Voluntary Action Calderdale

Volunteering
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- CHOICE Project
- Drop Ins
- Sporting Volunteer Opportunity

LOCAL VOLUNTEER DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (LVDA)

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1. Assist with recruitment of volunteers

Brokerage for other organisations: matching individual volunteers with them by maintaining a broad database of local opportunities. We maintain a database of information about your needs for volunteers and match local people to the opportunities that best suit their skills, experiences and motivation.
Local provider of opportunities for the national Time Bank media campaign
Involved in the National Volunteering Database, placing local volunteering opportunities on a national website funded by central government (www.do.it.org.uk)
Manage a vinvolved project aimed at encouraging volunteering amongst young people aged 16-25 years.
Manage a supported volunteering project (CHOICE) which enables individuals with mental health/learning/physical differences to volunteer.
Run several - drop Ins across Calderdale offering advice and information for individuals wishing to volunteer.
We see around 2000 people per year, so registering with us should ensure that your volunteering opportunities reach a wide audience.

2. Advice and support on volunteer management

We maintain an up-to-date library of information on current legal and good practice issues in respect of volunteering, including how to develop a volunteering policy, volunteer’s expenses and tax, vetting volunteers etc.
We can also offer consultancy in all aspects of volunteering, from developing a Volunteer Policy, good practice in supporting and supervising volunteers, enabling access for volunteers etc.

3. Volunteering development

Promoting community action and encouraging links and partnerships between organisations that can provide volunteers and those with specific needs and tasks
Working with all interested parties, including the statutory and private sectors, both at a practical and strategic level.
vInvolved is a project for promoting volunteering among young people aged 16-25 years
Working to promote and increase the involvement of volunteers from other socially excluded groups including asylum seekers - EASV

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Vinvolved is a national volunteering project for 16-25 year olds. The Calderdale Vinvolved team can be contacted on 01422 431090 Sarah Ward is based at Vac and the Youth Volunteer Development Manager. The V team signpost people into volunteering opportunities but they also help organizations create new volunteering opportunities.

Part of the Vinvolved team is a group of young volunteers called the Youth Action Team they meet regularly with the staff to discuss ways of promote V in the area and they are ambassadors talking to their peers about volunteering and helping us with celebration events, designing publicity etc.

To find out how you can recruit volunteers for your organisation or indeed volunteer get in touch on 01422 431090 or yvdm@cvac.org.uk

Other information about V-involved can be found at www.vinspired.com

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The Centre also runs specific projects targeting:

volunteers who are Refugees / Asylum Seekers (EASV – Enabling Asylum Seeker Volunteering).
and those interested in supporting others to volunteer (CHOICE):

Additional Support Needs (ASN) The Volunteer Centre is committed to making volunteering accessible to people of all abilities and backgrounds and to removing barriers that prevent that happening. To assist volunteers who need support in order to volunteer, we provide the services of a dedicated support worker, offering such help as;-

Pre-volunteering assessment
Information and advice on suitable placements
One to one tailored support
Close collaboration with other support agencies (if agreed)
Help to learn new skills and/or access training

If you lack confidence, have a disability or have been unemployed for some time then supported volunteering might be the answer for you.

For more information about CHOICE, contact Kate Howorth on 07929 291249.