Gemma’s Story – My Volunteer Experience
May 31st, 2018 | volunteer-bedfordshire
Gemma tells us about her volunteer experience with Home-Start Central Bedfordshire: “I’m a single mother with two children. By the time the youngest started school, I had been looking forward to getting back to work. I knew that I didn’t want to go back into an admin job and had decided that I wanted to […]
Alison’s Story – ‘One of the best places to volunteer’
May 31st, 2018 | volunteer-bedfordshire
In my opinion, Home-Start is one of the best places to volunteer. Here’s my story. Having decided to retire from a long career in teaching, I began to worry. How would I fill all that time I’d never had before? Having defined myself by my job for nearly 40 years, who would I be now? […]
Jane’s Story – Why I Volunteer To Make A Difference
May 31st, 2018 | volunteer-bedfordshire
There are many reasons why people volunteer to make a difference in their community. Here’s my story about how I came to support Home-Start. When my first child was born, I suffered from post-natal depression. I went to the doctors and was prescribed anti-depressants. Due to the stigma of taking them, I decided against it. […]
Volunteering To Help Disabled Children & Parents
April 3rd, 2018 | volunteer-bedfordshire
As a leading voluntary organisation, Home-Start provides opportunities for volunteering to help disabled families with young children. Many of the families who come to us for support have disabled children or parents. Our Bedfordshire charity assists and empowers those affected by physical disabilities directly in their home. It is estimated that there are between 1,582 […]
Useful Skills Gained From Volunteering
March 12th, 2018 | volunteer-bedfordshire
Whether you are a parent wanting to get back to work, or a retired person wanting to give back to your community. The experience and skills gained from volunteering with charities can be invaluable. Discover how volunteering can provide the next step in your life. If you are considering volunteering, you are not the only […]
Volunteer Characteristics
December 22nd, 2017 | volunteer-bedfordshire
What Volunteer Characteristics Do We Most Look For? The Most Desirable Volunteer Characteristics: Passion Enthusiasm Interested in personal growth Committed & Reliable Team players Positive role models Friendliness Maintaining confidentiality Our local family & children’s charity has been fortunate enough to have been training volunteers for more than 30 years. In our experience as […]
Our Volunteer Trustee Connie
March 1st, 2017 | volunteer-bedfordshire
Home-Start Central Bedfordshire’s trustees are volunteers. Across the UK, over 2000 volunteer trustees give their skills, experience and time…
A New Home-Start Luton Family & Children Support Milestone…
February 18th, 2016 | volunteer-luton
POSED BY MODELS Over the last 10 months (since April 2015) our dedicated volunteers have supported 51 families with 149 children in Luton. By working at the heart of the family, what we do changes lives. We currently have a waiting list of 19 families with 66 children waiting for our vital support and have […]
Home-Start – Becky’s Story
February 25th, 2014 | volunteer-bedfordshire
Becky is a single mum with three children, two are teenagers and younger son James will be 2 years old in September. She was referred to Home-Start by her health visitor as she was feeling low and had just been prescribed ant-depressants. When Home-Start was first mentioned to Becky, she was surprised that a service […]