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Advocacy Volunteers' dedication celebrated

A big Thank you to Valerie & David for many years of their time

Impact initiatives celebrated the outstanding dedication of two of their volunteers this summer. Valerie Seddon and David Williams have notched up 22 years service between them having each volunteered for eleven years in May working as volunteer advocates on Impact’s Advocacy Services in West Sussex.

Valerie and David both live near Chichester. Over the last 11 years they have helped many people with learning disabilities. Valerie has always worked on a one to one basis with someone in their own home. Her support has been about finding out from the person their view of the situation and then working towards an acceptable outcome for them. David has worked with both individuals and a group in a residential home. An important part of both their work has been to provide information to help the person explore their options so that they can make an informed decision, without unfair influence.

Valerie said “ The Advocacy Service provides vital support for vulnerable people.
I really enjoy volunteering for Impact as I feel the work really makes a difference and I get to meet some lovely people”. Valerie added “ There’s lots of training opportunities and support from the Advocacy team if we need it. Advocacy can be challenging but this also means it’s never boring!”

New volunteers are needed in all corners of the West Sussex to help keep up with the increasing numbers of referrals to the service. Prospective volunteers can contact Impact on 01903 718260 to ask questions, talk to staff, request an information pack and obtain details of the Impact Advocacy volunteer training that takes place at regular intervals.

Impact’s Advocacy services manager, Lisa Loveman said, “ We need more volunteers like Valerie and David. They have helped numerous vulnerable people have a bigger say in the choices and decisions that are being made about their lives. Anyone can come forward to be considered as a volunteer. The training will give new volunteers all the information they need to be an effective advocate. Volunteer advocates will have the opportunity of gaining two accreditations with the Open College Network but, at the same time, it’s about forming a link with somebody and having an enjoyable time. We look for people with excellent communication skills and up to three hours a week of available time”.

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Coffee Makers Make Over the Kitchen!

The YPC kitchen gets a well deserved make-over

Last weekend the YPC kitchen was a hive of activity with Starbucks, staff from across the city busy cleaning, painting and building shelves to bring the YPC kitchen into the 21st century.

Starbucks, the coffee shop chain, very generously donated their time and £500 worth of kitchen equipment to refurbish the YPC kitchen last week.

The kitchen is now freshly painted and the proud owner of some excellent new equipment, such as a 40 cup hotwater urn and an eight slice toaster. The Starbucks staff have also put in place some important health and safety equipment and training to ensure that standards are maintained after their job has finished.

Starbucks have also offered their new coffee shop, on North Street, Brighton, to be used as a location for special meetings of the YPC Youth Council.

We'd like to say a massive THANK YOU to all the Starbucks staff for their hard work and their very generously donated time and equipment. I'm sure all the YPC users will have a great time using their wonderful new kitchen.

Check back soon for the before and after photos.

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MakeOver Heaven - Southern FM, Rok & EDF Energy Re-do Open Door

Open Door wins makeover competition

Walk down Susans Road in Eastbourne today and you are confronted with a much more welcoming Open Door than last week.

Open Door was last weekend (24th September) the site of much activity with Southern FM, Rok builders and EDF Energy donating their time and funds to apply a much needed lick of paint - and much more besides, as reported in Eastbourne Today.

Southern FM and Rok launched a competition to redecorate a community project. Open Door's entry was submitted by Fundraising Officer Harriet Gill and her words melted the hearts of the judges.



Open Door has been a fantastic place for many young people in Eastbourne to visit and find a friendly face and a great deal of support, for many years. Due to the fact that any money that comes into the project goes directly to support young people, there has been very little spare cash to make any changes to the paintwork or furnishings in the building.
However thanks to the amazing generosity of Rok and Southern FM and many local businesses the whole project has been turned around.

The shop front has been given a facelift and inside has been turned into a much more welcoming young people friendly environment.



Everyone at Open Door is absolutely delighted and would like to thank all the people who gave up their time over the weekend to help - including some project volunteers and an Open Door client.

Check out more photo's on Southern FM's website go to http://www.southernfm.com/article.asp?id=115327 now.

