Vinvolved Volunteering

V is here to transform the face of volunteering!

Vinvolved is a national volunteering programme aimed at inspiring one million more young people aged between 16 and 25 to volunteer. The programme works to raise awareness about youth volunteering and currently in the City there are four Vinvolved projects and one VTeam.

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Vinvolved Projects

Voluntary Action LeicesterShire, Diversity Hub, Lighthouse Learning and WRVS are all delivering Vprojects offering a menu of activity for young people. The VTeam is based at Focus, brokering young people into volunteering opportunities. The Vinvolved project at Voluntary Action LeicesterShire works within the City of Leicester and works in partnership with Schools, FE Colleges, Universities and with a number of other organisations  to create exciting and fun volunteering opportunities.

Since the start of Voluntary Action LeicesterShire's Vproject in April 2008, over 900 young people have registered to volunteer in part time, short term and one off volunteering opportunities. 

Opportunities:

Sports Volunteering - Volunteer in sports opportunities, part time or short term.  After School Sports Clubs, Community Sports activities and one off events.  

Community Challenges  - Want to find out more about what's happening in your local neighbourhood?  Then why not volunteer and join your local neighbourhood forum? Represent other young people in your community and have your say about things happening in your area.

YP4C - Join our young people group and get involved in promoting the benefits of volunteering to others, in schools and your local community.  Regular group meetings at VAL and fun days out.  get involved in consultation events and internal meetings. Youth led project using young people's ideas, creativitiy and enthusiasm.

Vmedia Hub - Volunteering for Young people interested in putting into practice media skills through the Vmedia Hub website.  If you are interested in journalism, then this is for you. Meet monthly, attend events in between and create stories from a young person point of view. The Vmedia Hub is virtually youth led and facilitated by the Vinvolved Project Manager.

School Based volunteering - A wide menu of volunteering opportunities have been developed in Leicester City schools. We have created opportunities in primary, secondary and special needs schools from helping out in the classroom and sharing books with children to school gardeners, playground activities and after school clubs.  At New college Leicester volunteers can help out in the school office and shadow the premises officers to get some hands on experiences.  If you can spare as little as 4 hours a week to listen to children read and sdhare books to help raise the reading levels of children  we would be pleased to hear from you.

Want to find out more?

If you are 16 - 25yrs and want to find out more or get involved in volunteering in a variety of ways that fits with your interests please contact:

Tricia Reynolds - Vinvolved Volunteering Manager
tricia.r@valonline.org.uk

Joanne McCarthy - Sports Development Officer
Joanne.m@valonline.org.uk