Support for frontline voluntary and community sector workers to be improved

Voluntary Action Sheffield are to receive funding to improve support systems for frontline voluntary and community sector workers.

The work being done by Sheffield's voluntary and community sector is invaluable. Everyday countless people across the city give up their time to run essential services and offer vital support for local people that simply wouldn't happen without them. 

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, voluntary and community sector workers supported people and communities to deal with unprecedented issues and an increase in case complexity and workload has continued post-pandemic. 

This has taken its toll on many of the these frontline workers, which is why Voluntary Action Sheffield are working to ensure staff have the appropriate support systems in place to help them keep doing all the fantastic work they do.

Research has shown that almost all voluntary and community sector organisations that were studied identified that mental health support was their number one challenge, and almost all of the organisations' leaders said they were concerned about staff burnout.

Today (Monday 30th September), in a Community, Parks and Leisure Committee meeting, councillors approved a new 14-month grant agreement, of over £94,000 to Voluntary Action Sheffield, that will enable them to continue with the important work they do to improve the support systems of this workforce. 

You can read the full report to committee on the Sheffield City Council website.