Amanda Goodwin

POSITIVE YOUTH ACTION

I have been volunteering for three years with Voluntary Action. Before I started volunteering I had little confidence, but now I am full of life and I have now made loads of new friends.

I have learned lots of new skills which have helped me get into my college course.

When I started volunteering I realised what career path I wanted to follow, and the hours and effort which I put into volunteering have helped me get into my NQ Social Care college course.

Now, due to the hard work that I have put in the last few years, I received an MV certificate for 200 hours of volunteering and it has put me in a good position to complete the values and principle higher section of the course, where only 4 people out of 60 get chosen to sit.

Volunteering has given me a more positive way of thinking and I am now able to respect other people’s views and take a calm and easy approach when talking to others.