A few hours of your time could save a life …

Every year thousands of children are killed or injured in accidents that could have been prevented if someone had warned them of the dangers and given them the knowledge and the confidence to cope. 

 
 

   

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Could you volunteer for LV Streetwise?

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the safety centre and ensure that the children who pass through the LV Streetwise experience leave better equipped to cope in difficult situations. As a Safety Guide, volunteers are trained to help open children’s eyes to potential dangers and help them learn how to stay safe. 

There are also other valuable spin-offs for the volunteers - there is a clear social element as they join a new circle of like-minded people and share their Safety Tour experiences as well as many gaining hugely in confidence in readiness for re-entering the world of paid work. 

“Giving up some spare time to help others has great rewards. If I can help make the world a little less frightening for the children, I have achieved my goal.”

“I really enjoy it. Since I retired I’d been looking for something to do which doesn’t over commit me. At LV Streetwise I feel I’m doing something worthwhile for the Community”.

“Not only do I gain experience working with children for my future career, but volunteering looks great to potential employers on my CV!”

“In my job in A&E I see many injuries from preventable accidents and the trauma that the families involved go through. At LV Streetwise I know that the things that the children are learning can make a difference and if I can keep just one child out of casualty then I feel that I have achieved a very worthwhile thing.”

“The other volunteers at Streetwise come from all walks of life - some are retired, some are professionals such as teachers and emergency services personnel and some are students, some are parents with spare time during the day – and they all have knowledge to share and stories to tell. I have learnt so many things from them.”

No qualifications are needed: All our volunteers like children and meeting new people. If you are also a friendly, positive person you are ideal. All volunteers undergo routine CRB checks and references are taken up.

Training: with ongoing support and training you are invited to shadow experienced guides until you feel confident enough to go it alone. Written notes are given to every guide emphasing essential safety messages.

Time: Am I committed to a set time or number of hours? You can guide as little or as often as you like, choose regular slot or be flexible to suit whatever is happening in your life. All we ask is at least two visits (2-3 hours each) per month. Some guides enjoy it so much they guide several times a week. It’s up to you.

Uniform: Polo Shirts and Sweatshirts are provided for wearing at the Safety Centre to identify you to visitors as a member of the LV Streetwise Safety Team. 

Travelling expenses: These are refunded, up to a maximum, so you should not be out of pocket.

Equal Opportunities Policy: LV Streetwise encourages people from all walks of life to get involved with the centre. 

An accidental death costs the ‘services’ in Dorset over £1,000,000.....the human cost is priceless.

"A hundred years from now it will not matter how much was in my bank account, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove ... but the world may be a better place because I was important in the life of a child."

Join us now and be part of something amazing!