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Case Studies

The case studies show how Rural Support can help individuals or families who are experiencing difficulties.
(Details have been changed to protect confidentiality.)

  • John

    John is 40 and is married with two young children. He works as a self-employed joiner and also manages a small farm. He invested a lot on modernising the farm and had hire purchase agreements for machinery as well as bank loans. Due to the...

    What did Rural Support do?

  • Tom and Helen

    Tom and Helen are in their late sixties.  Helen called Rural Support for help as Tom had become less able to look after the farm.  The couple were under a lot of stress, the paperwork has fallen behind and a DARD inspection had highlighte...

    What did Rural Support do?

  • Andrew

    Andrew is 50 and lives on a farm with his elderly mother. His mother has had several strokes the last of which has rendered her incapable of looking after herself. She needs to be cared for on a full-time basis and Andrew is finding it very...

    What did Rural Support do?

Volunteer with Rural Support

Our volunteer team is at the heart of our service.  We have around 25 volunteers from rural areas across Northern Ireland who give generously of their time, knowledge, expertise and experience.

There is a range of volunteering opportunities including helpline cover, mentoring, farming guidance, counselling, promotion and outreach.

To find out more about volunteering and how volunteers are supported, see our Volunteer Handbook (link to Volunteer handbook – to come).

If you would like to chat to a member of staff about volunteering or would like to request a volunteer application form please email us or call 028 8676 0040.