Posts Tagged ‘Volunteering’
Rebecca’s Story: “Volunteering got me back into a place of living, rather than existing”
The first week of June marks Volunteers’ Week, a time to celebrate the compassion, dedication and vital contributions of our…
Read More“Just go for it. If you’re able to volunteer, it’s massively enriching to do so”
When Charlie started mental health volunteering, his goal was to help people and make a difference. What he didn’t realise was how much volunteering would make a difference to his life too.
Read More“I’m here to listen”: Our volunteers’ crucial role in clients’ mental health recovery
Ben shares his experience volunteering with Second Step, how he supports our clients with their mental health recovery, and why he recommends volunteering with Second Step to anyone thinking about giving some of their time to make a real difference in people’s lives.
Read MoreKatie’s journey
Katie tells her story of volunteering at a local radio station.
Read MoreMy Second Step Journey
For Volunteers’ Week 2022, Support Worker Charlie shares his Second Step journey and how his volunteering experience helped him achieve his goal of working in mental health support.
Read MoreMental health volunteering at the Crisis Safe Spaces in Somerset
interested in supporting people who are in mental health crisis? Lydia shares what it’s like to volunteer with us.
Read MoreSharing mental health volunteering stories for Volunteers’ Week 2022
For Volunteers’ Week 2022, we want to recognise the amazing work our volunteers do for our clients. Their generosity and compassion help us to deliver the best possible support to people struggling with their mental health
Read MoreMy role in helping people go from hospital to back to the community
Today we hear from Jo who has recently joined our Next Steps team a volunteer Peer Support Worker. She tells…
Read MoreVolunteering as a gateway
Volunteering is often talked about as a gateway to paid work. This volunteers week we have Claire our Digital Communications Officer talking about how volunteering helped her into her job.
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