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Befriending & Mentoring

Adhar Project

The Adhar organisation aims to deliver social drop in and befriending services for the BME community in the Charnwood area with a range of health and social care needs.

Opportunity: Volunteer Befriender

Times: Approx 3 hours per week for four to five months of programme.

Blaby CVS

Blaby CVS support people with mental health difficulties through a variety of activities and support groups. A range of opportunities is available.

Opportunities: Befriender, working on a 1 to 1 basis, Group Support worker to assist group activities at the day centre.

Times: A regular weekly commitment is required. Approx. 2 hours a week

Centre for Fun and Families Ltd

The Centre for Fun and Families assist families experiencing child/teenager behaviours and communication difficulties, to learn to manage those difficulties more effectively for a more stable and secure family environment.

Opportunity: Volunteer Mentor

Times: Groups normally run in the evenings for 2 hour sessions, once a week for 7 weeks. Term time only.

Community Action Blaby District

Voluntary Action Blaby District are looking to recruit volunteer befrienders to build a relationship of support and encouragement for people who suffer from anxiety and low self esteem.

Opportunity: Mental Health Befriender

Times: 2 - 3 hours a week

Coping with Cancer

Coping with Cancer are a local group who work closely with those affected by cancer. One of the range of services they provide is one to one and social group befriending.

Opportunity: Befriender

Times: Meetings are regular, volunteer hours are flexible. A minimum commitment of 12 months is required.

Danbury Gardens

Danbury gardens is a retirement development for people aged 55 and over with extra care needs. They are looking for volunteers to come in to the residence on a regular basis to teach/play Wii with residents as required. Volunteers will also help with computer literacy if residents need assistance.

Opportunity: Befriender

Times: Flexible - they currently hold a Wii night on Wednesdays from 6-8pm.

Endeavour

Endeavour exists to provide programmes of practical and challenging experience to help young people to develop their potential as individuals, in teams and as active members of society.

Opportunities: Mentors

Times: Negotiated with Endeavour to suit

Futures Unlocked - Currently FULL.

Futures Unlocked is a registered charity which aims to support ex-prisoners through the prison gates and successfully back into the community, thus breaking the cycle of offending and reducing rime.

Opportunity: Mentor

Times: Approx 2 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months.

Interventions

Interventions work with young offenders (10-17 years) on their final warning stage. There are 3 different opportunities available. The PACE role is accompanying the young person to their interviews as their appropriate adult, the other role is supporting a young person as their one to one mentor over either a 12 week or 3-12 month period.

Opportunities: One to one mentor, PACE volunteer.

Times: A regular weekly commitment of approx 2 hours is required. Short term mentoring is up to 12 weeks.

Learning for the 4^th Age

L4A aim to provide 1-to-1 educational and learning services to care home residents. They look for volunteers with a variety of skills and interests to be matched with a local elderly resident to share these interests and complete activities with them.

Opportunity: Learning Mentor

Times: Approx 3 hours per week, flexible to suit.

Leonard Cheshire

Leonard Cheshire provides residential care for adults living with physical disabilities at their homes in Sileby, Anstey and Coalville.

Opportunity: The residents are looking for befrienders to visit them regularly and spend a couple of hours going to the shops, pub, visit friends or go for a walk. Volunteer's interests would be matched to those of the residents.

Times: Flexible hours can be arranged to fit around study. Volunteers need to be able to give approx 1 hour per week for a minimum of 4-6 months.

National Autistic Society

National Autistic Society offer support to individuals and families affected by Autism and Aspergers Syndrome.

Opportunities: One to one befriender, Social group support

Times: 2 hours per week/fortnight for 1 to 1 befriending, flexible times for group support assistant.

National Probation Service

The Probation Service work with offenders once they are released from prison. The Leicester office are currently taking on volunteers to support offenders through their probation period and re-integration with the Leicester community.

Opportunity: Mentor

Times: Regular 2 hour commitment required to fit around other commitments for a minimum of 6 months.

The Prince's Trust

The Prince's Trust work with 16-25 year olds who are leaving care. They provide support in making the step away from care to living independently for the first time. They also work with disadvantaged young people aged 16-30 and look for “progression mentors” to help them into positive outcomes be they education, training, employment or volunteering.

Opportunity: Mentor and Progression Mentor

Times: A regular weekly commitment for a minimum of 9-12 months (mentor). Minimum commitment of around 4 hours per month for approx 3-6 months (progression mentor)

VISTA

VISTA is a local charity providing vital services to blind and visually impaired people across the County of Leicestershire. They seek to place volunteers in many areas of their diverse work.

Opportunity: Befriender

Times: Flexible to suit

Voluntary Action Melton

Voluntary Action Melton provides a wide range of services directly to the people and communities of Melton Borough. They are currently looking for people to come forward and make a real difference to a member of their local community by helping lonely older people or people with a disability feel less isolated.

Opportunity: Befriender

Times: Flexible hours and day to suit, a minimum commitment of 3 months is required

Wesley Hall Community Centre

This centre is a central meeting place for local elderly people. Sessions run on arts & crafts and general befriending groups. Most of the residents speak Gujarati, it would be beneficial if volunteers are confident in the language as well as English.

Opportunity: Elderly Group Befriender

Times: Fridays, hours are flexible

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