IMPACT Inclusive Volunteering Project
CSP: Northamptonshire
Creating new Partnerships
Report by: Will Heckford
IMPACT was a one year project that saw clubs and organisations across the East Midlands region receive free training to help create a welcoming environment for volunteers with the overall aim to increase the number of disabled volunteers.
In Northamptonshire, Learning disabilities was the most common impairment (53%) and nearly a third of the volunteers had a mental health condition. This is representative of some of the key partner organisations that were involved in the Northamptonshire project; including a group of students from Northampton College (all with learning disabilities and some with complex needs) and Northampton Hope Centre and REMPLOY (mental health conditions and complex needs).