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Your Voice Counts is a charity that works across the North East to provide support to adults with learning disabilities, autistic people and people who are at risk of exclusion due to disability, illness or other challenges.
What we offer:
- Weekly and monthly social groups such as drop-ins, photography, cinema
- Money & Benefit advice, support and information workshops
- Health & wellbeing advice, appointment support and information sessions
- Volunteer support - help people with lived experience to volunteer
- Self-advocacy and user-led groups to help people speak up for themselves
- Advocacy - help people express their wishes and needs
There are lots of different ways you can help out:
- Chat to people - come along and talk to people at our weekly drop-ins in Gateshead, Jarrow and Boldon.
- Reduce isolation and loneliness - help people to socialise, join in activities and get involved in the community.
- Teach people - help people to learn to travel independently, to volunteer or to learn a new skills.
- Build confidence - help people learn how to succeed and try new things.
- Advocate - help people to have a voice and have their wishes and choices heard.
Benefits for the Volunteer
Volunteering with us is a fantastic way to build your own skills and confidence in a friendly and supportive environment. Our team of volunteers helps us to reach more people who need our support. In return, our volunteers benefit from valuable and rewarding work experience, training and certificates relevant to their role and mentoring and support from our staff team. We can also provide references (after 3 months of volunteering) and endorsement on LinkedIn.
