About GoldStar 
Breaking down the barriers
Date: 23rd March 2009
Time: 10.00am - 4.00pm
North Yorkshire Forum for Voluntary Organisations (NYFVO) is run by voluntary and community organisations in York and North Yorkshire to promote, develop and support new and existing forms of voluntary and community action; and to ensure that their views and interests are well represented.
They are organising an event to explore how groups can engage with volunteers from the growing migrant worker and BME communities in North Yorkshire.
The main aim of the day will be to explore what the issues and difficulties are for both Volunteer Involving Organisations and potential volunteers, and to share learning and experience.
By the end of the day participants should more confident about how to reach out to this growing pool of potential volunteers, and how to actively engage with them and involve them successfully in volunteering.
Further information and details from Harriet Bisson, Harrogate Volunteer Centre, 014523 509004 or e-mail volunteer@harrogate.org or Jeanette Lilley at NYFVO, 01347 825710 or jeanette.lilley@NYFVO.org.uk
Can you contribute to making this event successful?
Do you already engage well with volunteers from migrant worker/BME communities? Could you share your practice with others?
Do you have particular problems that you would like to see discussed and tackled at the event?
Have you already engaged with volunteers from these communities who could make a useful contribution by sharing their experience?
Please let Harriet Bisson know volunteer@harrogate.org All costs for participants from the migrant worker/BME communities will be met.
