How you can help CLASP
CLASP is a local charity supporting adults with learning disabilities to speak up for themselves, so they can lead independent lives and create positive change in the community. Projects include: a member-led training group who run Learning Disability Awareness Training for support staff, school children and the police; a campaigning group; and the Learning Disability Partnership Board which is a support network for the whole learning disability community.
CLASP is looking for a volunteer with good website and social media skills to support our charity for one or two hours per week, either from the office or from home.
The role will involve; keeping our Facebook page and Twitter feeds up to date, updating our website using Wordpress with news and general postings and using your initiative to find ways of making the most of social media.
As CLASP is a user-led organisation, it is essential that all volunteers believe
in empowering people with learning disabilities and welcome the opportunity of volunteering alongside them as equals.
■ Home-Start Wokingham District provides friendly, non-judgmental support to young families with at least one child of pre-school age.
Volunteers visit weekly providing a listening ear and encouragement to young parents across the Borough.
We are looking for a dynamic, financial expert to join the Board of Trustees as Treasurer.
This is an essential post for us and we encourage anyone interested to contact us and chat about what the role might involve.
The time commitment is four trustee meetings per year, four finance meetings per year plus one Annual General Meeting, plus ongoing work on financial scrutiny and oversight of budget and expenditures.
■ The Link Visiting Scheme aims at improving and enhancing the lives of older people.
We do this through quality time and focused attention for our volunteer Befrienders; a chance to hear stories of days gone by and build a connection.
With the covid situation over the last 18 months, we have not been able to provide our normal face-to-face service, however now restrictions are easing we have now resumed this, and we would like to recruit and train new volunteers to help as we also start to resume some of our additional activities.
We ask you to give one or two hours per week or per fortnight to visit and offer friendship and support.
Regular visits are our minimum requirement for at least six months.
We provide training before you start visiting and on-going training if you need it. We have a support structure in place so you can always call on someone if you have any questions or concerns.
We stay in touch regularly and put on events so you can meet other volunteers too.
■ These are just a few roles on our books. Please visit our website www. volunteerwokinghamborough.org.uk to find out more and have a look at all the roles we have to offer. If you would like to get in touch with us please call 0118 977 0749 or email volunteer@ wok-vol.org.uk .