Volunteering What's In It For You?
Your Time, Your Goals
When you’re giving your time, skills, and services, you deserve to get something back. Every individual has their own reason for volunteering and their own ideas about what it will do for them. There’s no right or wrong approach, it’s all about exploring the opportunities on offer and finding the one you know is right for you. The most important thing about volunteering is that you should enjoy it on your own terms and that it's a rewarding experience for you, as well as for the people you help.
Improving Your Confidence
Sometimes life can knock your confidence, for example losing a job or needing extended time off work. Sometimes people are just a little shy and want to improve their personal skills. Volunteering gives you a change to find your feet in your own time and at your own pace, allowing you to build your confidence in a way that works for you.
Making New Friends
Sometimes life changes leave us a little isolated. Maybe you’ve recently moved to a new area. Perhaps you’ve lost a partner. Or you might just have lost touch with people as their circumstances change. Volunteering reconnects you with your community and helps create new friendships that keep loneliness at bay.
Mental & Physical Health And Wellbeing
We know that keeping active, mentally as well as physically, has a powerful influence over our health and wellbeing. Our volunteers tell us the work they do has improved their mental health and sense of wellbeing and it’s improved their physical health.
Flexible Hours To Suit
There is no commitment to regular days as Volunteering can be very flexible. Flexible hours to suit you, so, whether you can give a couple of hours a week, or a couple of days or more, we would love to talk to you.
Giving Something Back
Maybe you’ve benefited from volunteering services at some time in your life, or you’ve recently had first-hand experience of the support. Perhaps you just feel like you’ve been fortunate, and you’d like to share that with others. Volunteering gives you that opportunity to ‘pay it forward’ or to give something back.
Gaining New Skills
Whether you’re studying, starting a career, looking for work or trying to improve your promotion prospects. Volunteering can be a great way to learn and develop the skills you need, both practically and personally. We’ll offer training where it’s needed and help you find all the resource and support you need.
Start Volunteering with DACT Today
Call 01327 701665 or Email info@dact.uk.com
“I first discovered DACT in 2005 when I purchased my narrowboat. I met a few other boat owners who used the service to get to doctors and other medical appointments.
DACT became more familiar to me when I purchased my house in Braunston in 2011 and discovered some of my neighbours relied upon the volunteer drivers to get them to their medical appointments.
I have been a volunteer for various organisations such as Round Table, Rotary and now Lions and have seen the enormous benefits volunteering gives to the community.
When I planned to retire in mid 2023 I decided I would approach DACT to see if they needed any volunteer drivers. I was invited into the office and discussed the role of the volunteer car drivers and decided this would be an ideal role for me.
Taking people to their appointments gives me great pleasure as I meet so many different people from all walks of life and I feel as though I am doing something meaningful to the community.
I also drive a minibus for DACT and they have trained me through the MIDAS scheme and I am now able to assist with the Daventry Town Community bus service on a Friday as well as taking groups on organised days out. This gives me the pleasure of meeting even more people and I get to go to different places of interest.
Volunteering is a big part of my life and I enjoy every moment of what I do.”