At The Bridge, our purpose is to empower lives and inspire futures by providing holistic support to people with disabilities. We are always looking for volunteers that are willing to help people living with disabilities to enjoy a range of recreational, sporting, and work activities. Volunteering is beneficial for personal and professional development where you can learn more about yourself as well as contributing to the development of others.
We will provide induction training, ongoing mentoring and will support you every step of the way on what can be an incredible and exciting new experience for you.
The Bridge offers a variety of activities to support our participants to lead more independent and happy lives:
· Keeping fit: swimming, basketball, sailing and gym
· Socialising: shopping, luncheons and morning/afternoon tea
· New skills: work experience, using public transport, numeracy and literacy, woodwork, plus arts and crafts
Meet Linda, one of our lovely volunteers, who helps out at both our Cranbourne and Beaconsfield day service sites. Linda started at The Bridge in 2022 and is very well loved by our clients.
Having had a 20-year career working in Specialist Disability Schools, Linda knew The Bridge from some of her students attending services in the past. After taking some time off, she wanted to stay in the disability sector and give back. In her words, she thought The Bridge was a great organisation and was very impressed by them, so she contacted us to volunteer and we’re so glad she did!
Linda helps out with various activities offered at the sites such as fishing and golf but is known for her coffee and news mornings where she takes a group of clients to the local shopping centre.
We are very lucky to have Linda and all our other volunteers at The Bridge. If you would like to see what volunteering options we have currently available, please contact volunteer@thebridgeinc.org.au.
