The Chapel Row Community Service Group is a group of volunteers set up to help the elderly, the lonely and those in need, by such means as: Transport for those unable to use public transport to and from the dentist, chiropodist and optician, etc; hospital…
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We provide a free befriending service in Reading, Bracknell and West Berkshire. Our team of dedicated and caring volunteers visit clients in their own homes or speak to them on the phone to provide companionship and engage in friendly conversation. We offer free Telephone Befriending…
Many people find themselves alone for one reason or another, or are isolated, perhaps due to illness or disability. They just don’t get out as often as they would like or see as many people as before. A volunteer with matching interests and personality will be…
Visit the website for a full listing of support services. Some of the services provided in the Berkshire area: Short-term loans of medical equipment to people in need, including wheelchairs in a range of types and sizes for anyone over the age of 5 years…
Enrych Berkshire is a charity which supports and encourages physically disabled adults to become more active and independent. Matching members with a like minded volunteer to enjoy a leisure activity with or learn a new skill; helping independence and well being.
If you need to talk, Macmillan buddies are here to listen. With a weekly call from one of our trained Telephone Buddies, you don't have to face cancer alone. Visit the website and sign up for weekly telephone support.
Social isolation and loneliness are more than an emotional experience, they have huge mental and physical health implications. Call companions make regular phone calls to lonely and isolated older people. Regular chats and companionship provide friendship.
A national charity that provides tailored support, advice and information as well as specialist services to all deafblind people (children and adults), their families, carers and the professionals who work with them. SENSE also support people who have a single sensory impairment with additional needs.…
Volunteer Responders is a national, flexible volunteering programme supporting health and care in England. The scheme is built on a digital platform and links volunteers to local live tasks via a smart phone app. This allows volunteers to offer help residents at a time which…