Volunteers play a big role at Asking You.
They support people with learning disabilities to take part in activities, share their views, and feel confident in social and community settings.
On this page, we have information about how you can volunteer with us and other ways to get involved.
Our volunteer roles
Learning Disability Citizen Advocate
A volunteer Citizen Advocate is paired up with someone with a learning disability in an advocacy match.
The two people in an advocacy match meet regularly.
The Citizen Advocate helps their advocacy partner by ensuring they feel supported to speak up for their rights.
Steering Group Member
This role involves helping to guide what Asking You does. It is for people with a learning disability who live in Leeds.
The Steering Group meets regularly to look at what we are doing and how we are helping the people we work with.
Click on the button below for a detailed description.
Volunteering enquiries
If you are interested in volunteering with us, please click on the button below to fill in Advonet’s Volunteer Enquiry Form.
Then, someone will be in touch with you about the role or roles you are interested in.
If none of the roles with Asking You are of interest, there are other roles in other parts of Advonet, including Autism AIM.
You can find out more about them on their Volunteer Roles webpage.
Other ways to get involved
There are lots of other ways you can get involved with us! They include:
- Going to a People’s Parliament meeting
- Going to one of our events
- Attending a training session or workshop
- Giving feedback on what we do
For any questions, please call us on 0113 244 0606 and ask for Alex, Hazel or Imogen, or email us at [email protected].
