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Meet Our Place
VCH’s award-winning project Our Place has been successfully supporting Hackney residents on the New Kingshold estate, for the last 3 years, to develop their confidence and expertise to deliver their own activities…
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Help grow and develop your local volunteer centre
VCH is currently seeking new trustees who have ideas, ambition and passion, and are keen to share these to help our small but impactful charity grow. We know that whilst we do…
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From volunteering to employment
The Step Up project aims to support people who have experienced mental ill-health to access volunteering as part of their mental health recovery and personal journey towards employment. Portuia spoke of her…
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Show your appreciation – nominate now for the Mayor of London’s Volunteering Awards
The Mayor of London’s Volunteering Awards recognises the tireless work of London’s volunteers and their efforts to improve our communities. Please take the time to nominate a volunteer who gives their time…
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Our phone lines are currently not working – but should be fixed very soon.
In the meantime, you can email us at [email protected] or DM us on Twitter until 5pm. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. 3pm, Tuesday 2 July 2019
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Work With Us
We are looking for a dynamic and engaging Employment Advisor to join our team at Volunteer Centre Hackney and help people with mental health issues and other high support needs into paid employment.…
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Next Volunteer Managers’ Forum – Dealing with tricky situations
If you work with or support volunteers in Hackney, why not come along to our next Volunteer Managers Forum on Thursday 27 June? This June, we’ll be exploring how to deal with…
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Volunteering towards employment. Jay’s journey, served with coffee.
The Step Up project supports people who have experienced mental ill-health to access volunteering as part of their mental health recovery and personal journey towards employment. Jay is one of Step Up’s…
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Volunteers’ Week 2019 – Connecting with your community
From 1 – 7 June, people across the country will be celebrating Volunteers’ Week, recognising, rewarding and celebrating the people that give their time to support their communities. Over the next week,…
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Work with us
Community Development / Social Action Project Manager(s) post available , either part-time, 3 days per week (22.5 hrs) or full-time, 5 days per week (37.5 hrs) We are recruiting for one full-time…
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Making things happen with Our Place
Each week, Volunteer Centre Hackney’s Our Place project hosts a weekly coffee morning on the New Kingshold Estate. Our Place brings local people together to spark discussions about how to improve their…
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Spring into action with volunteering
This spring, Volunteer Centre Hackney is blooming with opportunities. Volunteering – especially in the brighter months – encourages you to become more physically active, getting out and becoming part of your community. Whether…
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Make a meaningful connection – Become a Befriender
Isolation can be detrimental to a person’s health. 2 in 5 older people in Britain are chronically lonely and studies have shown it is worse for you than obesity and can lead…
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Free Tree Of Life Workshops
The Tree of Life narrative therapy programme invites you to take time for yourself to explore where you’re coming from and where you’re going, focusing on the skills, values and important people…
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Tell us what you think + win!
Have you volunteered in Hackney in the last 6-12 months? If so, we want to hear from you! If you’re volunteering in an ongoing role every week, have taken part in a…
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Free Tree of Life workshops: Build Your Power
This spring, join us for Tree of Life narrative therapy workshops, an approach that makes space for you to speak about your life in a way that is full of hope and builds…
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Job-seeking, going back into work or want to change careers?
Considering getting a job, going back into work or maybe a career change? Would you like some support to get you ready? Come along to VCH’s employment workshops and get the support you…
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