We'd also like to thank the other local businesses that supported the makeover by donating all the bits and pieces needed for such a fantastic looking centre. These are:
Parker Ceilings, Sign Wizard, GM Monks electrical, Brewers (Eastbourne), Harveys Furnishers, Grahams, Regent Electrical Distributors, HSS, Coca-Cola, C&H Fabrics, ESK, ESK Plants, Homebase Eastbourne, Tesco Eastbourne, KFC and McDonalds.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. We feel that with this new look we'll be able to attract even more young people who have no-one else to turn to.

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The Brighton & Hove Web Awards - Vote Early! Vote Often!

Impact's site makes it to the shortlist

Impact Initiatives website has been shortlisted for the Brighton & Hove Web Awards, run by SCIP, the Sussex Community Internet Project. This is the fifth annual web awards, taking place as part of Brighton's Digital Festival.

We are absolutely delighted to have our site, not even a year old today, nominated and selected for the shortlist. From a list of 20 community sites we've made it to the second round with only four other sites! A special thanks even at this stage for Sereno, the lovely people who designed and set up our site.

Voting is now taking place so why not take part in the selections - make sure that your favourite community group is selected for a prize.

Go to http://p2b.net/webawards/awards.html now and select Impact Initiatives from the community group list.

Voting closes on the 8th November and the awards will be given at a special ceremony at the Fabrika gallery on the 10th November.

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Running For Impact

The American Express Dolly Mixture Raise Sponsorship for Impact Initiatives

Thank you very much to Jenny Gardham, Jayne Fox and Donatella Sechini for their fantastic efforts at raising sponsorship funds for our work.

The three colleagues got together to enter the Womens Hydroactive Challenge on a sweltering Saturday in September this year. The challenge, in London's Hyde Park, was taken up by over 20,000 women. All of them running to support their favourite charity.

Jennie, Jayne and Donna were really keen to get involved; "We wanted to support a local charity and chose Impact for two reasons. Firstly it seemed to reach a really broad spectrum of the community and the other reason was that we'd hardly heard of it and it looked like a really good cause," said Jennie.

The three runners all completed the 5km challenge and did a really good job cajoling cash out of their friends, family and colleagues.

Thanks to all of you, your funds will be going towards some much needed new flooring in our YPC. The carpet in the centre at the moment is looking like something dragged up from the bottom of the sea - I think you would too if you had over 3,000 young people tramping all over you every year!!

So thank you from everyone at the YPC too!

If you'd like to enter a sponsored challenge to raise money for Impact we'll try and do all we can to support you. We can provide you with sponsor forms, leaflets, collecting tins etc. We haven't got any T-Shirts yet, but if you know a friendly printer with a kind heart who might like to give us a hand .......

Email us at fundraising@impact-initiatives.org.uk or call 01273 828449

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Robin Hood to the Rescue

People's Pubs make a New Year donation to Stopover Mentoring Project

Our thanks once again to the brilliant People's Pub aka The Robin Hood for their generous donation to our Stopover Mentoring Project.

The project, which works with female volunteers to support young women in the community through a mentoring relationship, has been given £500 from the local pub.

The Robin Hood, to be found just off Western Road in Brighton, is still, at just over a year old,a completely new and exciting pub experience. All the net profits, after paying for staff, costs etc are donated to local causes, individuals and community groups.

It's a great idea and it really works too - between its first round of donations in August 2004 to January 2005 the pub raised and donated £20,000 - a figure which has surely doubled over the past year.

We all say a big thank you to the big hearted folks who enjoy a tipple at the People's Pub! Have another one for us!!

For more information about the Robin Hood visit www.peoplespubs.com

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Run for Fun & Support Your Favourite Sussex Charity!

Why not run the Brighton Half Marathon for Impact

The 2006 race will take place on Sunday 19th February 2006.

This year why not run for Impact Initiatives?

This year our fundraising department has shrunk a little bit (temporarily I assure you). For this reason we won't be holding a Dragon Boat Race again this year ... boo... hiss...

I know very sad indeed, but for all you wonderful keen beans who want to get involved in having a bit of a challenge and a bit of fun and also enjoy supporting Impact and all our projects there are plenty of opportunities out there.

For everyone who would like to run a marathon for us: we are on the waiting list to get places. As the waiting list is about 3 years long, why not join a shorter but no less challenging race such as the Sussex Beacon Brighton Half Marathon. The entry fee is a mere £13, then you are free to raise sponsorship funds for the charity of your choice.
Visit Brighton Half Marathon

If you loved our Dragon Boat Races last year, don't miss out on the fun again this year. Why not get a team together and enter the amazing races at Bewl Water. The races are set to be even bigger than last year when there were around 50 teams entered!!
The full details will be posted in March so watch this space.

