Behind the scenes of councils and charities during COVID emergency response with Jaime Green

Jamie Green is a Berkshire resident, volunteer, and community leader. He holds a number of completely voluntary roles, most notably the Chair of Slough Council for Voluntary Service.
Three weeks before COVID lockdown Jamie jumped into action, selflessly volunteering day and night to work with the staff and community groups at Slough Council for Voluntary Service, civil servants at Slough Borough Council, and business leaders from across the town – to co-found what would become #OneSlough. There was no task too big or too small for Jamie as he humbly, quietly and without complaint or question gave over every day of the week, helping others plan for and then cope with the impact of COVID.
He acted as the neutral face of #OneSlough with no personal or political agenda he was able to broker relationships between groups who had never previously worked together, he inspired those who had never volunteered to give freely of their time, he lobbied businesses to contribute to the cause with staff, resources, and cash.
Each day he would make collections, connect people, motivate staff and volunteers, join the dots and ensure no one was left out, representing the most marginalised whilst also developing strategies with senior leaders across the borough and beyond to keep resources moving and reduce the spread of the virus.
Jamie is continuing in this role and has established other projects under the #OneSlough umbrella including the Furniture Project, providing donated furniture to those in need. There has been much demand for this service as families struggle with redundancies and hardship.
Jamie prioritised the wellbeing of Slough and the need to work together. He embodies the ethos of what became known as #OneSlough – no branding, no organisation, working together for the shared good.

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