Meet Rachael Nauwelaerts, Hub Develpoment Coordinator
Meet Rachel Nauwelaerts, Hub Development Coordinator for Bradford South and Bradford West, on our recently launched community Hubs and the impact they can have on Bradford District.
A qualified Youth & Community worker, Rachel worked across Leeds and Kirklees before returning back ‘home’ to Bradford. Since launching our Keighley and Ilkley Hub in August, she has moved to work at our Bradford South and West Hubs in Queensbury and Allerton.
Rachel has a strong background working in charities and community organisations. “I started my working life as a volunteer for Oxfam and other charities and then moved on to working with young people in various parts of Bradford”.
“I have a passion for working with communities and older people and feel I bring a listening ear and a community led problem solving approach. I have worked across Bradford and look forward to getting to know the communities better, and particularly the older people of Queensbury and Allerton and those who work with them.”
“It’s been really good to get the Keighley & Ilkley Hub open and provide a safe and welcoming environment for older people."
"It’ll be great to hear what older people in the district would like to see in their local Hubs and throughout the area and what they feel would benefit them the most “
Just as before, volunteers are so important to the success of Age UK Bradford District and have been instrumental in the early stages of opening up the new Hubs.
“Volunteers, both old and new, are going to be the most important part of the Hub; without their knowledge, skills and commitment we won’t succeed. Volunteers are the ones who know their communities and have the skills needed to work within those communities.”