Help turn lives around

Make a New Year’s resolution that counts – volunteer with Barnardo’s and help turn children’s lives around.

The start of a new year, when people are thinking about making resolutions, is the perfect time to consider volunteering.

The leading UK children’s charity Barnardo’s has 20,000 volunteers across UK from all walks of life, ages and abilities, and we are keen to recruit more people willing to donate their time in 2018 to support vulnerable children and young people.

Volunteers get involved for many reasons – to support our work and cause, to do something unusual and inspiring or to learn new skills.

It is fun and rewarding, an opportunity to meet new people and it can be a stepping stone to a new career.

Our volunteers help us in many ways, whether directly with children and young people, volunteering in our shops and offices or helping to raise vital funds. We also have special opportunities for employee volunteering (where companies allow their staff to volunteer for a day), young volunteers, interns and university students.

All Barnardo’s volunteers are given full training and support.

If you’re interested in volunteering with Barnardo’s, please pop into your local Barnardo’s store, or contact me by email at jo.hunt@barnardos.org.uk or go to www. barnardos.org.uk/volunteering. Finally, I would like to thank all of our existing volunteers who have supported us throughout 2017 – their contribution is invaluable, we simply couldn’t exist without their support. Jo Hunt, Volunteering & Community Engagement Advisor, Barnardo’s