P726 CJEFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:29/45 I DO IT - ACT NOW AND VOLUNTEER $5 The following pages advertise opportunities for you to get involved in volunteering - contacts are given on page 729. If you represent an organisation that involves volunteers, you can use the pages to request voluntary support,and to publicisj volunteer training, publications, and events. To feature your group contact Clare Thornley at The Volunteer Centre UK - tel 0442 873311 - 29 Lower Kings Road, Berkhamsted, Herts HP4 2AB. Contacts on page 729 1/8 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEJFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:17/43 TEACHING AROUND THE WORLD Voluntary Service Oversees needs trained teachers for Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. Any teachers interested in applying for a post must be able to offer a two year commitment - the work is demanding with perhaps less support than teachers receive in Britain. Essential personal qualities include flexibility, adaptability, sensitivity to the needs of others, self-confidence and practical problem solving ability. Contacts on page 729 2/8 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:11/28 I ON THE BEAT AS A SPECIAL CONSTABLE Special constables are volunteers who help their local community by using a few hours of their spare time to back up local police. They have the same authority as regular police but their role is essentially one of support - as a special constable you would bj trained mostly for tasks like $5 community patrolling, traffic duty and football match crowd control. Why not take this opportunity to help others and fulfill yourself. Contacts on page 729 3/8 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:11/15 I HELP GET HOMES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE $5 Homes for Homeless People needs full time residential volunteers to help in accommodation projects for homeless people across the UK. "5 You need to bj able to commit yourself to a minimum of six months work, during which time you get free board and lodging - and pocket money is provided. This work is challenging, very rewarding and ideally suited to those wanting to take a year out or go into a caring profession. Contacts on page 729 4/8 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:18/21 I J JN THE BU(TERFLY RESCUE TEAM Are you interested in wild butterflies and their habitats? If so contact Butterfly Conservation. The organisation aims to presjrvj these insects for future generations to enjoy bz making people aware of their declining numbers, funding research into their needs and by setting up reserves for the rarer species. The group needs volunteers for branch activities, conservation and and committee work. Contacts on page 729 5/8 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:11/18 AN EAR FOR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS $5 Lambeth Citizen Advocacy Project links volunteer advocates to people with mental health problems. The advocate offers the person support and a chance to talk about care and treatment, practicalities, rights and the Mental Health Act. Volunteers with an interest in mental health are njedjd to act as advocates and to help with organisational and publicity work. Full training is provided. Contacts on page 729 6/8 TV/Radio Info Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:24/04 CIVIL RIGHTS ADVICE AND SUPPORT The Civil Rights Advice and Support Group (CAPA) is holding a training session for volunteers on 17 and 24 November 1993 from 6 to 8pm. Basjh in the East End of London, CAPA offers advice and support to survivors of racial harrassmjnt, racial and domestic violence and police harrassmjnt. Volunteers work from home during the evenings and on weekends, receiving calls from people who need advice and/or support. Contacts on page 729 7/8 TV/Radio Info 0 Diary NewsP726 CEEFAX 726 Thu 14 Oct 21:16/20 I HOME VISITING FOR YOUNG FAMILIES Meg is 24 with twin girls of two and a young baby - she lives miles from any family and feels isolated. If you live in Harrow, might you have a few spare hours in which to lend some support and friendship, mazbj help Meg get out and about? Harrow Home-Start is looking for volunteers who are parents themselves and who could possibly give Meg and other mothers like her a few hours of their time per week. Contacts on page 729 8/8 TV/Radio Info 0 Diary News