Success Stories

Volunteer Stories – David

David volunteered for the vaccination process, read how this has helped to keep his mind active and given him the chance to meet new people.
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Volunteer Stories – Anthony

Read how Anthony volunteered to help out with the COVID-19 vaccination process
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Volunteer Stories – Kelvyn

Read how Kelvyn helped to support the huge call out for help with the COVID-19 vaccination process
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Volunteer Stories – Melton Volunteer

Read how a volunteer in Melton has helped with the COVID-19 vaccination process and how they are supporting their community.
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Volunteer Stories – Lynn

Read how Lynn and her partner helped with the COVID-19 vaccination process and how she wanted to give something back by helping others.
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Volunteer Stories – Helen

Read how Helen helped with the COVID-19 vaccination process and how she is helping to support her community.
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Future Focus Conference 2021

Future Focus, VAL’s annual flagship event was held in September 2021. Feedback and local intelligence from the sector revealed that a hybrid event would be more inclusive and engaging.
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Providing information on grant schemes

VAL Sector Support gave information to the Canal & River Trust on devising a small grants scheme
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Volunteer Stories – Zuli’s Story

As part of Volunteers Week 2022, we are sharing some of the stories of our staff, who volunteer outside of VAL.
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