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John Sennett, a volunteer veteran brings to life his passion for helping others and the charity sector, by running the blog, John’s Road to Volunteering.
John’s Road to Volunteering is a platform sharing a volunteer’s journey into inspiring, motivating and educating others, whilst giving others an opportunity to share their story.
This is a booklet about Manchester Mind’s mentoring service. The mentoring service is part of ‘YASP’ which is specifically designed for 15 to 25 year olds in Manchester. This booklet has been designed by young people to help others understand how the service works and what to expect.
This booklet is about volunteering in general but has been designed specifically about volunteering at Manchester Mind. This booklet has been designed by young people to help others understand how the volunteering works and what to expect.
We define volunteering as any activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or someone (individuals or groups) other than, or in addition to, close relatives.
Micro-volunteering is when a volunteer, or a team of volunteers undertake a task either online through an internet-connected device, such as a smartphone, or in small or bite-sized chunks of time – this is usually for a charity or other non-governmental organisations.
If you are receiving state benefits you are still allowed to volunteer. This guidance gives an overview of what you need to know before you start volunteering.
The Town Hall Extension provides a variety of skills workshop and training all available to Manchester residents. The following organisations provide workshops:
Citizens Advice Bureau
Advice and guidance on benefits, work, debt and money, housing, law and rights and discrimination. Private tenants’ advice, specialist advice to private tenants on debt, housing and benefits.
Employer Suite
Free recruitment service for Manchester businesses, matching residents to live opportunities.
Listen to stories about people who volunteer and give their time, skills and passion in Manchester.
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Joseph McCallum - A Volunteer In Manchester
If you are receiving state benefits you are still allowed to volunteer. However, there are some rules that you need to be aware of to make sure that your volunteering doesn’t have an impact on the benefits you receive. This guidance aims to help you start volunteering by giving an overview of what you need to know and providing some answers to some of the questions you may have before you start volunteering.
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