Meet our volunteers

Innovative digital volunteering roles are helping young people to respond to the pandemic safely, in a way that positively impacts their community.

We’re delighted to support the #PinYourThanks initiative. People volunteering their time to help each other in communities throughout the UK has saved countless lives in the most difficult of circumstances.

With social distancing and lockdown measures, it’s easy for people become isolated and lonely, especially those who may be older and more at risk from corona virus.

All local authorities have a statutory duty to provide independent visitors to all children in care (aged 8 – 16+) who would benefit. In Hounslow, London, we’ve been providing an Independent Visitor Service – Hounslow Allies – for over 12 years. We also run Grandmentors in Hounslow. Grandmentors is an intergenerational mentoring programme that matches … Continued

Cole’s life has been turned around by his inspiring Mentor Darren. Read about how they were brought together by our award winning Grandmentors project.

Supported by the Grandmentors project, Musa is adapting to his new life in Hounslow and improving his language and life skills.

‘The two people I supported who have autism showed me how the most simple things in life can have the biggest impact on you and can make you happy’

Kai and Honor have only known each other five months but thanks to the power of their Grandmentors relationship Kai is achieving great things in life.

‘It feels to me that I have gone full circle in the volunteering world, by starting as a volunteer and being empowered by the staff there, to becoming a staff member myself and empowering the next generation of volunteers.’

‘We raised our voice on the behalf of women who experienced abuse, violence, exploitation and discrimination.’