Linking Lives UK has been working hard to respond effectively to the impact of Covid-19 particularly among those already affected by social isolation and loneliness on a daily basis. Aberdeen Two’s Company is a local telephone befriending service that connects volunteers with local people (‘Link Friends’) through telephone contact. The aim of our telephone befriending is to help reduce the impact that social isolation by making connections with others. This is especially important at this time of COVID-19 Crisis in the UK. To volunteer and help please complete the following form at https://forms.gle/5LbSKmH7o9Zh5J2n8 or email aberdeentwoscompany@gmail.com All help makes a difference and is greatly appreciated.

Working in partnership with The Co op it has been reported that over 70% of people living in the UK have expressed that at some point in their lives they have experienced loneliness and/or Social Isolation. This can have a detrimental effect on health and wellbeing and we are looking to support those most at risk. This can be anyone 16+ for example New Mums, Individuals with Mobility Restrictions, Elderly, Individuals experiencing Bereavement/Empty Nest to name a few. This will be a volunteer led project with support from Community Connectors based in Dundee/Fife/Aberdeen/Inverness and Shetland. We are looking for individuals who are willing to give up a little of their time to re build service users confidence to re-engage into their local communities. Each service user will be supported for a 12 week period and will be sign posted to the relevant organisation as required. All training is provided which is fantastic for self-development! This is a new project with new staff and volunteers who are all extremely excited to be involved.

We need volunteers to lead training in advanced first aid so that our ambulance teams have the knowledge and skills that they need. You will be training people who are new to first aid and support more experienced people to keep their skills up to date. We need you to bring your enthusiasm and love for learning so that we can give people the best training. What you will be doing Plan ahead to make sure training is accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities. Follow lesson plans. Give presentations and demonstrations. Lead group work and activities. Assess people’s learning. Give feedback on how people are doing. Support people who need a bit more help. The skills you need If you’ve got experience of training that’s great, if not we can help you to learn. Warm, encouraging and patient. Can communicate well with a group. Good teamwork skills. Give presentations and demonstrations. Lead group work and activities. Assess people’s learning. Give feedback on how people are doing. Support people who need a bit more help. The skills you need If you’ve got experience of training that’s great, if not we can help you to learn. Warm, encouraging and patient. Can communicate well with a group. Good teamwork skills. Give clear instructions and demonstrations. Can use a laptop and projector. Able to deliver training virtually e.g. via Zoom. Willing to attend training for the role. What's in it for you Meet new people and be part of a welcoming team. Develop your skills and gain new ones. Reasonable expenses including for attending training. Know that you have helped others to learn and improve their skills. Comprehensive free training for the role

*Who We Are: UKFCP Third Party Support Centre is established in March 2020 for the fight against Coronavirus COVID-19. We aim to ensure a safer community for Chinese people with great passion and dedication. We are now at the very CRUCIAL stage and we are looking for talents who could provide help for our community in your area and willing to address issues for the people in need. Be part of us! https://www.ukfcp.com/ukfcp-support-centre *How to Apply Your Talents: - Get more exposure for Support Centre and promote 30 Community Projects. - Generate digital content to raise general public awareness of our support centre work and engage our stakeholders we work with – from clients to volunteers and local organisations - Liaise with local media (UK and Europe) and communities to promote Support Centre services and cover more stories - Develop and manage social media to reach more audiences, help them become more accessible to our services and attract more potential professionals and volunteers *Benefits: - Volunteerfrom home, with an energetic and creative team - Networking with Chinese professionals in the UK A fantastic opportunity to help with all volunteer assistance greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Josephine Hua, Admin Assistant at email supportcentre@ukfcp.com or tel.: 07497348182.

You will be providing invaluable help with the running of the shop, keeping it stocked and attractively displayed. You can get involved as much or as little as you like by: sorting out stock; putting your own stamp on the shop displays; getting EPOS-trained in order to serve customers at the till. You even get a 20% discount on donated goods. Being part of a huge fundraising effort is very motivating as you provide the best service possible by representing the British Red Cross.

Learning new skills. Helping a charity whilst having fun at the same time. Development of talents that we value such as communication skills, numeracy, teamwork and taking responsibility.

Our lovely Aberdeen shop is run entirely by volunteers. The purpose of the shop is to raise money and awareness for Save the Children throughout Aberdeen to the various programmes we fund in the UK and across the world. We are always looking for people to join our team-it is a busy and vibrant shop! If you have the time to donate your skills (be that accounting/customer service/visual merchandising/specialised knowledge) then we can’t wait to meet you! Equally though if you would like to learn new skills and meet new people then please pop along! A great and enjoyable opportunity to help in the vital work of Save the Children. All volunteers are greatly appreciated. For more details please contact: Sara Docherty (Regional Retail Manager) Email: s.docherty@savethechildren.org.uk / Tel No: 07471 215 822

*Who We Are: UKFCP National Support Centre was established in March 2020 to safeguard Chinese vulnerable communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to develop a safer community for Chinese, East Asians and South East Asians with our large team of passionate multicultural centre representatives. We are now at the very CRUCIAL stage and we are looking for strong communicators who could provide immediate help to our community and be willing to address the issues for members of our communities in urgent need. Be part of us! *How to Apply Your Talents: As part of outreach team keeping an eye on the information across UK: - Engage with our communities to understand individual members’ needs - Engage with our communities to draw a better picture of national and local issues that need addressing by listening to individuals and organisations - Engage with experts who can offer deeper insights into specific issue for effective solutions - Develop partnerships with stakeholder organisations in the public, private and third sectors - Communicate the issues within National Support Centre Team to tackle any challenges together - Keep a regular record on outreaching progress *We are now looking for volunteers speaking one of below languages: Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese), Burmese, Indonesian, Filipino, Singaporean, Cambodian, Malaysian, Lao, Thai and Vietnamese *Benefits - Work from home, with an energetic and creative team - Gain outsourcing and information processing skills A fantastic opportunity to help with all volunteer assistance greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Josephine Hua, Admin Assistant at email supportcentre@ukfcp.com or tel.: 07497348182.

*Who We Are: UKFCP Third Party Support Centre is established in March 2020 for the fight against Coronavirus COVID-19. We aim to ensure a safer community for Chinese people with great passion and dedication. We are now at the very CRUCIAL stage and we are looking for talents who could provide help for our community in your area and willing to address issues for the people in need. Be part of us! https://www.ukfcp.com/ukfcp-support-centre *How to Apply Your Talents: - Provide general assistance to our national virtual Support Centre - Make notes on call log sheet and report form when receiving calls and emails - Be able to respond in caring manner, particularly talking with elderly or potential victims or witnesses who report hate incidents / crime - Redirect clients to relevant organisation for specific problems - Keep Centre Manager informed of any serious/ high level cases in a timely manner - Provide English-Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) interpretation *Benefits: - Volunteer from home, with an energetic, caring and creative team - A chance to safeguard local communities who have built the environment we enjoy living in - Learn more about Chinese community in the UK A fantastic opportunity to help with all volunteer assistance greatly appreciated. For further details please contact Josephine Hua, Admin Assistant at email supportcentre@ukfcp.com or tel.: 07497348182.

Like any organisation, we rely on social media, our web page and on our internal systems to be able to function. At the moment we are getting by, but if we could attract one or two volunteers to manage our social media and webpage that would undoubtedly then help the fundraising effort and promote awareness of our charity and the work we do.