Case Studies

The vinvolved Central London team has been working with young people since 2007 and has heard some amazing stories about their volunteering escapades. We thought we would share some of them with you.

 

The Power of Volunteering Holly always liked helping people, but as a full time carer for her Grandmother was finding it difficult to make time for other things. More ... Volunteering with Missing People Find out about Tom's volunteering with the charity Missing People More ... eVolve Ice Skating and Winter Feast Youth Action Team eVolve successfully passes Keyfund Stage 1 so its ice skating and a winter feast for all.... More ... eVolve Film Project: 'Youth Volunteering - Up for the Challenge?' Film Project: 'Youth Volunteering - Up for the Challenge?' by Youth Action Team eVolve More ... eVolve Youth Leadership Residential VCW's Youth Action Team went for a Leadership Skills residential weekend at Woodrow High House More ... Carnaval del Pueblo              Jakhya Rahman, 22, from Ealing recently volunteered at Carnaval Del Pueblo, the largest Latin American out-door festival in Europe, held in August this year. More ... The London Transport Museum at the FUSE festival The London Transport Museum at the FUSE festival. More ... City Guides Joshua has volunteered for City Guides at 'The Taset of Spain' and 'St Patrick's Day' events in London. More ... CSV Andrew Wilding-Smith, 22, from Islington has been volunteering full time since March this year for ‘Young at Heart’, a project which aims to improve the mental wellbeing of older people in the community by running events with the help of young volunteers. More ... BayTree Centre Jodie Goddard, 26, from Southwark has been the lead volunteer of art and crafts activities at the Baytree Centre in Brixton since January 2009. More ... Finsbury Park Homeless Families Project Finsbury Park Homeless Families Project More ... Young Volunteers Recognised in Youth-led Celebration ‘Rewarding and celebrating volunteering’ is easier said than done. The words ‘thank you’ don’t always do justice to the gratitude we want to express to the young volunteers we More ... FoodCycle Ankoor Patel, 26 from Lewisham, has been volunteering for the Imperial College FoodCycle group since May 2009 – the project combines young volunteers, surplus food and a free kitchen space to create nutritious meals for people affected by food poverty... More ... Creative Volunteering Daisy and Detzi spent their February 2010 half term volunteering at the London Metropolitain Archives. More ... Oxfam Fashion Show Rachel volunteered for an Oxfam Fashion Event in November 2009. More ...