For any event you wish to run in please contact Fundraising for official sponsor forms and other merchandise and support.

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Could you offer a carer some 'Breathing Space'

Could you share your hobby or interest?

Breathing Space is a new service for people and their informal (unpaid) carers, aged 60+.

The service gives carers a break by linking volunteers and older people with similar interests or hobbies.

Many older people are supported to live at home by informal carers such as friends or family. This service provides a way of giving those carers a break. Many older people want to continue with their hobbies or interests but now need help to do this.

Volunteers are matched with an older person which then enables them to pursue a hobby or interest. This could be in the form of transport to a club, going to the cinema or a class, or help to look around shops, go out for lunch or pursue and interest at home such as playing board or computer games, or watching fims. The needs and interests are wide and varied.

Volunteers benefit by having someone to share their interests with or by simply being able to help someone else whilst pursuing their hobby.
- Expenses are paid
- Interviews and Police checks (CRB) are made to ensure a trusting and secure relationship can take place
- Training can be given where needed
- Staff will maintain contact with both parties to ensure all runs smoothly.

We would very much welcome volunteers to join the project.

Equally if you are a carer and think that this service would give your friend or relative an added interest in their life and you some breathing space we would love to hear from you.

The service is operating in Steyning and surrounding villages and the Adur District.

For Steyning and surrounds please contact
Dingemans Centre 01903 879297
or Dingemans@impact-initiatives.org.uk

For Adur District contact
Adur Learning Exchange 01273 441571
or ale@impact-initiatives.org.uk

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Recycling - for the environment & the community

Your recycling can raise funds for Impact

We'd like to offer you a way to be a little bit more environmentally friendly and also support local projects.

This year Impact joined in the efforts to make the planet a better place by linking up with a local company called Recycle4Charity.
These community spirited people have decided that profits from the sale of recycled goods can be donated to the charity of your choice.

It's a simple system. When a printer ink cartridge has run out, instead of throwing it in the bin, you can send it to Recycle4charity in a pre-paid envelope. They will then sell on the cartridges and pay Impact for each item. Inkjet cartridges will raise £1 a piece. These cartridges are then recycled and refilled ready to be used again.

The system is also available to recycle mobile phones.
Mobile phones are often sold on contract, at the end of the year there is often an option to upgrade your phone to the latest model. What happens then to your poor old mobile, it's more than likely consigned to the bottom of a drawer and forgotten about.
Recycle for Charity will give Impact aroung £5 per old mobile phone they recieve. This is increased depending on the age and value of the phone. The phones are then re-conditioned and sold on at very low costs to third world countries.

Why not order some of the freepost envelope for your own use or use at your offices, if you have a high turnover of cartridges collecting boxes are also available. Recycle for Charity will provide you with a quarterly statement showing how much you've raised for Impact Initiatives.

This year our projects alone have raised nearly £200 just by recycling our inkjet cartridges and mobile phones. Just think how much we could raise if all our supporters recycled their used items too!

To set up your own account click on the link below (if you have any problems with this please go to the How You Can Help section and go to the Recycle page) Recycle4charity
Then tell all your friends!

Other things we recycle for cash are stamps.
The highest value to us are commemorative stamps and international stamps. We would really appreciate it if you could trim and sort them for us too, but will of course accept those that aren't.

We can also pass on post cards but only pre-2nd World War and those with an aviation or naval theme.

So please do let everyone know. Thanks.

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Co-ordinated approach for training and work opportunities for people with mental health needs

An Equal Brighton & Hove Project

4 Organisations in Brighton & Hove have come together to provide support, training and work placement opportunities for people with mental health needs. The four partners already offer services across the city and aim to widen the net to encourage more people to take up the support on offer. The project is funded through Equal Brighton & Hove and the Euopean Social Fund.
Services include:
- Individual assessment of need and action planning
- One-to-one vocational guidance focussing on options for education, training and work
- Support in accessing voluntary work, college courses, work placements and paid work
- Advice and support for the employer

If you have a need, or know someone else you might be able to use these services, why not contact one of our partners for more information?

