hoot celebrate volunteering award
Hoot Creative Arts – an arts and mental health charity based in Huddersfield are celebrating as they have achieved the Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award. The charity offer a diverse range of creative activities that support mental health and wellbeing, with staff supported by a small team of volunteers who help at their activities, sharing their skills and experience. The Quality Award recognises organisations that offer high quality volunteering programmes that reflect national good practice in how they involve volunteers.
Holly Petrie, Participation & Progression Coordinator at Hoot Creative Arts commented:
“We are thrilled to be awarded the Kirklees Volunteer Quality Award. The support from Third Sector Leader Kirklees along with the KVQA framework has been invaluable in interrogating our volunteering processes and procedures. Our volunteers play a key role in supporting our creative sessions and we are committed to maintaining this award to ensure that we are truly offering a great experience for those volunteering with hoot from start to finish.”
The Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award is co-ordinated by Third Sector Leaders Kirklees in partnership with Kirklees Council. The award is free to apply for and is recognised across Yorkshire. To find out more about the Kirklees Volunteering Quality Award please get in touch.
