We work alongside a bank of over 700 volunteers to offer professional services to events and festivals.
iTHINK Welfare Solutions was setup in 2021 by Steven Willshire and Matt Shipperly who between them have been providing enhanced Welfare Services for nearly 30 years.
Volunteer with UsWe have a combined 40+ years in the substance misuse field and over 25 years experience working at festivals offering enhanced welfare and crisis intervention services to festival attendees.
The project will also be looking at further tailored health projects for the wider community covering both emotional and physical health within the festival / events setting such as skin cancer and sexual health and wellbeing.
We partner with other social enterprises and statutory bodies to offer brief interventions and promote informed choices around our clients’ substance use and their health choices.
We would love to hear from you if you would like to volunteer with us or if you would like to discuss welfare for your event. Please get in touch!
Working with the top festivals the United Kingdom has to offer,
see our team in action.
Director
Steve is a Harm Reduction Worker with 10 years’ experience in various street drug agencies in Wales. He spent 4 years as a Community Development Worker in Swansea for the local Authority. He has 20 years’ experience coordinating welfare and crisis intervention services at some of the country’s largest festivals and events. Steven also holds an IOSH Managing Safely Diploma.
Director
Matt is passionate about providing quality festival welfare and has done so for over 10 years. Matt has worked in substance misuse for over 20 years in both the NHS and the private sector. Specialising in harm minimisation, he has a keen interest in keeping up to date with the latest trends and current advice. Matt brings his vast amount of knowledge and experience alongside qualifications in Substance Misuse as well as Health and Social Care Management.
We are providing welfare services at some of the best festivals around! If you would like to get involved and volunteer with us click below and we will be in touch with you.