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Mind in Gwent Supportive Minds

Beneficiaries

  • Adults

    This project is designed to support all adults in accessing volunteering and training opportunities, with a particular focus on individuals who are unemployed, underemployed, or looking to develop their skills and experience to support future careers

  • Number of beneficiaries - 50

    This will be through our various volunteering opportunities

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This volunteering project will support adults who are currently unemployed due to mental health challenges or who are seeking to build experience and skills to future employment. This trauma-informed programme offers a safe and supportive environment where individuals can build confidence and gain practical experience towards their personal and professional goals. Volunteers will benefit from volunteer placements, 1:1 employment mentoring and access to a range of training opportunities.

BENEFICIARIES REACHED ANNUALLY

100

We would recruit this many volunteers if funded for 1 year.

SIZE OF PROJECT PER ANNUM

£28,042.00

TIMELINE

Jul 2025 - Dec 2025

Project Outcome Targets

Volunteers to gain more confidence in returning and/or entering work

Volunteers to have increased motivation to return and/or entering work

Volunteers to have gained skills and experience from their volunteer placement

Project Activities

  • Employ a volunteer co-ordinator who will recruit, train and mentor volunteers in their roles.

  • Volunteering opportunities to be advertised at the Job centre, GAVO and educational institutes.

  • Outcome measures will be provided to all volunteers during induction and at the end of the project.

  • Will support volunteers in a trauma-informed way to access volunteering opportunities.

  • Co-ordinator to deliver employment workshops on CV writing, interview skills and job searching.

Resources Needed For The Project

Resource Description Quantity needed When needed How this donation supports the project (Enabling Actions or KPIs)
MONEY Staff salary - Full time position for 6 months £15220 Flexible The staff member will be responsible for recruiting, inducting, training, mentoring and delivering employment workshops.
MONEY Phone and Laptop for the staff member £1522 Flexible The volunteer co-ordinator will require a laptop and phone to access Mind in Gwent secured server and resources.
MONEY Project resources and travel costs £4000 Flexible Project resources may vary in supporting individual needs to access volunteering, some of which may include travel.
MONEY Training £1500 Flexible Training costs will go towards safeguarding training for the co-ordinator and costings for volunteer training.
MONEY Recruitment £300 Flexible Costings for advertising and recruiting a volunteer co-ordinator
MONEY Central costs £5500 Flexible This includes management costs, accommodation costs and supervision costs.
Project details
GEOGRAPHIC REACH

Wales: Newport

IMPACT REPORTING

Bi-annually

March 2021

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
UN SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being
How we monitor the quality and results of our work

Volunteer attendance to induction will be captured including self-report measures of the 3 goals.

Frameworks

Support for community health or wellbeing interventions