Volunteering for Us
Woking Family Contact Centre is always interested in hearing from people who can spare the time to volunteer and help the children and parents we support.
If you would like to volunteer please download the form in the link below and send it to us at:
Woking Family Contact Centre
Woking United Reformed Church
White Rose Lane
Woking
GU22 7HA
Alternatively e-mail us at: enquiries@wokingfamilycontactcentre.org.uk
Why do our Volunteers support WFCC?
“Working as a team with other volunteers”
“This is a great way to give something back”
“Contact sessions allows parents to rebuild trust so that both of them can build positive and meaningful relationships with their children”
“Seeing the smiles on the faces of the children and their parents when they meet is so special”
“I want to do something useful in my spare time”
“My greatest joy is seeing the relationship grow between a child and the parent who no longer lives at home with them”
“For me, volunteering for 3 hours on a few Saturday afternoons in a year is not much time to give up when I know just how grateful the parents are for what we do”
Family Contact Centre volunteers have to be discrete, impartial, caring, enthusiastic, tolerant, reliable and sensitive. They must be able to deal with difficult situations and with parents under stress. They must also be prepared to work as part of a mutually supporting team.
Family Contact Centre volunteers make a real difference to a significant number of families in Woking and throughout the country. Volunteers at our Centre in Woking typically attend seven sessions per year, each lasting about 3 hours.
Prospective adoptive parents may consider volunteering at our Centre, as this is sometimes suggested by adoption agencies. Some of our volunteers have joined us with this interest in mind. Our expectation is that any new volunteer will stay with us for at least 1 year because of the time taken for recruitment and training.
Support Us
Whilst all the Woking Family Contact Centre helpers and trustees are volunteers, we would not be able to continue our work without financial and practical support.
We give our sincere thanks to Woking United Reformed Church, which makes its facilities freely available for contact sessions and for meetings.
We also thank everyone who has kindly donated to support our ongoing work with families in our community.
