Volunteers

Tugse: My name is Tugse and I am a mentor with CHAS. I have been in this role for 8 months. ‘How did you find out about CHAS?’ T: I found out about CHAS on the do-it volunteering website. ‘What do you think are the benefits to the child you support?’ T: I support several […]

Jacky: I’m a single mum who works full time, with an amazing 26 year old son who has just completed his Masters in the USA. He went there on a golf scholarship.  I believe he was lucky enough to go to the USA because of the support and encouragement I gave him and I think

https://youtu.be/dhe-thKyy48 David: I’m David Stopforth and I’m a volunteer mentor. I started this role just over two years ago – so that would be March 2020. ‘How did you find out about Children Heard and Seen (CHAS)?’ D: I’d recently retired and did a bit of research, looking around to see what things I could

Meet the Volunteers: Julia Julia: My name’s Julia, my role is as a volunteer mentor, although I did do some of the online groups when I first joined. I’ve been volunteering with Children Heard and Seen (CHAS) for about 12 months now.  ‘How did you find out about CHAS?’ J: I used to work with

https://youtu.be/8rWoxkWRJ94 Ryan: My name is Ryan and I’m a mentor with Children Heard and Seen (CHAS) – voluntary. I’ve been doing this since December 2020. ‘How did you find out about CHAS?’ R: I was looking through Twitter, just scrolling through social media as I usually do, and I saw a post from CHAS looking

https://youtu.be/QSDOKvwLqQ8 Kerry: I’m a volunteer mentor and I’ve been doing it with Children Heard and Seen (CHAS) since January 2022. ‘How did you find out about CHAS?’ K: I’m a writer and theatre maker and I was researching my current play, and it’s about parental imprisonment so I was researching charities that support children currently.

https://youtu.be/j_vr0vIc2g8 Meet the Volunteers: Quen Quen: I’ve been volunteering as a mentor for about 18 months now.  ‘How did you find out about Children Heard and Seen (CHAS)?’ Q: So I saw an article in the local newspaper, and I was impressed by what CHAS were doing. They were asking for more volunteers and it

https://youtu.be/NoDL9Y1vAFs Debbie: I’m Debbie Wood and I’ve been volunteering at Children Heard and Seen just for a few months actually. My role in my day job is a lecturer in accounting and law at the Open University. So I wanted to volunteer to do something different, and I’ve been doing that a few months now.