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Lee’s story: My mentoring experience with Friendship Works

10-year-old Issac struggled to make friends at school and often felt isolated and alone. He and his mum came to…
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Gemma’s story: the difference our FOOD Clubs make

Among the many items available for parents at our Peterborough FOOD club is a set of shapes used for making…
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James’ story: how volunteering keeps me in touch with my community

One Family Action volunteer explains why he thinks more men should get involved and explains how doing so has improved…
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Dianne’s story: how my volunteering is making a real difference

Family Support Volunteer Dianne shares what she finds so rewarding about helping families through struggling times. Our volunteers have one…
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Thanking our amazing volunteers this National Volunteers’ Week

Family Action couldn’t do what we do without our incredible volunteers. This National Volunteers’ Week, we want to say a…
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Will’s Story: Gardening at the Escape Project is helping me manage stress

It’s currently national stress awareness month, which is a good excuse for us all to discuss how to manage our…
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Rakesh’s story: Enthusiastic about volunteering… and food!

Our Family Action FOOD Clubs are more than just a means to ensure families can access quality food at a discount…
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Fiona’s story: volunteering with FamilyLine

Our FamilyLine service offers the opportunity for callers to receive emotional and practical support, and we’re used to hearing about the positive…
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Celebrating World Food Day with our FOOD Clubs

Today it’s World Food Day, which offers us the chance to celebrate its theme of “food heroes”, who are helping…
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Mick’s story: my mental health journey

Our service, BAND has been supporting people with experience of a mental health condition for over 30 years. One man, Mick, has…
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Siobhaun’s story: my journey from volunteering to employment

Flourishing Babies, Perinatal Support Worker, Siobhaun shares how her volunteer experience led her to the role, and how rewarding she’s…
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Amy’s story: volunteering as a mentor with Friendship Works at Christmas

Amy began volunteering with Family Action in the run up to last Christmas with our mentoring service Friendship Works. At…
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Gabrielle’s story: the difference I make as a mentor

Gabrielle is a volunteer mentor with our Friendship Works service. She writes about how her friendship with Crocell, her mentee,…
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Crocell’s story: how having a friend and mentor helped me

Crocell, 16, writes about his friendship with his volunteer mentor, Gabrielle. Crocell was referred to our Friendship Works service in…
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Sarah-Louise’s Story: what mentoring means this National Mentoring Day

For National Mentoring Day on 27th October, Sarah-Louise, a volunteer mentor with our Friendship Works service, reflected on what mentoring…
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Charlie Story: Volunteering in the 21st century

We hear from Charlie, a Volunteer Befriender with our National Parent Support Service discussing why she volunteers her time and…
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Joshua’s story: A child in need of a mentor

Our London mentoring service, Friendship Works currently has 48 children in Lambeth and other London boroughs who are waiting for…
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Rawa’s story: volunteering from home with FamilyLine

Volunteer, Rawa shares why she chose to volunteer with Family Action and our new Digital Parent Support service and explains…