Disabled Adults Treated To “Beatles To Bark” From Harrogate Musician…And His Rescue Dog!
A Harrogate musician has been treating young adults with disabilities to tunes from the Beatles, Rolling Stones and, thanks to his rescue dog, a bit…
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Students with a learning disability help locals in crisis by raising food donations for local food bank
New initiative by Royal Mencap Society and The Harpur Trust to support 40 local young people with a learning disability develop employment skills On Friday…
Charity Can Do project expands nationwide
To mark Make a Difference Day 2014 the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability announces the expansion of their young people’s volunteering programme, Can Do. Can Do,…
Volunteers bring wheelchair rugby league to Glasgow
Volunteers in Glasgow are helping more people get involved in sport, whatever the barriers. Glasgow Panthers, set up by former soldier and HGV driver Adam…
National award for young man with Asperger’s who thought he’d never work
Computer whiz-kid Ralph Smith was desperate to find work but his Asperger’s syndrome, which makes it hard for him to relate to people, made it…
Teenagers hold tea party at nursing home
A group of teenagers have held a tea party at Mortimer House, Bristol, as part of their National Citizen Award. The six girls visited the…
CSV’s innovative work with volunteers with learning difficulties commended by Norman Lamb MP
CSV welcomed MP Norman Lamb to its Norwich office last Friday to showcase CSV’s ground-breaking work with volunteers with learning difficulties. CSV, the UK’s leading…
UK’s young people flying the flag for the Big Society
Survey by national charity Vitalise reveals surprising benefits of volunteering David Cameron’s ‘Big Society’ model, the coalition policy ideal that aims to empower local people…
Giving Back
There’s something you could be doing this festive season that’ll mean much more than the latest computer game. We share some charitable ideas that could…
Paralympic hero joins in volunteer celebration
Eton Dorney was at the centre of celebration on Thursday 4 October as the Windsor and Maidenhead Volunteer Centre announced their winners of the Volunteer…