Projects

Unwanted pots, pans, crockery, clothes, rugs, golf clubs, duvets (Anything you can imagine really!) are collected up from Halls of residence at the end of term, sorted, and then delivered to homeless hostels, charity shops and other places that could benefit! Simple!

• biggive-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• When it happens: End of the summer term

BristolMATES

We offer a unique opportunity to make a difference in the local community by working with youth offenders or young people who have been identified as 'at risk' of committing criminal offences.

Full training will be provided and all members will undergo a CRB check (SCA CRBs are accepted, a different process may apply for international students - please contact us to discuss this).

Commitment:: At least 2 hours a week

For more information and for an application form visit: www.bristol-mates.co.uk/page.php?2 

Medical students buddy clinician refugees who wish to work in the UK.
We are a group who offer support to Refugee Doctors, Nurses and other medical clinicians who are retraining to work in the NHS. We provide both social support and help with English on a regular, informal basis.
A group of at least two students is partnered with each clinician. We may discuss current affairs, go over a particular part of English culture that they do not understand or discuss medical topics. Regular socials are also organised bringing all clinicians and students together.

• crossing-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• A few hours a week running workshops

This project covers anything that helps the local community through music. So far this has mainly taken the form of music workshops for disadvantaged young people. Note that musical ability is not required.

• decks-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• Several sessions per term, around Bristol

@Bristol, the interactive science museum on the waterfront, is currently looking for volunteers, and has set up a new project with SCA. There is a whole range of volunteer opportunities within @Bristol, ranging from helping assist in workshops with schools, helping on weekends with Brownies and Cubs day, admin and PR. Currently they are specifically looking for students to volunteer within their 'Learning team' - volunteering in the school workshops at various times throughout the week.
 

• atbristol-sca@bristol.ac.uk

www.at-bristol.org.uk

Jolidays was set up in 2003 through a grant from the Active Community Fund. Young Carers are normal kids who have more than normal amounts of responsibility at home. Jolidays provides activity days and residential weekends. It is one of the smaller projects so you have the chance to be part of a committee with this project and it 's a great chance to have lots of fun and visit some exciting places.

• jolidays-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• 3 weekends a year to various places in the South West and Wales.

Project Coordinator for 10/11 - Kay Hudson and Janey Bell

The National Association of Children of Alcoholics provides a confidential national listening and advice service for people of all ages affected by someone else's drinking, primarily children and adult children of alcoholics.
Volunteers can train to become helpline counsellors, or helpline researchers. Weekly training involves learning about addiction and its impact on the family, in addition to listening and counselling skills.

• nacoa-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• Ideally a 3 hour shift per week but this is flexible, NACOA office (St Paul 's)

www.nacoa.org

The Nightshelter project involves working with homeless people in the Julian Trust Homeless shelter, providing them with food and a warm place to sleep. Volunteers are needed to help cook, serve food, chat to guests or stay overnight and serve breakfast.

• Contact: nightshelter-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• When and Where: Several hours per week at the Julian Trust Nightshelter in St Pauls.

Pitstop is a project which takes teenagers with learning difficulties away on weekend and day trips. We go to youth hostels, holiday camps, local attractions and educational visits. There 's a huge emphasis on fun and new experiences so if you have energy and enthusiasm then join up!

• pitstop-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• 1 or 2 weeknds a term (and one summer 5-day trip) in various places in the South West and Wales.

Project Coordinator for 10/11 - Lucy Howard

READ International is the UK's one-stop-shop for book donations. READ International have a network of regional student-volunteer-led book projects, based at 45 British Universities, accepting ANY disused books from anyone and everyone in the UK. We sort the books, matching them to the Tanzanian/Ugandan syllabus and, if relevant, we send them to East Africa. Any book not relevant to send (we don't take religious/political books for example) is sold online to generate much needed funding. If it can't be sent or sold, we recycle it, generating more funding. It's a simple process. COLLECT, SORT, GENERATE, DISTRIBUTE, RECYCLE. After we've collected books from UK schools we even deliver a free workshop to educate school children about global citizenship and sustainability.

• Website: www.readinternational.org.uk

If you 're looking for a fun way of spending a Saturday afternoon then this is the project for you! Adults with learning difficulties, and students, participate in activities for this project. Sometimes we go out on excursions, and past activities have included trips to the cinema, bowling, the zoo and the Old Vic and Longleat Safari Park.

• saturday-sca@bristol.ac.uk 
• Saturday pm, around Bristol

This project aims to offer extra help to swimming classes and hydrotherapy sessions for children with special needs. We work with various schools which take children swimming each week. The children often require one-to-one attention; therefore the schools desperately need volunteers to enable as many kids as possible to swim each time. You don't need to have any experience or skills in this area - just lots of commitment and enthusiasm. Volunteers would never be left alone with a child or be expected to do anything they were not prepared for. 

• splash-sca@bristol.ac.uk 
• Several hours a week

Project Coordinator for 10/11 - Jess Firth

Twins and More club provides parents of multiple births the opportunity to meet other parents. The children -aged from new born to 5 years- are provided with lots of toys, play activites, craft activities and song-time. Volunteers are needed to play with the children and talk to the parents.

• Contact: twinsclub-sca@bristol.ac.uk
• Time and Place: Friday mornings, expenses paid/transport provided