Season 2 episode 14 of Volunteer Stories features Mark Levine. Mark was a full-time volunteer with the Western Service Workers Association (WSWA) for 29 years. The WSWA is a free and voluntary membership association built by and for their membership of low-income service, domestic, in-home care, part-time and temporary workers since 1975.
The WSWA’s self-help 11-point membership benefit program includes emergency food, clothing, preventive medical care, non-emergency dental care, legal advice and “Know Your Law” sessions and more – helping to meet immediate needs as well as pursuing solutions to the cause of low wages, lack of benefits, and unsafe working conditions.
Episode 14 also features music by ZengXiangxiang and Mark Levine.
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You can listen to previous episodes of Volunteer Stories below.
Season 1, Episode 1: Georgina and the environment
Season 1, Episode 2: Oliver and European Voluntary Service in Wales
Season 1, Episode 3: Connie and Scouting in Vienna
Season 1, Episode 4: Kiryl, Winnie, and Damir – European Voluntary Service in Austria
Season 1, Episode 5: Funto and International Citizen Service in Nigeria
Season 1, Episode 6: Volunteering with animals in the UK and New Zealand
Season 1, Episode 7: Refugees in St. Pölten, Austria
Season 1, Episode 8: St. Pölten Skate Association in Austria
Season 1, Episode 9: Arun and European Voluntary Service in Austria
Season 1, Episode 10: Volunteering for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics
Season 1, Episode 11: Calum – sports, jam making, and International Citizen Service in Zimbabwe
Season 1, Episode 12: Volunteering at a Library and university social work placements
Season 1, Episode 13: Aaron Maine from Porches
Season 1, Episode 14: Aimee – volunteering at a Sri Lankan orphanage and a Romanian care home
Season 2, Episode 1: Jan and the Pandemonium Drummers
Season 2, Episode 2: Costas and Petros – founding a volunteer powered organisation in China
Season 2, Episode 3: Anastasiia – UEFA, AIESEC, Lean In, and LifeSkills4Me
Season 2, Episode 4: Vegans of Beijing
Season 2, Episode 5: Spittoon arts collective
Season 2, Episode 6: Sherrie Su and Toastmasters
Season 2, Episode 7: Sam and Peace Corps
Season 2, Episode 8: Cale and Food Not Bombs
Season 2, Episode 9: China Science and Technology Museum
Season 2, Episode 10: Ale and Paw Pals Animal Rescue
Season 2, Episode 11: UCAS Guitar Club and Cross-Culture Group
Season 2, Episode 12: Cale and Habitat for Humanity
Season 2, Episode 13: Clara Non-Profit DIY
