Make a difference in Essex

Mental Health needs can be complex, lasting and deep-rooted and there is a growing number of people across Essex who require support services.

Could you volunteer to help Essex Respite and Care Association to meet the needs to enhance the lives of people across Essex?

Why Volunteer with Essex Respite and Care Association?

• Volunteering is good for your health. United Health Group state that volunteering helps you stop thinking about your own problems and focus on someone other than yourself. This helps reduce stress levels, strengthen your immune system and increases your overall sense of life satisfaction.

• Volunteering helps increase your career prospects by helping you create a positive impression.

• Volunteering gives you the opportunity to build new skills.

• Volunteering helps you give back to the community and help make a community you want to live in.

• Volunteering will help you empower others and help them reach their life goals.

• Volunteering brings you into contact with people different to yourself. This helps change perspective, open your mind to what is truly important and helps build understanding.