Community Team Volunteers - New Forest

Community Team volunteers help to support the continuation of vital work by Home-Start Hampshire and it’s team of Family Support volunteers. Community Team group volunteers achieve this by committing to raising awareness of Home-Start Hampshire throughout the New Forest and fundraising to support the sustainability of Home-Start Hampshire.

Home-Start Hampshire is a voluntary organisation committed to promoting the welfare of families with children age 0-11 years. Our core support service offers regular support and help to families under stress either in their own homes or at family groups, helping to prevent family crisis and breakdown. Because childhood can’t wait. 

Home-Start Hampshire relies on the support of our Community Team group volunteers and the main purpose of the role is to work in the local community to raise awareness of Home-Start Hampshire and the work we do, raise much needed funds and helping to build and strengthen community relations. This role has a flexible time commitment to suit you.

Skills

Awareness

• Network in the local community to promote and inform others of Home-Start Hampshire and its services (promoting Home-Start Hampshire at community events and to friends, family members, work colleagues, your church, those at your sports club or other local groups.)

Fundraising

• Attend Community Team meetings to discuss events, fundraising and ambassadorial ideas; and the progress of upcoming calendar events.
• Attend pre-arranged events on behalf of Home-Start Hampshire.

Relationship Building

• Work collaboratively with other Home-Start Hampshire Community Teams to share ideas, skills; and, where applicable, run joint events in local areas across Hampshire.