Success Stories
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Hospital Volunteer
Zaheera's story about volunteering as a Meet and Greet volunteer at the Leicester Royal Infirmiary.
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Charity Shop Volunteer
Read Mary's story of her experience in volunteering at the LOROS Charity shop in Leicester.
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Reading coach volunteer
Here is Paula’s story of her experience in volunteering as a Reading coach volunteer with Read Easy.
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Building my confidence – Tina’s Story
Tina joined volunteering with guidance from our VAL Volunteering team who helped her to gain new skills, build her confidence and get back into work.
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Lutterworth Crisis Café Wellbeing Hub
Lutterworth Crisis Café was launched in July 2022 and is run by Beacon Care and Advice on behalf of the NHS.
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An interview with Riyaadh
Read Riyaadh's story of how he joined our sector support team at VAL, in his placement year as an Economic and Politics university student.
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Youth Volunteering Panel – Anna
Here is Anna’s story of her experience in volunteering for the youth panel.
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Gaining new skills – Caitlin’s Story
Work.Live.Leicestershire Project - Tackling unemployment in rural Leicestershire
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Youth Volunteering Panel – Ayesha
Here is Ayesha’s story of her experience in volunteering for the youth panel.
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