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When 17-year-old high school student Corey began his volunteer placement at Vinnies WA’s Retail Shop in Canning Vale, he knew little about the incredible impact he was about to make.<o:p></o:p>

Our impact: young student finds meaning in volunteering

Corey is among a group of Year 12 students from Willetton Senior High School who have been volunteering twice a week for the past three months as part of the school’s VET program.<o:p></o:p>
“I love interacting with people,” Corey said. “It feels great to be part of something that really matters.”<o:p></o:p>
Admittedly, Corey knew little about the support and services Vinnies provides in the wider WA community.<o:p></o:p>
“I now know that, through volunteering at Vinnies, we are supporting local families who are doing it tough,” he said. 
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Aptos; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; color: black; mso-themecolor: text1; mso-ansi-language: EN-AU; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Read more about our impact across the year in our <a href="https://www.vinnies.org.au/wa/about-us/publications-wa" target="_blank" title="Impact Report" rel="noopener">2024-25 Impact Report here</a><o:p></o:p>

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