The Leeds volunteer workforce sits at the centre of many vital community initiatives. However, adversities imposed by COVID-19 and the cost-of-living crisis have made volunteer work more demanding and arduous.
To address this problem, Leeds City Council and community-organisation Humans Being jointly launched ‘The Unfolding Programme’, an initiative that equips volunteers with strategies to stay well and enable them to continue supporting their communities.
This project evaluated the ‘Unfolding Programme’, working with and for volunteers in the design and generation of research. Through filmmaking, creative workshops and peer interviews, the work investigated whether the programme is working and how it can go further in supporting volunteers.
This project was funded by the Research England Policy Support Fund 2023–2024.
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Others involved
- Eve Little
- Humans Being
- Leeds City Council (Public Mental Health team)