This week Ruth chats to Anna Kierans from Irish Red Cross about their Community Sponsorship programme in Galway. Since 2018 the Irish Red Cross have been involved in supporting and enabling individuals in a community to come together to provide holistic integration for a family coming to Ireland from a war torn country including Syria and Afghanistan. They are currently recruiting for this role in Galway and Anna tells us all about what is involved and the impact a community group can make for a family coming to live in Ireland.

To find out more contact:

Anna Kierans Community Sponsorship Officer 
email: [email protected] 
phone: 087 060 4729

Community Sponsorship Volunteer Role - https://bit.ly/3WWxeSS

Explainer video:  https://theopencommunity.ie/community-sponsorship/

Video of a Community Sponsorship Group in Action: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5badSPngWk8

This week Ruth chats to Denise Healy about her Befriending support role in Alone. Denise shares her personal insights into why she got involved with the charity and what she gets out of it including the ongoing support from the organisation.
For more information on this role and on this charity you can check out
https://alone.ie
Befriending Support Volunteer Role
https://bit.ly/AloneRole

Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 
 
 If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

This week Ruth chats to Brian Curtin, Volunteer Manager with FoodCloud. FoodCloud is a social enterprise with a mission to tackle food waste by redistributing surplus food from manufacturers and retailers to local charities in the community.  It currently operates three main hubs located in Dublin, Cork and Galway and works with a network of over 600 Irish charities. 

FoodCloud Website https://food.cloud

Current Volunteer Role https://bit.ly/3ywgFTn

Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 
 
 If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

In this week’s episode we chat to Susan Hewitt, a volunteer fosterer with local Galway dog adoption and rescue charity MADRA. Susan chats to us about her work and her delight at being nominated for a Volunteer Ireland award this year.
For more information on MADRA

www.madra.ie 

[email protected]

091 577 813

@madradogrescue

Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 
 
 If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

In this episode we hear from Lorraine Lally and Marian Moloney, two members of Access for All Galway, a network of individuals who have lived experience of disabilities and local disability organisations focusing on improving access and rights for people with disabilities. We also hear about an upcoming campaign International Day for People with Disabilities on December 3rd.

FB @AccessforAllGalway

Ph 091 773 466

Email [email protected]

Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at https://www.i-vol.ie/advanced-search/ .  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page  on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

In this week's episode Ruth chats to to Jakub Kostanski and Joseph Burke, two members of Youth Work Ireland Galway’s Youth Advisory Committee. We hear their current views on community and their insights and personal experiences on the impact of youth work, as well as what it's like being a young person right now. 
Links
www.youthworkgalway.ie

Youth Advisory Committee@YouthAdvisoryCommitteeGalway

Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 
 
 If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

This week Ruth chats to Darren Bayliss, National Co-ordinator of Coder Dojo.  Darren’s shares his own journey in starting out as a volunteer ten years ago as well as what he considers to be the secret formula to success not just for young people attending clubs but for volunteers too!

Link to Coder Dojo Volunteer Role - https://bit.ly/3hhpMPC

https://coderdojo.com/

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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

In this episode we speak to Kay Synott, an organic horticulturalist, gardener and educator from Moycullen about what is happening to our natural world where we live, and what we all can do about it.   

One of the ways you can make changes is by looking at your garden, balcony, estate or even your business and see what you can do to help our non-human neighbours like bees, birds, butterflies.  

We all have probably noticed the natural world a little more this year, and for many people it has been a lifeline to, feeling positive and getting a sense of perspective sometimes.

It is important to point out though, that our natural world, and that includes us, is in jeopardy.  

Whether it is climate change or just the massive reductions that have happened in biodiversity in recent decades, we do have to realise that as humans, we have a massive impact on all the other species around us.    

Kay has been working with us over the last 2 months to provide seminars on rewilding, growing organic veg and fruit and generally about giving more space to let our animal and plant friends thrive.  

And spoiler alert, we can achieve a lot by doing less, which is always good news!

Contact email for Kay Synott - [email protected]

https://laois.ie/wp-content/uploads/Garden-Wildlife-Booklet-WEB-17MB.pdf
http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/
https://www.irishwildflowers.ie/
https://www.treecouncil.ie/
https://www.biodiversityireland.ie/
https://birdwatchireland.ie/
All Ireland Pollinator Plan 2021-2025 & guidelines -  https://pollinators.ie/resources/

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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

In this week’s episode Ruth chats to Rachel Maher and Danni Burke from Galway Community Café, a new out of hours mental health service in Galway city. Rachel and Danni are both peer connectors with the service and talk about how and why the service was created, what it means to them to be involved in it and their vision for the future with this model in our community. 

www.galwaycommunitycafe.ie 

Facebook -  @galwaycommunitycafe

Twitter: @communitygalway

Email : [email protected]

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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.

This week Donncha speaks to Barry Dillon, Programme Manager with Venture Out Wilderness Project.   Venture Out is a charity  that provides outdoor activity based mental health and well-being, and personal development focused intervention to people and communities most in need, at little or no cost to the participants involved.   Barry and Donncha chat about the benefits of engaging with the outdoors particularly at the moment.

More information on Venture Out Wilderness Project

Website: https://www.venture-out.ie/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ventureoutwildernessproject/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ventureoutWP
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ventureoutwp/
LinkdedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/venture-out-wilderness-project-clg/


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Volunteering in Galway
Check out all our latest volunteering roles at http://www.volunteergalway.ie/volunteers/volunteer-vacancies.  You can click through on any of the roles and you can see more information and the ‘apply now’ button to contact the specific organisation advertising the role. 

If you are already registered with us, just put in the email address you used to register and confirm your interest.  What happens then is that the organisation gets an email with your contact details and you get an email with their contact details.  The next step is for the organisation to contact you.

If you are not registered just go the volunteer registration page on the website and register with us,  once you have that done you can apply for any of the roles on the website using your email address.