NewStarts
Description of the role
Volunteer to help restore furniture donated to the scheme so that it can be recycled and given to people being rehoused in social or private rented housing.
We are looking for:
- Experience in woodworking is an advantage
Practical Considerations
Within reason, travelling expenses are paid.
Any specific requirements
- DIY / Odd jobs
- Any other additional requirements will be discussed with you and the organisation
Where is the opportunity based?
The opportunity is in Bromsgrove and Argos, Redditch, B97 6RF.
When is the opportunity available?
Volunteering days available to be discussed between you and the organisation.
About the organisation
NewStarts is a community project that provides practical and advocacy support to recently homeless people and others in financial crisis or on very low incomes so that they can make a fresh start in a new home.
Our aims are:
- To relieve poverty and reduce debt.
- To reduce the risk of homelessness by providing practical help with resettlement and advice.
- To protect the environment by promoting re-use and reducing landfill disposal of unwanted household goods.
NewStarts provides practical help to people on very low incomes and those in financial crisis, so they can make a fresh start in a new home. We offer volunteering opportunities and employability support to the unemployed and deliver a variety of free training schemes to help people reconnect and find employment. We are passionate about people and what they can become.
Activities involve:
- Collecting 2nd hand furniture and donating it to people in financial crisis, as well as selling it at low cost.
- Recycling old laptops, data cleansing the hard drives before reinstalling them and selling them at low cost.
- Delivering free training on key issues such as basic IT skills and money management, as well as arts and crafts.
- Offering a broad range of voluntary opportunities including: warehousing, administration, cleaning, IT recycling, woodwork and furniture repair, driving.
From our base in Bromsgrove, NewStarts:
- Donates reusable furniture and other essential household goods free of charge to more than 50 individuals and families every month who are on very low incomes moving into social housing who cannot afford to furnish their property
- Works with 80+ different agencies who refer people in genuine need of household items, serving a wide radius around Bromsgrove including Redditch, Worcester, Kidderminster, south Birmingham and north Warwickshire
- Provides work experience and volunteering placements
- Offers support and advice on housing related issues and debt
- Runs a quality second-hand furniture showroom to generate income
- Manages a small computer recycling project for people with mental health issues
- Diverts more than 176 tonnes of unwanted household goods from landfill every year via a doorstep collection service
Bromsgrove and Redditch Network 