Kissing it Better
Follow these three simple steps to becoming a KiB volunteer –
1 Create your KiB volunteering profile on Better Impact. This helps us keep track of your activities and means we can easily stay in touch Click here to sign up
2 We’ll email you with next steps (including parental consent if you’re under 18)
3 Then you can join your first online session.
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The framework of our supported projects boosts students’ confidence and communication skills.
University students say working with us helps them deal with the anxiety and loneliness of university life, especially in the first year.
KiB volunteers can instantly see the impact of their work, from the smiles on the faces of patients and care home residents.
Medics say KiB’s uplifting intergenerational projects are ‘integral’ to older patient’s social and emotional recovery in healthcare.The beauty of volunteering with KiB is you can instantly see the impact of sharing your special skills, whatever they are. Music in particular has a magical effect.
Here’s what happened at the Whittington Hospital in London, when an elderly man heard a favourite song. He hadn’t moved without a walker for days, and spent much of his time sitting silently.
Poetry also has great power, especially for older people living with dementia.
In Ipswich, ITN News covered the work of young KiB volunteers, who clearly enjoyed the experience just as much as the older people they visited.
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We’ve had overwhelming positive feedback from the schools, colleges and university departments whose students work with us on our healthcare projects. Laura Jones, Curriculum Manager at Walsall college sums sit up: “We’re enhancing the students’ time here at college ten-fold through the opportunities you give them.”
For more information on our supported volunteering projects, contact Jill Fraser.
07831 136152