Skill’s Volunteer Voices project has been awarded £227,797 funding by v, the youth volunteering charity, to get young people positively involved in their communities.
The project will get 250 young people aged 16-25 involved in creating opportunities and raising aspirations for young disabled people of their own age.
6th December 2007
Shaping the experiences and opportunities for disabled people. A 'how to' CD-Rom for volunteering organisations. It includes sections on good practice and the DDA, recruitment action planning, support strategies for volunteers, staff and organisations, policies and procedures. Sections include useful resources and interesting case studies from voluntary organisations on their experiences of recruiting and supporting disabled volunteers.
18th September 2006
'Can do volunteering' is a guide for volunteer managers on how to involve young disabled people as volunteers. This guide is produced by the UK’s two largest disability charities, Leonard Cheshire and Scope, in co-production with young disabled people and with funding from the Russell Commission.
15th September 2006