
Volunteer It Yourself
@viyproject
We help young people learn trade skills while regenerating local community places and spaces.
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http://volunteerityourself.org/ 18-07-2012 16:50:47
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🎉 Shoutout to January’s VIY MOTM… Jamie! From plastering to joinery, Jamie’s expertise and mentorship have been transforming spaces and inspiring young people across the East Midlands. Interested in mentoring with us? Drop Karen a line at [email protected] to get involved! 👏






✨ We've wrapped up a great project at Springwood Family Centre in King's Lynn, funded by the WestNorfolkBC! ✅ Fixed a leaking shelter ✅ Built timber play walls ✅ Added sandpit covers Huge thanks to UET Pathfinder Rosebery students for getting stuck in! 👏


🎉 Celebrating our work with Redditch Council, funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund! Through 3 projects, we’ve supported 59 young people, achieving 56 City & Guilds accreditations, with many now in jobs, training, or education: volunteerityourself.org/viy-redditch-b…


We're collaborating with Leicester City Council on energy efficiency projects, funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund💡 ✅ 2 community spaces renovated ✅ 41 young people gained green skills ✅ 100% feel more confident about job prospects! volunteerityourself.org/viy-leicester-…



We've finished a great project at Plumstead Working Men’s Club! Huge thanks to Toolstation UK and our partners & learners from @Newhaven_School, Shooters Hill Sixth Form College, and @royal_greenwich for supporting. Excited to carry our Toolstation UK partnership into 2025!


🌟 Kicking off Monday with great feedback from Eastwood Community Centre in Southend-on-Sea! With support from Southend-on-Sea City Council (#UKSPF), @SportEngland & @Dulux, we’ve transformed this venue into a community hub! 🚪✨ Contact Meera for youth opportunities: [email protected]


🌟 Proud to reflect on our Door 84 project in York, featured on BBC News & York Press! We transformed the space with vibrant paint & stunning art, in collaboration with local artist Kiana: youtube.com/watch?v=5JP_47… Huge thanks to our partners City of York Council & Dulux UK | Colour & Inspiration 👏

🚨 Mentor of the Month 🚨 Shoutout to Alex, a key member of our East Midlands mentor team 🛠️💛 Swipe to see what his team loves about him! Thanks for everything, Alex! 🙌 Want to join our team? Reach out to Karen at [email protected].



A group of year 11 students are completing work experience in the construction industry with the ‘Volunteer It Yourself’ project Volunteer It Yourself ‘VIY challenges young people to learn trade and employability skills by helping to fix local community spaces #rootedincommunity


A day these youngsters won’t forget ☺️ Great to see ellie kildunne visit Gillingham Anchorians RFC, where she teamed up with social enterprise Volunteer It Yourself to help renovate the club’s changing rooms and inspire the next generation with the support of Continental Tyres 🛞 Check out the

Empowering the next generation this #NationalApprenticeshipWeek ⚒️ Shantelle from our Gabalfa project shares how VIY gives young people real-world experience! Big thanks to Barclays Football for supporting these opportunities! 👏 youtube.com/watch?v=w5PxjV…