Why volunteer?

Could you spare a few hours a week?

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  • Give something back

    Are you newly retired? Volunteering for a local charity is a great way to give something back to your community.

  • Change a life

    People with aphasia can feel very isolated. Just a couple of hours of your time each week can make a huge difference.

  • Learn new skills

    The apps we use to support communication are easy to use. But we provide full training to all our volunteers. And if you’re a student, volunteering looks great on your CV.

  • Improve your own wellbeing

    Helping others can boost your own sense of wellbeing. Volunteering with us could literally make you happier!

“Volunteering helped me move forward”

Pat Malin, from Barnsley, has been volunteering with Aphasia Support since September 2021.

I had gone through a close bereavement, lockdown and retirement in the space of a year. I needed purpose in my life. 

Volunteering helped me move forward, meet new people and learn new skills

Pat is now one of our lead volunteers at Barnsley Aphasia Café.  She helps encourage people with aphasia to feel safe to communicate in whatever way they can.

I absolutely love the café and the great friends I’ve made. I love seeing people grow in confidence the more they attend. This goes for the volunteers too. We’re like a little family.

Who we help

“I had to start from scratch with reading and talking”

Although I knew what I wanted to say, I couldn’t get the words out. I had to completely start again with reading and talking.

Deborah Fahey had a stroke in 2016. She completely lost her speech and had to start again from scratch. 

After seven months in hospital, her speech hadn’t improved much at all. A year post-stroke, she started working with us on her communication goals. 

One of our volunteers spent a few hours a month with Deborah working through our therapy apps. 

Now Deborah can have conversations and make herself understood. Being able to communicate again has massively improved her quality of life. 

Recovery is possible with the right support.

How you can help

  • One to one support

    Could you spare just a few hours a week to visit someone with aphasia in their home? Working through some therapy apps on an iPad with you could transform their life.

  • Help improve the wellbeing of those living with aphasia

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  • Aphasia cafes

    Could you help us for a couple of hours a month at one of our aphasia cafes? We need people to serve hot drinks and have a friendly chat. Users tell us meeting others at aphasia cafes makes them feel much less alone.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for people who could spare just a few hours a week to make a huge difference to the lives of those with aphasia. Are you:

  • IT literate and able to work independently?
  • Friendly, positive and patient?
  • Looking to give something back? Perhaps you’ve recently retired. Or maybe you’re a student with an interest in speech and language therapy. 
  • Available during the day for just a few hours per month?

A little of your time could help a lot

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Other ways to support us

We understand that life can be busy.

And not everyone has a couple of hours to spare each month.

But don’t worry, there are plenty of other ways to support our charity.