Fortnightly afternoon social club on alternate Saturdays and Sundays during term times. A great place for brand new volunteers to get to know Kith & Kids.
What are they? Where & When Sign UpA different sort of club
What makes this club different from other social clubs for people who have disabilities is the level of
individual support and structure. Volunteers linking 1:1 or 2:1 with participants offer a high level of
support and active engagement.
Sessions led by three professional therapists or creative workshoppers provide a structure planned according to the needs of the individual. The structure is flexible so that people can opt out and do a different type of activity if they want (e.g. play a board game or relax with a cup of tea and chat).
An excellent place to start
For volunteers who would like to get involved sooner rather than later, or who would just like to try out an
afternoon to see if this is the kind of thing for them – this is a really good place to start. We tend to team
new volunteers with those who already have some experience and together they support the individual with a
disability to participate in the various activities. A friendly atmosphere and guidance from club-leaders will
help you find your way in.
"When I phoned the Kith & Kids office and they told me I could have some training and just see where I
wanted to go from there, I thought 'what have I got to lose?'. I went, and the short training session was
really useful: both thought-provoking and practical. Their ground-rule that nobody needs to do anything
they're not comfortable with felt really good to me. I stayed for the afternoon and worked alongside a
volunteer who had done this before. We supported a young lad who had quite severe disabilities and I wasn't
sure how he could get involved. The music workshop changed all that! You should have seen him banging the
drums we held up for him and playing the keyboard! He loved it. And the whole group responded so well to his
enthusiasm. I want more experiences like that".
Robert (32, computer programmer)
If you would like to join us and volunteer on our Weekend Clubs, then please Sign Up
below.
Please note:
● We'll be holding regular informal online interviews
● We'll be holding face-to-face training from 7th October with lots of date options
Sign Up Now! and we'll send you details later of how you can:
● Book a 30-min informal online interview with us
● Send us info for your free DBS check
● Access our bite-size online training modules to get you started
In-person Training
We'll be running a series of training sessions starting 7th October; there will be a few different
date options.
We'll ask you to come to two of these; at the second session we hope you'll meet and get involved with some of
our participants.
All training sessions take place at:
Former Irish Centre
Pretoria Road
London
N17 8DX
The former Irish Centre is a 5-minute walk from White Hart Lane overground station
Please note minimum age for Weekend Club volunteers is 18 years old.
New volunteers must complete a free DBS check with us before taking
part in any of our projects and activities - we'll explain how we do this when we meet you online. It's free
for volunteers too!
Remember to check out our Facebook page to
see lots of photos and updates of Kith & Kids activities
throughout the year!
We can offer travel expenses to volunteers.
