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Volunteering & Citizenship

Volunteering & Citizenship. Paula Atherton Sefton Council for Voluntary Service. Benefits of Volunteering & Citizenship. Learning / develop new skills Boost career options Develop interests and hobbies Provide new experiences Meeting a diverse range of people

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Volunteering & Citizenship

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  1. Volunteering & Citizenship Paula Atherton Sefton Council for Voluntary Service

  2. Benefits of Volunteering & Citizenship Learning / develop new skills Boost career options Develop interests and hobbies Provide new experiences Meeting a diverse range of people Motivation and sense of achievement Be part of a community

  3. Baroness Neuberger “Volunteering has the potential to rehabilitate offenders.” “It can provide skills, a route to employment and learning, a sense of responsibility and a new role in society.”

  4. NACRO 2009 “Around 12 per cent of Nacro’s Volunteers are former offenders who have left crime behind them”

  5. Criminal Justice Citizenship • Peer Roles • Mentoring / Counselling • Democratic • Community Activity

  6. Benefits A purpose to their time in prison Acquired skills Earning trust A chance to give something back Route from passive recipient to a contributor to society Develop responsibility

  7. Offender feedback ‘I’ve always been take, take, take and I’ve never given anything back before, I feel a hundred times better, now that I can give something back’. ‘It’s a great feeling when you see guys who you have helped through. There’s a sense of pride, something I’ve never had in the past’.

  8. Sefton CVS Recognising criminal justice citizenship roles Registering offenders as ‘volunteers’ Monitoring hours Providing certificates Helping to move into community volunteering roles on release

  9. ‘Time Well Spent’ Offenders expressed a desire for something to show for their lives and described a newfound pleasure from participating in volunteer roles.

  10. Volunteers Offenders have moved on to a range of community roles: Fire Support Network Mentoring Counselling Handy Help Scheme

  11. ‘Offenders as Good Citizens’ Active Citizenship is the first step in a long journey

  12. Volunteering England Involving ex-offenders in volunteering http://www.volunteering.org.uk Nacro Rehabilitation of Offenders http://www.nacro.org.uk/ Paula Atherton Sefton Council for Voluntary Service paula.atherton@seftoncvs.org.uk 0151 928 2233 Ext111

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