The Cara Trust
The Cara Trust has been providing services for people with HIV, across London, since 1988. We see ourselves as a community of friendship and try to ensure that this ethos informs everything that we do. We were founded as a spiritual response to HIV and are open to people of all faiths and those of none. All services are provided free of charge.
Main Activity
Cara Group Services: Friday Peer Support Group; Women’s Peer Support Group; Barwaqo Peer Support Group for people from Horn of Africa; Older People’s Group; Spiritual Support Events; Respite Retreats
Cara One-to-One Services: Pastoral Visitors; Advice, Advocacy and Referrals; Complementary Therapies; Counselling; Financial Support
Information Services: Library; Cara Now Magazines; Website; Events
Cara One-to-One Services: Pastoral Visitors; Advice, Advocacy and Referrals; Complementary Therapies; Counselling; Financial Support
Information Services: Library; Cara Now Magazines; Website; Events
Description
If you are considering working in Fundraising or Advocacy then this opportunity may interest you. The Cara Trust is looking for an “Individual Financial Support Grant Applications” volunteer to help service users apply to a wide range of small grant funders held on the Funder-Finder database. This Financial Support service helps service users who are on a low income and need help with essential items, respite holidays, etc. The Cara Trust is a community of friendship of people with HIV. Accordingly, Cara is a very supportive place to volunteer and our service users are very appreciative of financial help that contributes to an improvement in their quality of life. As well as appreciation volunteers will also receive references from us and relevant work experience if they are interested in pursuing jobs in advocacy or fundraising. Hands-on guidance on how to approach the role will be given over the course of two months by Chris Woolls, Director.
Sectors: learning diff and disabilities, health
