Case Studies
Amy Sherwood
My name is Amy Sherwood. My voluntary work has been with the Girlguides, as a young leader. My role there involves assisting in weekly rainbow and guide meetings. I became a young leader because I wanted to continue working within the scheme and try to help young people, after being a member of the guide association for a number of years. I believe being a young leader has helped me build my confidence and taught me how to work with children of all ages and abilities.
Miriam Page
I am a trainee young leader with the girlguides who help girls and young women develop emotionally, mentally, physically and spiritually so that they can make a positive contribution to their community and the wider world. My role is to help younger girls enjoy the challenges of guiding with activities involving crafts, games and the completion of badges.
I became involved as part of my Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award and I was also a rainbow when I was younger. Being a young leader has helped me improve my confidence a great deal and learn about various things including child development. Volunteering is an excellent way to make new friends and help others while also developing individually. I found it very easy to get involved as there are lots of local groups looking for volunteers.
Katie Jordan
STRIDES employment, houses organisations such as Want 2 Work and Shaw Trust, helping people gain employment. My role as a volunteer is to meet and greet members of the public as they arrive, direct them to their appointment, along with other reception duties. I actually became involved with STRIDES through a work experience placement as part of a business admin course and they then asked me to carry on as a volunteer.
Since volunteering my confidence has improved and I have learnt and developed a number of skills. Another benefit has been I have met a number of people I would now regard as friends and now really feel a part of something.
I would recommend volunteering as an excellent way of feeling like you’re giving something back to others while also feeling a part of something yourself.
