Success Stories

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

Eve registered to volunteer with VAL at the start of lockdown and has been very active and is always incredibly responsive.

The Alzheimer's Society contacted the VAL Helpline to request volunteer support for an elderly gentleman whose family needed help.

Helping people and responding to the community's needs via a Facebook page during Covid-19.

As part of Volunteers Week 2020, we are sharing some of our volunteer stories.

Shama Women’s Centre, founded in 1985 by a group of Leicester women whose mission is to empower local women from different backgrounds to become socially, educationally and economically active.

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

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

Mark started volunteering on the same day that he was contacted. His role was to create a new look for #ME website and social media platforms.