Volunteering to strengthen communities

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• Volunteering to strengthen communities
• We warmly
• Welcome all volunteers

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Mission To promote, support and defend voluntary
and community activity in the London Borough of
Camden
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• Key Objectives

• To encourage and support voluntary and
  community groups

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• Key Objectives

• To increase the participation of a diverse
  range of people in community life

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Key Objectives

• To support voluntary and community groups to
  take part in policy making and the design and
  delivery of services

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• Key Objectives

• To support voluntary and community groups to
  share experiences
• To develop a co-ordinated approach to common
  concerns
• To develop partnerships and initiate and improve
  services

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Client Groups Activities

• Health advocacy
• Recreational,youth support, drug concerns
• Lone women parents support
• Cultural and Educational services
• Women children developmental projects
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Projects and Partnerships at VAC

• Children Families Network
• Camden Homelessness Forum
• Camden womens health forum
• Community Empowerment Network
• Camden Mental Health Refugee Network
• Development Training
• Direct Services
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Projects at VAC

• Website Design Update
• DreamWeaver and/or NVU
• Training MS Office, Windows, Internet,
• Network/ Software Installation Support
• Business Plan, ICT Strategy Policy Development
• Community Accountancy
• Community Empowerment Network Research

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ICT Requirement Trend
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Event
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Volunteering Benefits

• It is rewarding
• Can meet nice people
• Boosts confidence
• Gives work experience
• Can provide a good reference
• And you can do your work based module
  while helping a charity

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Our Expectations Volunteers Are Staff

• Professionalism
• Confidentiality
• Punctuality
• Reliability
• Communicate problems
• Ask when not sure!

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Your Expectations Tell us about them!

• We are here to Listen
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