Sheffield Volunteering<\/a>\u00a0– part of Sheffield Students\u2019 Union – to give their time both online and in-person to community organisations in the city. This included educational programs in local primary and secondary schools, volunteering with Sheffield-based charities and running student-led projects.<\/p>\nSouth Yorkshire based charity B:friend, which aims to combat loneliness and isolation, was one of the local charities involved with the volunteering program.\u00a0A spokesperson from B:Friend said “We’ve been overwhelmed by how awesome Sheffield University volunteers have been. They’ve been calling and visiting older neighbours across Sheffield during the pandemic to offer companionship which has made such a huge difference to people’s lives.”<\/p>\n
In April and May, Sheffield Volunteering ran \u20184 Weeks of Action\u2019. The topics \u2014Food Poverty, Loneliness, Nature and Wildlife, and Refugees and Asylum Seekers \u2014 resonated with students, with 70 volunteers accumulating nearly 250 hours over the four weeks, getting stuck in with everything from remote telephone befriending and letter writing to in-person gardening, painting and sorting food parcels.<\/p>\n
With an increase in demand for food banks during the coronavirus pandemic, students also stepped up to support the S6 Foodbank which currently supports 1,000 local families every week with emergency food parcels.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur members have a diverse and impressive range of skills ready to offer to our community. It\u2019s amazing to think of the positive change that the total of 20,000 hours will have had on our city,\u201d said Sheffield Students’ Union President (2021-22) Evie Croxford.<\/p>\n
Digital-savvy students also offered their expertise to 12 local charities, helping staff adjust to a new online pandemic life by upskilling them on video conference software\u00a0like Teams and Zoom.<\/p>\n
Another project included Mountain Biking for Young Care Leavers, a collaboration between the University Cycling Club and Sheffield City Council. Originally set up by students in 2019, the project provides an opportunity for care leavers to take part in regular mountain biking sessions.<\/p>\n
Koen Lamberts, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sheffield, said: \u201cWe are very proud that our students have dedicated their time to help improve the lives of people in the region.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fact that they have contributed more than 20,000 volunteering hours in one academic year is testament to the responsibility and pride our students take in being part of the Sheffield community. I would like to thank them for everything they have done.\u201d<\/p>\n
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