Kevin's Story

Kevin has been volunteering for Upper Moreton Rural Activities for just over 4 months and first accessed UMRA through an animal care course in 2022. Kevin has suffered with mental ill health and has recovered from a life-threatening health condition.

We asked Kevin what volunteering means to him at UMRA and he replied that the volunteering opportunity has given him a whole new purpose in life. By volunteering, it has given him an opportunity to give something back. Kevin has now expanded his volunteering to not just helping with the animals on a Friday but to helping with general activities too.

Kevin writes “I would really like to do more voluntary work at the farm and help in any way I can. How much the courses helped me before I came to the farm – I was in a very dark place and know how much coming to the farm and being involved in the activities brought me back out of the dark. I feel that the courses at the farm are a life saver for some people that like me who had shut themselves away for so long for one reason or another.”