Volunteer Newsletter - August 2018

Hello Volunteer

I hope youre all having a good summer Thank you to those of you who joined us at the Volunteer Summer Social on 1stAugust It was a lovely evening and great to have an opportunity to catch up withsome of you Many thanks to the Duke Street Church too for allowing us to makeuse of their lovely venue

Things are pretty quiet in terms of volunteer requests at the moment due to thesummer holidays However we have some exciting news this month which I amable to share with you below We are also featuring one of our longest-servingstaff members this month in our Spotlight series Please note that I will be on leave from next week returning to the office on 5thSeptember and there will be very limited cover for volunteering during myabsence If you are currently volunteering with us please just contact your teammanager with any questions or concerns Any new volunteer applications will beprocessed on my return Thank you as always for your continued help and support and enjoy the rest ofyour summer Julie

Volunteering Officer

Tel 020 7036 9764

Were on the move As you may have seen in the press over the weekend the government hasallocated pound100 million of funding to support a new rough sleeping strategy

aiming to end rough sleeping by 2027 The strategy takes a 3-pillared approachprevention intervention and recovery As part of this strategy SPEAR has been ableto access new funding which will enable us to scale up our frontline operations inparticular our outreach service over the coming months This means that ourHub at 89 Heath Road will house our expanded operations team only and theback-office team including our Chief Executive HR Finance Fundraising andVolunteering will be moving to new offices nearby We are awaiting confirmationof a move date - which is likely to be sometime in September - at which time wecan confirm our new address and contact details Watch this space

Spotlight onWahid Elmi Tenancy Support Worker

I am proud to celebrate my 10 yearsrsquo service atSPEAR During this time I have had the opportunity

to work with rough sleepers in the Borough of Richmond Before joining SPEAR I worked with Refugees and Asylum seekers Coming to thehomeless sector was a terrifying feeling as my understanding of rough-sleeperswas different My feelings changed significantly after seeing my first client So I started my role as a Tenancy Support Worker and myjob was to support clients in their properties making surethey sustain their tenancies and rebuild their lives In2014 to 2016 I was promoted to a senior post managingthe Outreach and the Resettlement Teams Moving to thispost was rather hard because I had to stop working withmy clients however the new position enabled me to meetand engage with rough sleepers on the streets and guidethem through their journey towards change I am still enjoying my work (as is obvious from the length of my service) andworking with SPEAR is a big chapter of my life In my spare time I try to spend timewith my younger son and I also I like watching historical TV series

Were on the move As you may have seen in the press over the weekend the government hasallocated pound100 million of funding to support a new rough sleeping strategy

aiming to end rough sleeping by 2027 The strategy takes a 3-pillared approachprevention intervention and recovery As part of this strategy SPEAR has been ableto access new funding which will enable us to scale up our frontline operations inparticular our outreach service over the coming months This means that ourHub at 89 Heath Road will house our expanded operations team only and theback-office team including our Chief Executive HR Finance Fundraising andVolunteering will be moving to new offices nearby We are awaiting confirmationof a move date - which is likely to be sometime in September - at which time wecan confirm our new address and contact details Watch this space

Spotlight onWahid Elmi Tenancy Support Worker

I am proud to celebrate my 10 yearsrsquo service atSPEAR During this time I have had the opportunity

to work with rough sleepers in the Borough of Richmond Before joining SPEAR I worked with Refugees and Asylum seekers Coming to thehomeless sector was a terrifying feeling as my understanding of rough-sleeperswas different My feelings changed significantly after seeing my first client So I started my role as a Tenancy Support Worker and myjob was to support clients in their properties making surethey sustain their tenancies and rebuild their lives In2014 to 2016 I was promoted to a senior post managingthe Outreach and the Resettlement Teams Moving to thispost was rather hard because I had to stop working withmy clients however the new position enabled me to meetand engage with rough sleepers on the streets and guidethem through their journey towards change I am still enjoying my work (as is obvious from the length of my service) andworking with SPEAR is a big chapter of my life In my spare time I try to spend timewith my younger son and I also I like watching historical TV series

Its a quiet time of year with many people on holiday so we only have a couple ofvolunteer requests

Roehampton University are donating some food and clothing which needsto be collected If you drive and would be able to pop over to Roehamptonand collect this dropping in Twickenham or Richmond (to be confirmed)please let the fundraising team knowAdvance notice for this one but we will be having a Collection Day at theRailway Station in Kingston on Thursday 27th September If you are able tohelp (not) shake a collection tin for an hour or two during either the morningor evening rush hours then again please let the fundraising team know

Inspired Women a local social and business networking group for women in theRichmond Twickenham and Teddington areas is holding its annual Relax Eventon Friday 24th August from 6pm - 1030pm in Hampton Hill More details hereThe event offers an opportunity to sample a range of holistic therapies andactivities as well as delicious food all for pound20 Places are limited All proceedsfrom the evening will go to SPEAR

Our recruitment at SPEAR continues Right now we are recruiting to the followingpositions

Homeless Health Link Advocate pt (15 hrs) - closing date 19th AugustBookkeeper pt (225 hrs) - closing date 19th AugustTenancy Support Worker ft (375 hrs) - closing date 3rd September

More details and application packs here

Please share with your networks

Do you shop online Did you know that many internet stores will donate a

percentage of your purchase to SPEAR at no extra cost to you if you access their

website through easyfundraisingorguk

Registering takes a couple of minutes and after that every e-purchase you make

could help support our work

Thank you

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