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Volunteering
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Age Concern Bromley works across the Borough making more of life for older people and is supported by a vibrant network of CVTB members. You may want to volunteer on a regular basis or participate in skill swaps as and when you choose to, each earns you one hours time credit for every hour you give.
Tel: 020 8315 1850
Email: communityvolunteerstb@acbromley.org.uk
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Volunteers always needed for the BCC's many outreach projects such as The Hope Foundation, from serving on food packing and delivery teams, to welcoming guests or working with children and teens.
Contact: Lydia Vance
Tel: 020 8464 3101
Email: office@bccweb.com
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Opportunities are available at Bromley Field Studies Centre for people to help with practical gardening and conservation tasks, undertake ‘practice' interviews with trainees, help with job searches and undertake administrative tasks.
Contact: Euan Craig
Tel: 020 8302 7496
Email: euan.craig@bromley.gov.uk
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LETSlink UK is the lead body supporting Local Exchange Trading Systems nationally. We represent LETS in the media, to the government and national organisations. We organise UK conferences, training and seminars, advice, networking, and the development of new forms of LETS for health services, food producers, local authorities and 'third' sector' community economic initiatives.
We are a non-profit voluntary agency with charitable objectives, dedicated to testing, researching and developing sustainable models for local and community-based LETS and complementary currencies.
We encourage organisers of LETS schemes to network with each other locally, and we are developing a range of practical administrative services and training opportunities for LETS organisers.
Tel: 01689 838819
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Under this initiative, mentors are adults from the local or business community who spend time talking to young people with the aim of motivating and encouraging them.
Contact: Jane Belding on 020 8462 5046
Email: ebp.admin@bromley.gov.uk
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Do you have current or past experience of mental health problems? Would you like to spend four hours a week supporting people with mental health problems emotionally and practically?
Then why not apply to join our friendly Peer Support team running social ‘Open Access' sessions where people can have fun, share experiences and support one another? High quality training and ongoing support provided.
Please contact us to find out when the next six-week introductory training course will take place. Final acceptance will be subject to demonstration of the key skills covered in the training and an advanced CRB check.
Contact: Nathan Rendell on 01689 811222
Email: nathan.rendell@bromleymind.org.uk
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The Volunteer Centre in Bromley within Community Links Bromley, helps people into suitable volunteering placements.
Contact: Diane Diamond
Tel: 020 8315 1930
Email: volunteers@communitylinksbromley.org.uk
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Jane Kay, is the Supported Volunteering Worker, at the Volunteer Centre , and her role is to provide a more individual and tailored service to those prospective volunteers who may have additional support needs through disability or mental ill health.
They will be offered a one to one interview and the time to discuss their interests and the type of environment that would suit them. Through using both a national database and local resources, together they can explore a range of volunteering options.
An important area of the work is bridge building with local community based organisations, identifying good contacts who will work with us to develop positive working relationships between the volunteer and the opportunity provider.
Contact: Jane Kay
Tel: 020 8315 1920
Email: janekay@communitylinksbromley.org.uk
Mottingham Learning Shop offers support to local people seeking to increase their employability through preparation for work including access to CV writing, personal development, courses, careers advice, interview skills and job search as well as specific support for parents.
Contact: Jo Guest
Tel: 020 8860 1150
Email: MCLS@Bromley.gov.uk
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Training Programme for those interested in Volunteering. Participants will complete an OCN in ‘preparation for event volunteering' and get access to volunteering opportunities, further advice on training and employment. For all those who complete the OCN. Running until Dec 2010
Contact: Erica Watts
Tel: 020 8285 4362
Email: Erica.Watts@broomleigh.org.uk
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With over a million opportunities to volunteer in a UK-wide database, the Do-It website is the easy way to get started in volunteering Do-It is owned and run by registered charity, YouthNet.
This is an online service.
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The V2W scheme supports Oxleas service users into paid employment both within the trust and with external employers.
People work on a nonpaid basis for up to 30 hours a week within an Oxleas department with one day set aside for supported job search and relevant skills training.
Ideal for people motivated to enter the labour market soon but who need a reference.
Contact: Japleen Kaur
Tel: 020 8301 9438
Email: japleen.kaur@oxleas.nhs.uk
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London 2012 will depend on up to 70,000 volunteers to make sure the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games run smoothly and successfully.
Volunteers will carry out a range of essential tasks, from spectator services to language services and medical care.
The London 2012 volunteering spirit will spread wider than the Games themselves as we encourage everyone to give their time to help others.
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Voluntary work with WRVS is ideal for students or graduates looking for summer work experience or gap year voluntary work, or for anyone looking for work experience in Bromley - just a few hours a week can make a real difference.
Contact: Andre Knirsch on 01727 865601
Email: andre.knirsch@wrvs.org.uk
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Supporting Service Development
Capital Volunteering is a pan London programme which aims to tackle issues of mental health and social inclusion, through volunteering.
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Greater London Volunteering (GLV) is the regional umbrella organisation for volunteering in London.
Members include Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Development Agencies covering every borough of Greater London, offering strategic and capacity-building support and brokerage services to over 50,000 volunteers and around 8,000 organisations (2006).
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The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation aims to ensure that mentoring and befriending are at the centre of current and future national volunteering strategies.
Through the promotion of standards and a range of support structures and services, the Foundation aims to provide a quality experience for the volunteer and a successful outcome for mentees and befriendees.
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SOVA in partnership with Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, working in collaboration with local Probation & Police aims to promote social inclusion, enable participants to maintain an improved quality of life with the appropriate levels of support, encourage confidence and competence to both volunteers and participants, whilst minimising the potential harm to the public.
As a volunteer, you would be providing intensive support to adults within a group setting as well as one to one mentoring on a weekly basis. You will need to be able to commit to a minimum of 12 months voluntary work and have the time to provide intensive support (minimum of 5 hours) each week.
Contact: Sarah Connor on (020) 7793 5879 or email sconnor@sova.org.uk
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TimeBank is a national charity inspiring and connecting a new generation of people to volunteer in their communities, and enabling charitable organisations and businesses to develop innovative and effective volunteer recruitment programmes.
Locally, regionally, nationally, internationally, TimeBank is transforming the way that individuals, organisations and businesses give back to their communities and contribute to a better world.
Contact: Saeqah Kabir
Tel: 0845 456 1668
Email: s.kabir@timebank.org.uk
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Volunteering England works to support and increase the quality, quantity, impact and accessibility of volunteering throughout England.
Volunteering England promotes volunteering as a powerful force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community.
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