health inequalities, social isolation and facilitate community improvement activities in the High Park area of Southport – an area of multiple deprivations. The project aims to do this by helping to give a voice to the community and challenging residents and stakeholders to improve their community, encourage healthier
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Venus Charity are looking for trustees
Venus is a 26-year-old, community based, grassroots charity working alongside women, children, young people and families. Venus’ work is delivered via 3 strategic programmes: Family Support; Housing and Resettlement; and Mental Health and Wellbeing. They support families in crisis by offering intensive support, outreach and home visiting, systemic family practice, financial and money management, and
Volunteer Centre Sefton 