Case Study: Young Volunteers Improving Wellbeing in Northumbria

“I started volunteering when I heard about it through my school. As a volunteer, my main job is chatting with people and giving them company. In Northumbria, we have quite a lot of people with dementia, which means I listen more than speak. The ward I’m on has lots of elderly people who all have lots of different stories and life experiences. You can really tell it makes a difference for them to have someone to talk to. Especially because I often come at visiting hours, when not everyone has visitors.”