Herald - Issue 391

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As part of Volunteers’ Week, which ran from 1st to 7th June, Citizens Advice New Forest thanked volunteers for their contribution not only during this exceptional time, but throughout the year. In the last year, Citizens Advice New Forest has helped 6,881 people with 16,045 of problems, such as debt, housing, bene t and employment issues. Claire Brown, Vice Chair at Citizens Advice New Forest said: “I enjoy my role as a Trustee for this vital New Forest Charity. There are lots of volunteer roles at Citizens Advice from being a volunteer adviser to being on the Trustee Board and helping make key decisions about the future of the charity. Over the last couple of years Citizens Advice has been investing in ways of reaching more people. We have introduced the New Forest Adviceline, webchat and email services and all of these have proved invaluable in this current crisis situation. We are now looking at ‘the future of advice services in the New Forest’. If you have vision, an appetite for new ways of working and are keen to get involved in this conversation, please get in touch, we are keen to recruit new trustees to our team”. Alison Talbot, Chief Officer at Citizens Advice New Forest said: “Throughout the year our their role recently, or have paused their volunteering, their support throughout the year has been truly invaluable. I cannot thank them enough for their continued dedication. We really couldn’t do it without them.” If you’re interested in nding out more about becoming a Trustee for Citizens Advice New Forest contact Alison Talbot ceo@newforest. cabnet.org.uk w o n d e r f u l v o l u n t e e r s c o n t r i b u t e their time and energy to make a huge d i f f e r e n c e to people’s lives and help keep our vital service running. Whether they have been able to continue in Volunteer Fair Claire & Renu Volunteers working with Children’s Services have made sure that they have maintained their commitment to support Hampshire’s most vulnerable families throughout the Covid-19 crisis, going above and beyond their usual responsibilities. During Volunteers Week (1st-7th June), Hampshire County Council highlighted how important volunteers are in local communities – particularly in times of crisis – and the need for more. On those who help children and young people, Councillor Patricia Stallard, Executive Lead Member for Children’s Services and Young People at the County Council, commented : “We are extremely grateful to our trained volunteers across the county – over 150 of them - who do an amazing job in mentoring children, young people and providing family support. Throughout lockdown they have managed to stay in contact with them respecting all social distancing guidance and, in many cases, gone the extra mile to make sure that, where families have had to isolate or shield, they have been able to continue to access essential household supplies, as well as critical medication. Equally, we thank all our school governors who give so much of their time to support schools. The past weeks have brought unparalleled challenges and they have done remarkably well to overcome them. However, looking ahead, as lockdown eases, I would like to encourage more people to step forward and volunteer with us, either as a school governor, a young person’s mentor or in supporting a family to improve family relationships and avoid reaching breaking point.” e range of volunteering opportunities available at Hampshire County Council, including those with children and families, and in education, can be found on the organisation’s website: www.hants.gov.uk/ volunteering. Family Support Volunteers Going Above And Beyond