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Community Conversations: Making it easier to share

A new web site for community and voluntary groups in Kirklees has been developed by Kirklees Council and members of local voluntary organisations.

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Volunteering opportunities in Kirklees Council

Some of the many opportunities to get involved and volunteer in the council.

Community Partnerships
Choice, independence and fulfilling lives for all. A diverse range of volunteering opportunities for adults over 18 with locally funded community organisations and groups.

Gateway Volunteering Project
Information and support for volunteers who have a specific health or social care need or would like to volunteer in a health and social care setting.

Conservation Kirklees
Opportunities to volunteer with Kirklees Countryside Unit.

The Highfields Garden Project
Day care for adults with learning disabilities and opportunities to volunteer.

Kirklees Domestic Violence Team
Listen to a podcast by Thelma Singleton of the Domestic Violence Team talking on Sunrise Radio.

Volunteering in the Communities and Leisure Service
Information about volunteering within the Kirklees Culture and Leisure Service.

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Other exernal volunteering opportunities and information

Mediation Yorkshire
Community mediation services.

Volunteering England
An independent voluntary agency committed to supporting, enabling and celebrating volunteering.

Volunteering Kirklees
Information on many different and varied volunteering opportunities that are currently available, and guidance on what to expect as a volunteer.

Vinspired
If you're 16-25 years old and thinking about volunteering or work experience, then vinspired has the right opportunity for you.

To search for volunteering opportunities in Kirklees, go to do-it.org.uk

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Volunteering in action

Case Studies
Read about volunteers who have changed people's lives.

Volunteering video clips
Watch video clips of volunteers telling their story

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The Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS)

An introduction
Find out more about the Voluntary and Community Sector in Kirklees.

Voluntary Action Kirklees (VAK)
Advice and practical help for new and established voluntary and community groups.
Info and links for groups looking to recruit volunteers.

The Voluntary Action Network (VAN)
A network of community and voluntary groups in Kirklees. VAN works on the principle that a combined voice for the voluntary and community sector is more effective than a hundred individual organisations all trying to be heard separately.

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Policy and guidance

VCS Strategy - Partnerships to serve local people (PDF: 547KB)
The five-year strategy for the voluntary and community sector.
It is a map and a vision of where we want to be in Kirklees.

Kirklees Compact (PDF: 92KB)
The Compact code of practice is a 'framework' for good working relationships between the public, private and voluntary and community sectors within Kirklees.

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