Success Stories

Read Matt's story on how signing up to the WiLL project has given him the confidence and direction to help him overcome his anxiety.

Joanne registered to volunteer with VAL. Read how her role has changed due to COVID-19 and how she is helping to support her community.

Read Lisa's story on how Volunteering gave her the confidence to start applying for jobs.

When the VALUES project closed its face-to-face service in March 2020 and moved a lot of their sessions online, Zoe struggled to get online and take part in those sessions.

I never imagined that I would start volunteering during a worldwide pandemic but that is exactly what happened, and I haven’t looked back…..in fact I am so looking forward to continuing on this journey.

Luke completed the #CalenderClub challenge in a bid to raise money for VAL and the WiLL Project in honour of his father Kevin.

Work.Live.Leicestershire Project - Tackling unemployment in rural Leicestershire

My experience of Volunteering - Read Joseph's story on how he volunteered to deliver covid-19 tests to doorsteps in Leicester by walking.

COVID-19 Volunteer Story - Furloughed whilst in lockdown, volunteering to help the local community.