Volunteering
Volunteering at Birmingham Mind
If you are interested in volunteering with us or know someone who is please contact our volunteer co-ordinator on 0121 237 3761 or via our email contact page on this site.
Benefits of volunteering
Why volunteer?
People chose to volunteer for a number of different reasons, from wanting to build their confidence, gain experience to helping others.
Volunteering can help you to:
- • Gain new skills, knowledge and experience which can help to enhance your CV
- • Improve your employment prospects
- • Make friends and meet new people
- • Make a difference to your community
- • Build your confidence and self-esteem
- • Support others
Volunteering is also good for your health
A report commissioned by Volunteering England and researched by the University of Wales, Lamperter found that:
Volunteering has a positive effect on volunteers’ health. It can impact their:
- • longevity
- • ability to cope with their own ill-health
- • family relationships
- • quality of life
- • social support and interaction
- • self-esteem and sense of purpose
