{"id":3876,"date":"2024-08-07T09:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T09:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/?page_id=3876"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:57:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T08:57:28","slug":"how-to-volunteer-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/index.php\/how-to-volunteer-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Volunteer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3876\" class=\"elementor elementor-3876\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f22d86 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f22d86\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\" class=\"home\" aria-current=\"page\">\r\n        <span property=\"name\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Home<\/span>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    <meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\">\r\n<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53fc36b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53fc36b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8689201\" data-id=\"8689201\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-770e2ed elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"770e2ed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-31f863f\" data-id=\"31f863f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-932ac1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"932ac1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By volunteering as a Befriender, Gardener or Shopper you can have a real positive impact on the lives of disabled people during this difficult time. <br \/>Our Volunteer Project matches volunteers with disabled people. Volunteers help service users to feel less isolated, have access to their own green spaces, shopping and going for walks to improve their health and wellbeing.<br \/><br \/><strong>Why should you volunteer with us?<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Gain satisfaction from providing practical help to someone who needs it.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Gain awareness and better understanding of disability issues.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Improve skills including gardening, and other skills transferable to the workplace.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Flexible time commitment. We will work around your daytime availability.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Receive support from the Volunteer Coordinator by phone, in person or by email.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Receive references where appropriate.<\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\">Out-of-pocket expenses reimbursed (including safety equipment).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-35e9353 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"35e9353\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-08d7e5a\" data-id=\"08d7e5a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3dec0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c3dec0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ways to help<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d4f94b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6d4f94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6eec2b8 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6eec2b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a20c961\" data-id=\"a20c961\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-281f3bc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"281f3bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-1-card.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1297\" alt=\"A group of individuals doing some gardening.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-1-card.jpg 380w, https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-1-card-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Gardening Volunteer\u200b<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Volunteering as a gardener with us will involve us pairing you with a disabled person who is unable to maintain their garden due to their impairment. You can assist them with simple tasks (such as mowing a lawn or weeding) but with a huge impact on the mental health and general wellbeing of the disabled person.\u200b<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e4b28 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c9e4b28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/index.php\/gardening-volunteer-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore gardening volunteering<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-153eb5e\" data-id=\"153eb5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df8b680 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"df8b680\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-2-card.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1299\" alt=\"An older man with his arm around a younger woman, both looking happy.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-2-card.jpg 380w, https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-2-card-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Befriender Volunteer\u200b<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Telephone Befrienders and Walking Friends will be paired with a disabled person who is feeling isolated and wants someone to spend time with them, either over the phone or in the local community! Walking Friends will be matched with someone nearby, and observe social distancing measures.<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd45386 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"fd45386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/index.php\/befriender-volunteer-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore befriender volunteering<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ec56ab9\" data-id=\"ec56ab9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2925347 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2925347\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-3-card.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1301\" alt=\"Two individuals on a trip to the zoo, one seated in a wheelchair.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-3-card.jpg 380w, https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/volunteer-3-card-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Shopper Volunteer\u200b<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Volunteer Shoppers will be matched with a disabled person who needs support with collecting shopping or medicine.This will involve collecting the items from a nearby store and delivery to door.<br><br><br><br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5ec9f elementor-align-justify elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e5ec9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/choiceinhackney.org\/index.php\/shopper-volunteer-2\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore shopper volunteering<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"How to Volunteer By volunteering as a Befriender, Gardener or Shopper you can have a real positive impact on the lives of disabled people during this difficult time. 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