DAVENTRY VOLUNTEER CENTRE
- DAVENTRY LIBRARY, NORTH STREET
NN114GH DAVENTRY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
Phone: 01327 300614
E-mail: Send messagewww.daventryvolunteers.org.uk
Short profile:
Daventry Volunteer Centre is one of the 400 Volunteer Centres across the country, and a member of Volunteering England (VE), the organisation that represents and supports Volunteer Centres . Historically Volunteer Centres were simply places where people could go for information and advice about volunteering opportunities in their area, and perhaps be referred to a specific organisation or group. The role of Volunteer Centres has changed over the years and those in England are very diverse. Some are located in the cities and some, like Volunteer Centre Daventry, are in the countryside. They may be run by paid staff or by volunteers, and some are open every day whilst others open for just a few hours a week.
Detailed description:
The Daventry Volunteer Centre (DVC) is staffed by a team of paid workers and volunteers and is overseen by a management committee. The DVC acts as a local infrastructure organisation for the voluntary and community sector, offering support to help build their capcity, giving funding advice and offering training . DVC promote all aspects of volunteering.
The main office is located in the Daventry library and is the first port of call for anyone interested in becoming a volunteer. The office is an information point holding a wide range of information about services in the local voluntary sector.
It also deals with requests for gardening decorating and DIY from elderly or disabled people and referrals from the DASH project which is run from the library office. The "Brushes and Spades" and the "Take Time to Make Time" projects are located in the Daventry Welfare Foundation Building in New Street.
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