VOL came about as a result of a group of Levenshulme community organisations getting together to liaise and plan. Initially meeting once a month, the group mainly focused on post-covid recovery of the organisations and making sure that collectively we could meet the needs of our community.
Through discussion, we began to realise that there were a lot of volunteer opportunities in the area, and a lot of people wanting to volunteer... but that these groups weren't always finding each other. We talked about the prospect of creating a resource that made it easier for organisations and volunteers to link up, and made a funding application to support our idea.
The core organisations in the group (Levenshulme Old Library, Levenshulme Inspire and ALLFM) have worked to develop an online hub for our area - a place for our community members to find the perfect volunteering match!