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Millennium Volunteers
What is it?
Millennium Volunteers is a national youth volunteering scheme. Participants gain recognised awards after 100 and 200 hours of volunteering.
Who is it for?
16 – 24 year olds in Southampton, Eastleigh, Winchester city and south of Test Valley
What is offered?
Young people ‘build on what they’re into’ and choose the type of volunteering that interests them.
Opportunities include:
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Placements: volunteering regularly at charities, community groups, schools or hospitals.
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Short Term Volunteering: helping at one-off events. Volunteering during vacations.
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Youth-Led Projects: setting up and running a
mini-project (such as teaching children how to juggle) or volunteering on a youth-led project that is supported by Solent Youth Action.
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Mentoring: supporting other young people to volunteer and mentoring children.
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Communications Group: acting as a youth forum and being involved with the management and marketing of Solent Youth Action.
Youth Led Projects
Solent Youth Action supports volunteers to run youth-led projects:
Opportunities include:
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Youth Clubs: Three fortnightly youth clubs for teenagers with disabilities or support needs. The volunteers provide participants with an equal opportunity to enjoy activities such as bowling, theatre, quizzes and cookery.
- Club Flash on Monday evenings in Shirley Warren, Southampton.
- SLAMS youth club on Tuesday evenings, in Eastleigh Town Centre.
- J’s youth club on Thursday evenings, in Eastleigh Town Centre.
- Playscheme: A summer playscheme in Eastleigh. This provided young volunteers with a holiday project and they enjoyed organising activities including model making, sports and jewellery design.
buddies
Mentoring:
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buddies In September 2005, Solent Youth Action launched a mentoring scheme which trains Millennium Volunteer participants to ‘buddy’ primary school children during out-of-school activities. The aim is to encourage the children to interact with their peers so that eventually they may be able to attend independently.
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