I've volunteered with special needs children and young adults since the age of 15, but a year-and-a-half ago I spotted a Millennium Volunteer poster asking to help children with reading, when English isn't their first language.
Since becoming a full-time Millennium Volunteer, I've had more time to work with the YMCA at the Wetherby Young Offenders' Institution, which I've been doing since January 2003. I help deliver youth achievement awards.
This has made me determined to help people, and more confident. I might try and work in probation or on a youth offending team.
- Do you know a young person with a story to tell? Call Hugh Perry on 020 8267 4721, or email hugh.perry@haynet.com.
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