Vital Work Of Volunteers Highlighted During Befriending Week
Written by HFM News on 3rd November 2021
The vital work volunteers do to help others in and around Market Harborough is being highlighted during Befriending Week.
People give up their time to support projects run by town-based charity VASL.
The Well-being Befriending Service launched earlier this year to offer support to adults across the Harborough District living with mental health issues.
Sam Hammond is one of the volunteers and told Hfm it’s extremely rewarding:
Another project run by VASL is Community Champions, which helps to tackle loneliness for people aged over 60 in the Harborough District.
Volunteers Alan Tolley and Annie Johnson, who started to volunteer after first joining the project for herself, spoke to Hfm:
VASL also run a Support for Carers Telephone Befriending service and Anthony Sharp, who is one of the volunteers, told Hfm more about it:
Find out more about VASL’s Befriending project and volunteering opportunities HERE
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