All the latest news at a glance

 

Clients enjoy one of our Community Friendship activity group coach outings.

There are always lots of things going  on at the Volunteer Centre and this is the page where you can catch up with all the latest news and events, or find out what's happening nationally in volunteering.

Please feel free to look in on a
regular basis to see what's going on!

 

 

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Gillingham Volunteer Centre is working in partnership with the Council for Voluntary Service Medway, the Rochester Volunteer Centre and Hope in the Comnmunity to deliver a Volunteer Management Programme.

 

Funded by the Office of the Third Sector and managed by Capacity Builders, the aim of the programme is to improve support to those organisataions who manage volunteers.

 

The main objectives are to develop:

  • a publicity campaign to promote the work of the two Volunteer Centres in Medway
  • a Volunteer Managers' Network
  • a Volunteer management Mentoring Programme
  • a two-tier training programme with OCN accreditation
  • a Rural Outreach programme
  • a Volunteering Directory for Medway

For more information on this exciting project, download the Pdf leaflet below.

Volunteer Management Programme

 

 

 

Community Friendship Activity Groups

As part of our Community Friendship scheme, we run regular groups, currently at Rainham and Rochester, offering a wide range of activities to include as many interests as possible. Guest speakers are invited to address the groups on a variety of subjects. Coach outings to places of interest are always well attended and actively encourage clients to meet with other people and become involved in community activities.

 

The Rainham Group meets at the Millennium Centre on the last Thursday of each month - doors open at 1.30pm.

 

New clients are always welcome so if you would like to come along please call Ann Hopley on 01634 362119. 

 

HANDS Volunteer Recruitment

Our own Direct Services scheme, HANDS, is always on the lookout for new volunteers to help us carry out the various services we deliver to vulnerable members of the community.

Currently we are looking to recruit Volunteer Drivers, to take elderly or infirm people to and from medical appointments, and Volunteer Gardeners, who can help look after the gardens of elderly and infirm residents who can no longer keep their once well tended gardens under control.

 

We pay all volunteer expenses and can offer training, where appropriate. If you think you can help with either of these activities we would be pleased to hear from you. Please call Jan Excell on 01634 362119.