Care Co-ops 01273 685300
Workability Brighton & Hove 01273 324343
MIND 01273 749600
Richmond Fellowship 01273 571393

For more information about Brighton & Hove Equal Funding and project click on Equal Brighton & Hove

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Accredited Training Available for new Volunteers

Developing Your skills through Volunteering

Impact Advocacy Service is recruiting new volunteer advocates in January to join their county-wide service. A training course for volunteers is taking place in early February over three Saturdays.

New volunteers are needed in all corners of the County to help keep up with the increasing numbers of referrals to the service. Prospective volunteers can contact Impact Advocacy on 01903 718260 to ask questions, talk to staff, request an information pack and obtain details of the Impact Advocacy volunteer training that takes place at regular intervals.

Volunteers work in their local area and are able to claim their travel expenses.
Volunteering as an advocate is very rewarding and hours can be flexible to fit in with family life. Volunteers can work anything from two hours a week upwards depending on their availability. Volunteer Advocates have access to professional staff support, on-going training opportunities and a wealth of information and resources.

Impact’s Advocacy services manager, Lisa Loveman said, “ We need more volunteers urgently to help vulnerable people with a learning disability have a bigger say in the choices and decisions that are being made about their lives.
"Anyone can come forward to be considered as a volunteer. The training we offer will give new volunteers all the information they need to be an effective advocate.
Volunteer advocates will have the opportunity of gaining two accreditations with the Open College Network but, at the same time, it’s about forming a link with somebody and having an interesting time.
We look for people with excellent communication skills and a few hours a week of available time”.

¨ Contact Impact advocacy service - by telephone on: 01903 718260 or fax: 01903 732944 or email – advocacy@impact-initiatives.org.uk

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Impact strengthens its business development and fundraising team

Impact is delighted to announce Sandra Lamont as its new business development and fundraising manage

Until recently she was with the Big Lottery Fund (formerly known as Community Fund) where she held a number of management roles in the South East region, including development and communications manager where she led the team responsible for all regional policy development, outreach and communications.

Sandra is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations and the Chartered Management Institute.

Jason Clapperton, formerly of London College of Fashion’s central marketing team, will join Sandra later in the month as fundraising support officer.

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Workshop for mental health day

Impact Workability held a workshop on 7 October to coincide with Mental Health Day 2006.

Staff in Eastbourne put up displays and handed out leaflets to their clients regarding this years topic – Make a Meal of it – to promote eating the right foods to help physical health and in turn mental health.

Balloons to decorate the display were donated by Birthdays in Eastbourne.

For more information contact Workability on 01323 416788

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Summer fete will help raise vital funds

Summer fete will help raise vital fundsOlder people will gather in the garden of St Johns community

The fete brings together older people from Impact’s three projects in Brighton and Hove.
Many of the stalls and entertainment at the fete have been organised by members of Impacts Brunswick Older People’s Project (BOPP) and the staff and volunteers who work with them.
Activities to take part in on the day will include a human fruit machine, and keep-fit demonstrations. Items to buy from the many stalls will include bric-a-brac and nearly new household items. There will also be a second hand bookstall which has proved very popular in previous years.

St John’s team leader, Lisa Collington said: “Our fete is not just about having fun – it’s a valuable way to raise vital funds so that we can continue to help some of the city’s most vulnerable older people”

The fete will open at midday and can be visited throughout the afternoon.

Click here for more information about our services for older people.

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Date for AGM announced

11am on Friday 24 November 2006

The Chair of the Board of Trustees invites members, staff, volunteers and supporters to join with him and other Trustees at our annual general meeting which will be at 11am on Friday 24 November 2006 at the Brighthelm, North Road, Brighton.

Contact us if you would like more information or to tell us that you are coming along.
Telephone 01273 821914 or info@impact-initiatives.org.uk

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Click to raise money for Impact

We are delighted to announce that Impact Initiatives is listed on everyclick.com.

We are delighted to announce that Impact Initiatives is listed on everyclick.com. everyclick.com is a search engine that gives 50% of its revenue to charity. Please help raise money for us whenever you search the web. Just go to http://www.everyclick.com/uk/impactinitiatives and make it your home page by clicking on the link in the top right hand corner of the site. It does not cost us or you any money. To see how much has already been raised for other charities go to: http://www.everyclick.com/uk/myeveryclick/listedcharities.

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New children's cookbook

A new children's cookery book has been published in time for Christmas.

