News

Measuring our impact helps us to continuously improve our services and demonstrate the effectiveness of our work.  Head over to 'Our impact' page to see some of our key statistics about our programmes and who we have supported in 2018/19.

We have two vacancies for Support Worker’s (Volunteer Project Manager’s), one based in the North of England and one based in the Midlands/East of England.  These vacancies are to support wounded, inured or sick (WIS) service personnel or veterans, to support them with intensive mentoring and help to find bespoke volunteering placements to enable them to move forwards with their lives and achieve their goals and aspirations.

Volunteering resulted in a full time job for Robert which was a huge relief as he approached his medical discharge date from the Army. 

Scott volunteered as a peer mentor and is now in paid employment. He shared his story with us.

Lou, who is on our programme for young people, wrote a great piece on his blog about his volunteer experience. He shared it with us for #iWill Week, a week of celebrating and empowering young people to tell stories of youth social action. 

The Centre for Ageing Better, in partnership with the Office for Civil Society, has released a review of community contributions in later life. The report ‘Age-friendly and inclusive volunteering’, calls on charities, voluntary organisations and the public sector to do more to support and sustain the effort of older volunteers. 

Veteran Malcolm hadn’t left his house for over three years. He told us how his Dad bought him a dog so he would have to go outside for walks.

We are delighted to announce Anna-Clare Temple has been appointed as our new CEO, with effect from 24th September 2018. 

Shelley was a young carer for her dad before he sadly passed away four years ago. Last year her mum was diagnosed with cancer and Shelley felt life repeating itself.  With Step Together's support, Shelley began volunteering. She shares how her mental health has benefited as a result. 

After a successful year-long pilot project, Veterans in Volunteering, we are launching more ways you can get involved as a volunteer at Step Together across our different programmes. 

Bob, 65, is a veteran and a volunteer buddy with Step Together. He talked to us about his experience and what he enjoys most in his role. 

Volunteers' Week is a UK-wide campaign to recognise and celebrate the fantastic contribution volunteers make in our society. The theme this year was 'Volunteering For All', highlighting the diverse range of people that give their time in so many different ways. 

The #iWill campaign has released the results of their 2017 National Youth Action Survey, which shows the trends in youth social action across the UK. 

We are really excited to announce the launch of a new partnership with national training provider, BB Training academy, who is aiming to raise £30,000 for Step Together. 

It has been one year since we launched our programme supporting young people with multiple complex needs in Bristol.