Volunteer stories

We get by with A LOT of help from our friends

Last year, 55 volunteers gave 5500 hours across all of our projects! And what’s even more impressive is that more than 75% of our volunteers are current or former participants who feel so strongly about the programme that they want to give back and help others. We have some of the best volunteers in the world. THANK YOU! Read more

Why I Love Volunteering At The Stuart Low Trust

Sue volunteered at the Stuart Low Trust for just over 3 years. She tells us why volunteering at a local charity in Islington meant so much to her. Read more

All I do is have a laugh and make sandwiches

John* has been volunteering with the Stuart Low Trust since 2008. It is the only place he has looked forward to going to in his life. Read more

Volunteer’s Week 2019- A Message From The Chair

For Volunteer’s week 2019 John, the Chair of the Stuart Low Trust, reflected on the contributions made by volunteers at the Stuart Low Trust. Read more

Cady: I am proud to be a volunteer

Cady has been volunteering since 2015. He feels a sense of achievement at being part of the team. Read more

Latest

The Change We Want To See

In March 2019 the Stuart Low Trust started developing a Theory of Change. We were keen to include participants in this process. Over 70 participants shared their thoughts on the issues that the Stuart Low Trust addresses and how it does this. Find out what they told us.
Be inspired by Autumn and make art

Autumn is the season of falling leaves, lengthening nights and shortening days. In the natural world, it is a season that is a riot of colour. This is the perfect time of year to be inspired by the rich colours found in nature and use them to make some art.
Be inspired to make art at home this winter

Winter's shorter days and longer nights offers the perfect opportunity for making. Be inspired to make art at home this winter with 6 winter creative activities.
Devising success criteria by defining outcomes and outputs

All organisations wish to have a positive influence on the people that interact with their services. We share what we learned about impact, success criteria, outputs and outcomes. We also highlight the importance of involving participants in defining some of these key concepts.