Help your students discover volunteering opportunities
It’s got to be the ultimate win-win. Volunteering enriches the lives of those it benefits and those who participate. So why not use upcoming Student Volunteering Week (13-19 Feb) to inspire students in your community to get involved in the many interesting opportunities out there?
Next month marks the 22nd national celebration of student volunteering run by the Student Volunteering Network and the perfect opportunity to get young people thinking about the many benefits volunteering brings including:
- Improved wellbeing of volunteers and beneficiaries
- New sense of purpose and achievement
- Enhanced local community life
- Development of employability skills
- Creation of new friendships, groups and communities
- Building of initiatives that the whole school, college or university can feel proud of
If you’re wanting to inspire young people during this week, why not check out these free resources to give yourself a flying start?
- Visit the official Student Volunteering Network website to access webinars on setting up volunteering programmes and measuring their impact. Here you can also download posters, images and logos to promote Student Volunteering Week around your school, college or university
- Check out our free toolkit to discover everything you need to set up your own impactful peer to peer mentoring programme for BAME students in your learning environment
- Listen to students at East Sussex College Group describing their enriching experiences of being a part of the college’s Peer Coaching scheme
In the current world climate, it’s more vital than ever that we inspire young people to believe they can have a positive impact and that we give them opportunities to see their impact in action. So, let’s use this year’s Student Volunteering Week to inform, inspire and excite young people about the many exciting and rewarding volunteering opportunities out there…