Why Volunteer?
Voluntary activities benefit individuals, families and the community. People get involved for all sorts of reasons, such as:
- To get to know a community
- To keep busy
- To use your skills
- To learn something new
- For a challenge
- To make new friends
- To explore a career
- For fun
- A step towards employment
- To support a cause/belief
Who Volunteers?
There is no typical volunteer. Volunteers tend to fall into several groups:
- Recently retired people seeking to keep active
- People with personal experience of a particular problem
- Faith organisations
- Young people
- People of working age
- People seeking paid employment
- Offenders and probationers
- People with illnesses or conditions which limit their lives
