"We're all so proud of her." Dukeries user Rachel celebrates milestone volunteering goal

Rachel’s favourite place in the world is the local charity shop.

Her goal was to volunteer, learning step-by-step how to do the work independently without the support of our staff.

Working to achieve her desired outcomes, the team at Dukeries helped Rachel to set small steps to help her progress in the right direction but also make sure that it wasn’t overwhelming.

Starting small, she began doing ten minutes of volunteering each week, allowing her to build this up over time.

Rachel now works for a full hour and a half each week, and she is still working on developing this further.

You can see Rachel beaming (on the left) as she proudly shows off her certificates with Support Worker Paige in honour of Volunteers Week.

Everyone at our Dukeries centre is so proud of how far Rachel has come and how much she has achieved.

Well done, Rachel!