A new children's cookery book has been published in time for Christmas.
The book by the WASP (Whitehawk After School Project) children would make a super present.
Copies of the cookbook are available for a small donation to Impact - say £5.00, and if you complete a gift aid form at the same time we can claim the tax back from the taxman, giving even more cash towards providing valuable services.
Click here to get a gift aid form.

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DAF

IN HASTINGS, ST LEONARDS AND EAST BRIGHTON

Like to get a job but not sure where to begin?
Looking for ways to improve your work prospects?
Tried before and want to make a fresh start?

IMPACT WORKABILITY is a new service in East Brighton, Hastings and St Leonards to help you achieve your work, education or training goals.
It is free and confidential.

WE CAN HELP BY:

·listening to what you want to do and exploring your work options
·working with you to plan how to achieve your work & educational goals
·offering courses to develop your skills
·accessing finance to help you progress to training courses and work opportunities. For example, we may be able to pay for driving lessons, child-care, course fees, equipment and clothing for interviews.

If you are interested, all you need to do is call us to arrange to meet one of our workers.

If you live in east Brighton call 01273 324343 or email workability.bh@impact-initiatives.org.uk

If you live in Hastings and St Leonards call 01424 713572 or email workability.es@impact-initiatives.org.uk

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The YPC gets a makeover

Thanks to a £9000 Youth Opportunities Fund grant

The Young People’s Centre in Ship Street has had a makeover, thanks to a £9000 Youth Opportunities Fund grant.

The centre provides a valuable service to young people aged from 13-25, including sexual health advice, a computer room, a café, training and general advice and support.

Ben Glazebrook, acting team leader explained ”Young people who use the centre regularly decided we should apply for the Youth Opportunities Fund grant of £9116. It has enabled us to give the whole centre a freshen up. We have redecorated most of the rooms and have got some new furniture and carpets. We hope it will make the centre more attractive to young people and encourage other groups to use the building too.”

Staff and young people held a special open drop in session to show off the improvements.

Regular opening times at the Young Peoples Centre:

Monday Sexual Health Nurse: 3.30 – 5.30pm
General Drop In: 5 – 8pm
Wednesday General Drop In: 3 – 6pm
Thursday: General Drop In: 4 – 7pm
Saturday: Sexual Health: 2 – 5pm

Please call 887886 or email ypc@impact-initiatives.org.uk

First printed in Children First Magazine

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Matrix Standard: Successful accreditation review

Report states 'There is a strong ‘client-centred’ ethos'

The Matrix Standard is the national quality standard for any organisation that delivers information, advice and/or guidance on learning and work. This re-accreditation is valid until June 2010

The Assessor visited two of our Workability sites during June2007 and interviewed over 25 service users and partners and 10 staff, his report made reference to comments made including:

‘‘The Vocational Worker was very focused and soon got to the nub of the matter, identified my needs and suggested options.’’

‘‘It was stress free, and after a short time I felt that this was going to help me change my life.’’

‘‘I have told my friends about Impact Initiatives – Workability and the friendly and helpful staff.’’

‘‘Friendly and helpful, giving both information as well as encouragement. ’’

‘‘My worker came along with me on my first day at my placement and stayed all day to make sure I was coping. She was brilliant.’’

‘‘They are just a phone call away and if you need to see them they fit you in.’’

‘‘It is difficult to describe just how much my life has changed through the help, support and encouragement I have received. I can now see a way forward.’’

The report stated: There is a strong ‘client-centred’ ethos throughout the services provided by Impact Initiatives – Workability and this was clearly evident to the Assessor

The assessor stated in the feedback, that he had not undertaken an assessment where so many people were willing to travel substantially to provide feedback on the services they had received.

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Lynne Baker from Workability wins Individual Learner Award

Sponsored by the European Social Fund and part of Adult Learners’ Week.

Lynne Baker, aged 40 from Crawley, has won a regional Individual Learner Award.

Lynne has been recognised for her outstanding enthusiasm and commitment to learning by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. (NIACE).
Lynne has been supported throughout her learning from Impact Workability West Sussex. Lynne has a visual impairment since birth and was registered blind in 2000. Lynne has a below knee amputation and requires a wheelchair to get around. Yet despite her disability, Lynne befriends other visually impaired people through her voluntary work with Surrey Association for the visually impaired. Lynne also promotes disability awareness to children in local schools.

