First Published:
08/06/2016
I’m a volunteer for SOAR (Southey Owlerton Area Regeneration). This is a lottery funded (£6 million) project. We primarily cover North Sheffield, including areas such as Chapeltown, High Green and Stocksbrdge to name a few. We do a lot of work with the communities and cover subjects such as:
Drink Wise, Age Well
Age Better
Smoke Free
Social Cafes
Diabetes
Peer mentoring / Social Isolation
Five ways to Well Being
My role is ‘Age Better Peer Mentor’, I visit and meet people who are socially isolated, this covers many forms, i.e. lack of mobility and illnesses such as depression. I enjoy volunteering as it gives me something to look forward and motivates me. I make lots of new friends and more importantly I hope I make a difference!