The volunteers are at the very heart of this project. We have had over six hundred volunteers in ten years. In all of that time, we have never seen someone give up drugs and carry on committing crime. It is always the case that once the drugs stop, so does the crime.
The video below shows one of our volunteers reciting a poem at the end of her life testimony.
The video below shows one of our volunteers reciting a poem at the end of her life testimony.
Julie.
Once somebody comes off drugs, they tend to want to give something back to the community. Our volunteers have been fantastic. Here are some of their comments...
Colin.
![Picture](/uploads/1/0/9/2/109290339/colin_orig.jpg)
"I have volunteered for Choose Life on many occasions. While I do it so that Young People can hear first hand the horror on life addicted to Class A drugs is like and will hopefully educate them not to go down that route, I also get so much from this Project.
It has improved my confidence and self esteem and has made me think about my life and the decisions I made. Choose Life has definitely been a positive in my life and I would encourage any Education Establishment to book in Choose Life and any person in recovery from Drugs and Alcohol to apply to volunteer."
It has improved my confidence and self esteem and has made me think about my life and the decisions I made. Choose Life has definitely been a positive in my life and I would encourage any Education Establishment to book in Choose Life and any person in recovery from Drugs and Alcohol to apply to volunteer."
Rachael.
![Picture](/uploads/1/0/9/2/109290339/rachael.jpg?250)
"Being involved with the Choose Life Project has been a great experience. Telling my life story to large groups of people, including students and new police recruits, has really boosted my confidence. As volunteers, we always get positive feedback from the audience, which lets us know we’re doing something worthwhile.
Everyone’s story is different. For me, drugs and alcohol became a part of my life as I struggled with being transgender. I’ve never spoken about it so publicly before, and it helps to know that people don’t judge me as harshly as I used to judge myself.
Steve is brilliant to work with, as friendly and supportive a person as you could meet. He’s even encouraged me to get back into education.
Thank you to Steve and all the volunteers I’ve worked with on Choose Life!"
Everyone’s story is different. For me, drugs and alcohol became a part of my life as I struggled with being transgender. I’ve never spoken about it so publicly before, and it helps to know that people don’t judge me as harshly as I used to judge myself.
Steve is brilliant to work with, as friendly and supportive a person as you could meet. He’s even encouraged me to get back into education.
Thank you to Steve and all the volunteers I’ve worked with on Choose Life!"
Gary.
![Picture](/uploads/1/0/9/2/109290339/gary.jpg?250)
"I have been volunteering for the Choose Life Project for about twelve months and have visited many schools, colleges and trained police officers.
I am always impressed with the feedback we get from the young people and the questions they ask show they are really listening. Its the same with police recruits and I believe it changes attitudes from both sides of the fence.
Being involved with Choose Life has been a very positive experience for me and I would recommend it to anyone who is in recovery."
I am always impressed with the feedback we get from the young people and the questions they ask show they are really listening. Its the same with police recruits and I believe it changes attitudes from both sides of the fence.
Being involved with Choose Life has been a very positive experience for me and I would recommend it to anyone who is in recovery."