Yousef, 26 from Eritrea – Next Step project – November 2021 – June 2022 “I live in Longsight and I’m currently studying at University and I have a part time job. I found out about the role online, I wanted to volunteer because I like helping people and would like to improve myself. On the…
Adeel is 20, he was on a Work Placement from The Manchester College from 20th April – 8th July in the Next Step project. He has continued to volunteer on the project after his placement has finished. “I am an enthusiastic person who enjoys acquiring further knowledge buy carrying out different activities and try my…
Kei, 24 is a registered teacher and volunteered in the Homework Club November 2021 – March 2022, she then joined our staff team at NCA as a study support worker in Homework Club! “I am new to Manchester and I was looking for work so volunteering at the Homework Club meant I was doing something…
Maria, 17 volunteered in Next Step from July – September 2021 “I am Maria and I currently go to college with the hopes of studying Dentistry in University soon. I am a local to the area which makes volunteering 10x more rewarding as I get to give back to the community. I found out about…
Macmillan Solutions hold an annual Volunteer Appreciation Event to celebrate the fantastic work that volunteers do in supporting people affected by cancer in their local community. This year, due to Coronavirus, they were unable to hold their planned event, so the staff and Lead Volunteer decided to deliver cakes to their active volunteers who have…
We held two volunteering events that showcased the wide range of volunteering opportunities available in the local area with an aim to enable residents to be more active in their community. Local group Northmoor Together applied and received funding from the Spirit of Manchester Active Communities Fund to put on the events which were to…
I was born in Pakistan and moved to the UK 6 years ago and now live in Longsight. I am currently studying in The Manchester College doing computer science as well as working part time. Doing a work placement is part of my course and since December 2018 I have been volunteering 3 hours a…
Hello there, Over the last few months our volunteers have been engaged in many different activities to support people affected by cancer which include befriending, cleaning, marketing, recording memories, shopping, telephone support, training, helping with transport and celebrating achievements at our Volunteer Event in February. Our Volunteer Appreciation Event was held on Thursday 1st February 2018 7pm-10.30pm…
We applied and got a small grant from Manchester City Council to put on an Awareness Event during Hate Crime Awareness week (5th-11th Feb 2018). We had 38 people attend the event, the aim of which was to raise awareness, increase reporting and celebrate diversity. We also had 3 volunteers supporting us on the day…
