And receive a high street voucher as a thank you! We have been commissioned to carry out an evaluation of the NHS Responder Programme in Kirklees, and we need to hear from as many local people as possible about their views and experiences: Did you register to be an NHS […]
Safe Volunteering in Lockdown
Can I Still Volunteer? The Government guidance on volunteering says: People must volunteer from home unless it is not reasonably possible to do so And if you are ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ (high risk from coronavirus) you should only volunteer from home You can only volunteer outside your home if: you are unable […]
Patrycja’s Story – setting up a Mutual Aid Group
WHY DID YOU SET UP THE GROUP? When the Government announced that Elderly and vulnerable people will have to stay indoors for the next 12 weeks, it was clear to me that we needed some sort of local support for those people, as many of them would not have access […]
COMMUNITIES IN ACTION – RESPONDING TO CORONAVIRUS
Communities across Kirklees have worked tirelessly to help people in need during the Coronavirus pandemic. Here at Third Sector Leaders Kirklees, we have been supporting the network of charities, community groups and and newly formed mutual aid groups who have responded. Bridget, our colleague who has been leading on this […]
ITZIAR’S STORY
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT BECOMING A WELCOME MENTOR? I have been volunteering with a reading therapy project called ‘Words in Mind’ which is delivered by Third Sector Leaders Kirklees and through this I found out about another programme run by the organisation called Welcome Mentors. Welcome Mentors help […]
COVID-19 Essential Volunteering Information
COVID-19 Volunteering Opportunities There are many ways you can help out in your community at this difficult time. Some organisations, like the NHS, need emergency volunteers to keep services running, and new mutual aid groups working in your community need helpers to befriend people in isolation, and do everyday tasks […]
ANNOUNCING: New Co-ordinated Community Response from Kirklees Council & Volunteering Kirklees
Including new helpline, online forms, response teams & support from local groups Our Community Response helpline is open We’ve opened a new dedicated helpline as part of our Covic-19 Community Response. We’re working alongside our citizens and local organisations to make sure that together we can all support our […]
Help out those self-isolating
To all our volunteers. Due to the Coronavirus government guidelines, we will not be offering any face-to-face volunteer appointments at the moment. You can still contact us by email: volunteer@tslkirklees.org.uk or by phone: 01484 519053 / 07776588691 Please bear in mind that some organisations have put a temporary freeze on […]