VOLUNTEER CORNER
Don’t miss our volunteer fair
HOME-START supports ordinary parents going through extraordinary times. Parents can feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the stresses of family life, particularly if we have little support from family and friends when we need it most.
Are you a parent or do you have parenting experience?
Do you have 2two or three hours a week to visit and support a young family within the Wokingham Borough? Their next Volunteer Preparation course is due to start Wednesday 23rd January, one morning per week for 10 weeks.
They also need people with personnel management, finance, fundraising and IT experience to join their board of trustees.
In addition, common sense, flexibility, time and an understanding of the pressures that families are under today are a must!
Volunteers will need to be available from 8-10 hours a month, attend meetings six or seven times a year and join one of several committees depending on skills and interests.
ABC to Read recruit, train and support volunteers who work on a one-to-one basis with primary school children who are struggling with reading.
Volunteers will visit a local primary school on a weekly basis and works with children individually seeing the same children on each visit, talking and reading and playing games with them. The volunteers are supported by a field worker who is available to provide ideas and act as a link between the charity and the school.
Their next training course is being held on Friday, January 25.
The Citizens Advice Bureau gives free, confidential advice on every subject from debt, benefits, housing and employment, to law, immigration and discrimination.
It is independent and gives advice in an unbiased way.
Current volunteer roles in Wokingham include – Fundraising, Training Support and Reception/
Admin.
Training will be held soon, so please get in touch if you are interested.
All of the three charities above will be attending our Volunteer Recruitment Fair on Saturday, January 19, between 10am and 1pm, at Wokingham Town Hall, Market Place, Wokingham RG40 1AS.
They will be joined by many other local organisations and voluntary groups as well, so if you are interested in volunteering locally, please join us!
Entry is completely free – come along and be inspired!
Please contact us at The Wokingham Volunteer Centre for more information– Tel. 0118 977 0749, email volunteer@wok-vol.org.uk or visit our website www.volunteerwokinghamborough.org. uk to find out more and have a look at all the roles on offer.