Our Volunteers Zoe Zoe’s first day volunteering with us was on New Year’s Eve 2018. Her main role is helping our chef Dave in the kitchen but she can also be found organising donations, chatting to clients and serving her homemade cakes which everyone looks forward to. Our clients can often be heard asking Zoe…
Our Volunteers Chloe Helping as an all-rounder at Open Door, Chloe is great at sorting our donations, dealing with the laundry and engaging with the clients. Wanting to make a difference in the community, Chloe began to notice a rise in homelessness and made it her mission to give back her time supporting where she…
Our Volunteers Ian Happy to get stuck in to whatever job needs doing, Ian has been a real asset to Open Door since he started. He was inspired to become involved by wanting to help make a positive difference to the lives of our clients through a hands-on approach. Ian really likes the welcoming and…
Our Volunteers Sue Having worked with the homeless community before and as a Chaplain, Sue was keen to get involved at Open Door when she knew we were looking for volunteers. Sue loves a chat with our clients and enjoys their appreciation of the facilities we provide. Great at helping wherever is needed, Sue is…
Our Volunteers Pat Volunteering with us for an amazing eight years, Pat started by sorting our food donations (we spend a lot of time with stock rotation, dates etc|), folding the laundry and baking for our clients. Pat now spends a lot of her time with us helping with literacy and picking up our food…
Our Volunteers Andrew Having responded to a request for volunteers on social media, Andrew has been cooking up a storm in the kitchen every Friday for the past three years! Our clients can look forward to homemade pies, lasagne, or even a curry being creative with the donations we receive especially from harvest time. Andrew…
Our Volunteers Dave Dave has volunteered at Open Door three days a week for the past seven years. Always cooking in the kitchen and providing a joke or two, he loves his role providing hot breakfasts, and lunches, the challenge being he never knows how many people will turn up! Dave first offered his services…
Our Volunteers Melissa Melissa has been studying at college whilst volunteering with us one day a week for the past six months. Eager to join the police in the future, she thought helping at the centre would be a great way to gain more experience working and communicating with the public. Melissa is great at…
Our Volunteers Penny Penny has been helping at Open Door for the past few months and has made quite an impact! Generally helping ‘front of house’ serving drinks, dishing up meals, clearing up and chatting to our clients, she can also be found organising our clothing storage, stood over the washing machine, setting up a…
Our Volunteers Zoe Volunteering is new to me, my first session was on New Years Eve 2018. I was greeted warmly by the team made up of staff and volunteers, but I felt very apprehensive going into the unknown. I was happy to do whatever needed doing. My day was made up of chatting to…