Don't stop thinking about volunteering
The response to appeals for volunteers has been overwhelming during the Covid-19 pandemic. As things start to adapt to a new normal, don't stop thinking about volunteering.
Over the past few months, Community Voluntary Service has been busy supporting groups in their response to the Covid-19 pandemic – and one aspect of this has been working to help ensure that volunteering needs are met across the county. The response to requests has been phenomenal and has demonstrated an undeniable public willingness to build and enrich community in difficult times.
Whilst these difficult times are by no means over, our emphasis in volunteering is now starting to return to those organisations that are able to deliver their established essential services to communities. Some groups can offer services much as before; others are having to adapt extensively to enable social distancing, or move online; and many are responding to new and emerging needs as a consequence of Covid-19.
Lots of Bedfordians will have been volunteering for the first time, and experienced the satisfaction of being able to offer their skills and abilities to those in need. We hope that many of you will keep up this input and respond to one of the 100s of opportunities in local groups. If you would like to speak more about volunteering in Bedfordshire, our CVS advisor is happy to offer one to one sessions online to help you find the best fit.
You can contact Paul at volunteering@cvsbeds.org.uk.
If you know what you would like to do, or prefer to find out what is available for yourself, all the information and applications can be made through our Simply Connect online system. Find out more on the Volunteering pages of our website.
