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Bridge Program at William Booth House for gambling addiction, John took up the opportunity of becoming a volunteer John says when he arrived, he was very low, but that volunteering in this capacity has changed his life

BY NAOMI SINGLEHURST As a young mum who volunteered at her local Salvos corps to sort Christmas gifts Julia says volunteering and serving together has enriched the family more than she could have imagined “I think others should do [volunteering] too,” says Isabelle. “The good thing about volunteering is that you don’t need to have a lot to be able to give. “And as a family, we have learned the secret of volunteering.

BY NICOLE COLLINS I volunteer at Brisbane City Temple (BCT) every Wednesday and Friday morning, helping Salvos Brisbane Recovery Services), and at the end of one of my programs, I was asked if I’d like to volunteer

BY KIRRALEE NICOLLE Sixteen-year-old Jurni Young is a volunteer with the Kids in the Kitchen program She never considered volunteering until her life took some unexpectedly hard turns. Jurni first encountered Kids in the Kitchen as a 10-year-old when she met Tarrawanna Corps volunteer Tarrawanna volunteer manager Lyn Mather. She has been volunteering with Kids in the Kitchen for three years and has volunteered over 150 hours

I am in charge of telling volunteers what to hang in the shop. I also volunteer many more hours assisting my corps officers. The shop manager went back to New Zealand, and so I volunteered then started working there.

Maree came to volunteer at Liverpool Salvos (NSW) after being let go from work.

held at The Collaroy Centre in Sydney’s Northern Beaches on 14-15 March, offered a chance for SAES volunteers “We’re blessed in that the [NSW] State Government gives us a bucket of money to train volunteers,” Norm Twenty-three people attended the worshop, including 20 volunteers. It was crucial for volunteers to feel supported, he said, and that the weekend was a chance for the volunteers “Unless we’ve got volunteers on the ground, very, very, very little, if anything happens.

Salvation Army Emergency Services volunteers at the International Firefighters Day memorial services Image: Facebook BY KIRRALEE NICOLLE Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) volunteers in Western Australia Dedicated volunteers provided finger food including cakes, scones and sandwiches. Five new volunteers – Anthony, Tash, Elester, Karryn and Glenda – all offered assistance at the event

Volunteer barista Rob Adami with the new coffee set-up. Image: Supplied. Over that time, SAES teams have used it about once a week, with coffee-loving volunteers Rob Adami and “We’ve wanted to build up our volunteers [and] we’ve wanted to rebuild a relationship with the CFS,” It was also a way to keep involving volunteers in the work of the SAES throughout the year.  The SAES volunteers and coffee vehicle with the Dalkeith CFS team.

A plant sale was the idea of two Riverland Salvos volunteers who wanted to uplift the community. Ministry Team Leader Helen Adamczyk said the initiative was driven by two volunteers who were inspired The volunteers approached stores including Bunnings, Stratco and Mitre 10 who supported the team with Riverland Salvos volunteers Barine Lampard and Dianne Rains. Helen said with the Pinnaroo region having recently experienced drought, the volunteers showed great

Portland Community MealShare has operated for nearly eight years as a volunteer-led partnership with nutritious food, the program creates a welcoming space where relationships are built, walls come down and volunteers

Major Linda Miller and volunteer Mick Pogorzelski, from the East Coast Salvos Emergency Services team “A lot of our volunteers are helping their corps with Christmas events. She said it’s a good reminder for SAES volunteers to check and update their availability to volunteer “And if you can, please register to volunteer now, before the season is fully underway.”   For more information on volunteering with the SAES, click here