Lynne says, “ I wanted a purpose to my life, other than being just a parent to my 14 year old son...to get rid of a sense of inadequacy and feel useful”.

Lynne’s learning journey began when her son was struggling with his school work. Lynne wanted to encourage Daniel to learn and decided to study too. Starting with two personal development courses at level II, ‘Building confidence’ and ’Making choices managing change’. This inspired her to undertake further study. With a Learning Support Assistant, (LSA) to help with written work Lynne began an Introduction to Counselling course. Lynne persevered, despite negativity to the LSA from some fellow students, and some ill health.

Lynne’s learning was made more difficult by having to use an older version of the course book because the current version was unavailable as a listening book. However this did not deter her in successfully completing level II in Counselling too.

Lynne has found new friendships and is proud to have inspired her son to challenge obstacles and value learning. Daniel is very proud of his mum’s hard work. Lynne says,” Learning is the doorway to a purposeful life, it allows you to change direction and have a chance to improve yourself”

Nominated by Heather Craig, Vocational Worker, Workability West Sussex. Heather says, “ Lynne is a real inspiration to others and I hope from reading this story others chose adult learning. It has been a pleasure to support Lynne and she completely deserves the recognition this award brings, well done Lynne.”

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Lynne Baker from Workability Wins Award

ESF Individual Award Winner

Lynne Baker, aged 40 from Crawley, has won a regional Individual Learner Award, sponsored by the European Social Fund as part of this year’s Adult Learners’ Week.

Lynne has been recognised for her outstanding enthusiasm and commitment to learning by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education. (NIACE).

Lynne has been supported throughout her learning from Impact Workability West Sussex. Lynne has a visual impairment since birth and was registered blind in 2000. Lynne has a below knee amputation and requires a wheelchair to get around. Yet despite her disability, Lynne befriends other visually impaired people through her voluntary work with Surrey Association for the visually impaired. Lynne also promotes disability awareness to children in local schools. Lynne says, “ I wanted a purpose to my life, other than being just a parent to my 14 year old son...to get rid of a sense of inadequacy and feel useful”.

Lynne’s learning journey began when her son was struggling with his school work. Lynne wanted to encourage Daniel to learn and decided to study too. Starting with two personal development courses at level II, ‘Building confidence’ and ’Making choices managing change’. This inspired her to undertake further study.

With a Learning Support Assistant, (LSA) to help with written work Lynne began an Introduction to Counselling course. Lynne persevered, despite negativity to the LSA from some fellow students, and some ill health. Lynne’s learning was made more difficult by having to use an older version of the course book because the current version was unavailable as a listening book. However this did not deter her in successfully completing level II in Counselling too.

Lynne has found new friendships and is proud to have inspired her son to challenge obstacles and value learning. Daniel is very proud of his mum’s hard work. Lynne says,” Learning is the doorway to a purposeful life, it allows you to change direction and have a chance to improve yourself”

Nominated by Heather Craig, Vocational Worker, Workability West Sussex. Heather says, “ Lynne is a real inspiration to others and I hope from reading this story others chose adult learning. It has been a pleasure to support Lynne and she completely deserves the recognition this award brings, well done Lynne.”

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Summer Splash

with DV8 at the YPC

Fashion and Design
Tuesday 21st - Friday 25th August 10am – 3pm FREE
Learn from two top fashion designers how to make your own outfits and take part in the end of scheme fashion show!!

Music Production
Tuesday 28th – Friday 31st August 10am – 3pm FREE
Learn how to make your own beats, write your own lyrics, record them to CD and perform at the final showcase event!

To book a place please call Dan @ DV8 on 01273 766624 or pop into the YPC

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Impact Advocacy Services

Forms and Information available on-line

For more information and the relevant forms for the Impact Advocacy Srvice please click here.

Leaflet for staff, carers parents

What is Advocacy?

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National Volunteers Week

1st - 7th June 2008

We will be celebrating National Volunteers week across Impact. I would like to express my personal thanks to all our volunteers for their hard work. We are all very grateful for the time, ideas and support you give to our organisation, without which we could not manage. Volunteers can be found working across all Impact’s service areas, on long term placements and as Trustees, and are a vital resource for us. At the last count we had 140 volunteers working for Impact. The different services will be celebrating the week and recognising their own volunteers contribution in different ways but I would just like to say a very big “thankyou”

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