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Opportunity hosted by: Hope at Home

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Opportunity hosted by: Hope at Home
Description:

You'll be over the age of 25 and will have the goodwill and generosity to offer a safe home to a survivor of modern slavery for a fixed period of time (normally 3-6 months).

As a host, you will be able to provide a spare bedroom and access to bathroom, laundry and kitchen facilities in your own home and be able to recognise and meet individual needs, promote resilience and independence and provide stability for a person in need of a space space.

You will be available for Host Training and must be willing to undertake a DBS check and provide us with two references.

What type of activity will volunteers be doing?: General and Helping, Mentoring Befriending and Buddying
Where is the opportunity based?: Home-based
Volunteering location accessbility: The volunteering location is not accessible
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What is the duration of the volunteering opportunity?: Long term
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You will be willing to include your guest as a member of your household. For example, you might cook a meal together or eat together. You might go shopping or for a walk together. Other needs might be accompanying them to appointments or supporting them to take public transport. It doesn’t have to be intense, simply sharing everyday life can be enough. You are not hosting as a professional and we do not expect you to provide professional services such as counselling or legal advice. You are simply welcoming another person into your household.

This opportunity is suitable for the following groups: BME, Carers, Disabled (physical), Employee volunteering, Event volunteers, Language, LGBT, Long term health condition, Older people, Refugees and asylum seekers, Unemployed
Is this opportunity suitable for under 18s?: No
Does this opportunuity have gender restrictions?: No
Are out of-pocket expenses covered for volunteers?: Yes