Did you know that there are many benefits to volunteering? Volunteering helps you stay healthy physically, and can also improve your mental health. Volunteering can build confidence, and can even help reduce depression. Volunteering can help you learn or develop a new skill, and can give you a sense of achievement.  People who volunteer are more employable. Most importantly, volunteering is good fun!

Local volunteering opportunities:

A great place to start is My Wellbeing. Community run by Watford and Three Rivers Trust: https://www.mywellbeing.community/volunteer-opportunities

This explains why running is good for mental and physical health and how to get started.

It has a video talking about couch to 5K and the mental and physical benefits.

Volunteering while on benefits

You can read more about volunteering whist on benefits on the government’s website: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/volunteering-and-claiming-benefits