GoldStar - Projects - Promoting good practice in managing volunteers from socially excluded groups

GoldStar Exemplar projects have achieved their status through
good practice in recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers, mentors
and befrienders from socially excluded groups. To give more insight into
these good practices, a snapshot of each project is being produced.
Click where you see the gold stars to know more.

GoldStar Snapshots - Search Results
Project	Description	Snapshot
121 Youth Befriending	Supporting young people (6-21) in need or at risk.
Age Concern Gateshead	Promoting welfare of older people.
Age Concern Islington	Helping old people to engage with the community through volunteering.
Age Concern North Tyneside	Promoting the wellbeing of older people in and around North Tyneside
Bankside Open Spaces Trust	Bringing together people in London to create inspiring urban green spaces.
Barnardos	Helping most vulnerable children/ young people.
Bolton Lads & Girls Club	Helping young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to realise their potential.
Brighton Unemployed Centre Families Project	Helping unemployed people to challenge the effects of poverty and disadvantage.
CSV Volunteering Partners	Increasing the number of 16-25 year olds volunteering in Luton and South Bedfordshire.
CSV Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre	Supporting over 1,000 victims a year and integrating them as volunteers.
Carlisle CVS	Helping voluntary groups in Carlisle to share ideas and good practice.
Chance UK	Primary age children with behavioural difficulties who are at risk.
Cheetham Hill Advice Centre	Alleviating poverty, distress and sickness; promoting education and health.
Communities United Project	Addressing barriers to social inclusion.
Council on Addiction Northampton	Alcohol and substance abuse-related issues.
Darlington Association on Disability	Helping disabled people and carers through their own involvement as volunteers.
Envision	Helping young people (16-19) to ‘make a difference’ through volunteering.
Gateshead Access Panel	Benefiting disabled community in the Borough.
Groundwork Rossendale	Helping local people to improve quality of life and sustainability in their communities.
Haltwhistle Partnership	Making volunteering accessible to all members of the community by breaking down barriers.
Hull Community & Voluntary Service	Supporting sustainable development of volunteers and community groups.
The Junction	Information and support for vulnerable and disadvantaged young people.
The Latin American Women’s Rights Service	Promoting active citizenship and mutual support for Latin American women.
Leeds Homestart	Supporting families with young children experiencing difficulties.
Manchester Events Volunteers	Improving skills and employability of local people.
Multiple Choice	Community-based Drug Rehabilitation programme.
North Tyneside Voluntary Organisations Development Agency	Helping to recruit youth volunteers from those facing barriers.
Poole CVS / Poole Volunteer Centre	Helping to involve older people in volunteering by overcoming barriers.
The Princes Trust (Lancashire Area)	Helping young people (14-23) overcome barriers and get their lives working.
The Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre for Women on Merseyside (RASA)	Supporting women and girls of all ages ho have experienced sexual violence.
Refugee Action and Horizons	Helping asylum seekers and refugees into volunteer roles to help themselves.
Renewal Refugee & Migrant Project	Helping the poor and disadvantaged; focus on migrants and refugees.
Richmond CVS	Support and guidance for over for over 300 local organisations.
Somerset Youth Volunteering SW	Helping young people (14-25) to get actively involved in volunteering.
Sports Volunteering North West	Supporting young people (16-24) to voluntary activity to benefit themselves and the sporting community.
Student Community Action Newcastle (SCAN)	Promoting partnerships between students and the local community.
Thirsk, Sowerby & District Community Care Association	Support and development work for voluntary organisations in the area.
Torridge Voluntary Services	Enabling voluntary activity to develop innovative response to unmet community needs.
Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea	Recruiting and placing volunteers.
Volunteer Centre Sutton	Promoting and developing voluntary activity in the community.
Volunteer Centre Tameside	Working with public and private sectors to involve people in community projects.
Volunteer Centre Westminster	Providing opportunities for all people to benefit the community through volunteering.
WORLDwrite	Assisting young people to develop and deliver projects using their own experience and ideas.
Wai Yin Chinese Women’s Society	Improving health, social and economic well-being of Chinese people in Manchester.
The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust	Helping recruit volunteers from the community to champion local wildlife.
Worcester Volunteer Centre	Reaching and recruiting volunteers from areas of high social deprivation.

Snapshot Search