Become A Volunteer – The Niamh Louise Foundation

Volunteering at the Niamh Louise Foundation can be a really rewarding and useful experience – and there's probably more ways of doing it than you might think.

As a charity, we were delighted to be awarded the Queens Award for Voluntary Service in June 2016. This is the highest accolade which can be given to a voluntary group and is the equivalent to an MBE.

Volunteers are really important to the Niamh Louise Foundation and work alongside staff in a variety of crucial roles.

At present the organisation has a number of volunteers regularly involved in our work, and we want to continue to expand and develop the services we provide but to do this, we need more volunteers – people like you.

Our volunteers are of all ages and from all walks of life. Some of our volunteers have experienced mental ill health personally or have been affected by suicide, and others have no personal experience but have appropriate skills, knowledge and personal qualities, and are interested in helping others.

How to Get Involved

We have a variety of different volunteer roles and the time commitment required varies from role to role. Some roles also require volunteers to undergo training before they can start but no previous qualifications are essential for any role.

Roles include volunteering at awareness stands, acting as a marshal at our walk and talk event, providing help with administration and digital work, helping with cleaning, physical labour including redecorating our premises & garden polytunnel, joining our committee and more.

The Niamh Louise Foundation committed to providing support for those needing their services, and wishes to see all sections of the community represented among our volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteering for the foundation please download and complete the form below, or call the foundation directly on 028 8775 3327.

What our Volunteers have to say

“As volunteer, some of my roles include, helping out with stands at certain events such as walks, and being a part of the committee. I also help whenever I can with everyday tasks as organising files or answering the phone, and greeting clients while making them a cup of tea/coffee. I have grown up from the age of 6, being involved with the ongoing events of the charity, and have been able to help out where I can. I have been able to witness it grow from a small based charity helping those with suicidal thoughts or who are bereaved, and branch out into the wider areas of Northern Ireland, and never turn a person away no matter who they are or what their background is. Through volunteering I have found a great deal of appreciation for the work they do, and have recently completed my Mental Health First Aid training and my ASSIST training. I hope one day to be able to help in the foundation, give back for all the help I have received over the years.”

Seanna McBennettVolunteer

“I have been volunteering at the foundation for two years now. I am in charge of updating the social media channels, and also help at awareness stands throughout the community. I find this such a rewarding experience, and it is nice to give back to the charity which helped me through a difficult period in my life.”

Jolene FarrellVolunteer

“I'm a volunteer and a committee member for the foundation. The centre has helped me extensively with my personal journey to recovery so I felt the least I could do was volunteer and give back to them for all the hard work and effort that the staff put in everyday with, not just me, but countless others as well."

Sam BensonVolunteer