Volunteers are urgently needed to help those affected by the pandemic and to assist with delivering the vaccination programme safely and quickly to millions. Please share with your organisation to spread the word. Find out more.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has published guidance that aims to help organisations and groups understand how to safely and effectively involve volunteers during the pandemic. Find out more.
Are you a parent/carer in the London Borough Of Hammersmith & Fulham with a child/children who may be at risk or experiencing serious youth violence, exploitation and/or grooming, challenges with education, criminal and social care systems? If you need support because you are experiencing any of the above with you child/children then please send me a DM. Help for Parents/ Carers
Would you like to support other parents/carers going through similar experiences? ASE is offering free training and support to get you trained to become Parent/Carer Champion giving you the tools and services to support other parents who are concerned about their children…*signposting and providing easy access to key information *provide a safe space to discuss concerns and share experiences *support each other. Become a Parent/ Carer Champion
Training will be online or face to face – subject to covid restrictions
*Travel costs will be provided*
Contact Lydia on 07931777518
Civil Society has reported that charity volunteers in England are exempt from rules about mixing households during the pandemic but should volunteer from home if possible, according to the latest government guidance. Find out more.
Volunteering Matters have created a campaign to raise awareness of the impact skilled volunteers have on communities, and the depth of expertise they bring in often complex and challenging environments. All you need to do to get involved is post a photo and text about what your volunteers do (or indeed if you yourself volunteer) with #NotJustVolunteering on social media. Check out their example here now and get involved.
With your help, last month we reached a huge milestone having successfully saved over 100 tonnes of surplus food from the landfill and offset 350 tonnes of greenhouse gasses in the process. In just 32 weeks since we began our emergency food operation in response to the crisis we have provided 93,000 free meals and 18,000 bags of groceries to residents in need. We have also saved a whopping 102.3 tonnes of food waste by turning surplus food donated via our charity partners and local businesses into delicious and nutritious free meals for local residents.
Volunteering
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please register your interest using our volunteer Sign up link or visit our Website.To book a task please respond with your availability and contact our volunteer coordinator Trey – trey@thesmilebrigade.org
Grocery Packers
We need volunteers who can commit to one day per week to help pack fruit, veg and dry goods in the morning from 10am-2pm.
Days Needed: Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Location: Clem Attlee Community Hall, Len Freeman Place, SW67TN
Walking Buddies
We’re looking for ‘walking buddies’ – to offer care and support to persons who are vulnerable as the lockdown eases and they are able to go back outside again.
Our walking buddies will support them to regain their confidence in getting out and about again.
Volunteers will support individuals who are socially isolated with very limited social contact with others due to the crisis.
If you are interested in becoming a walking buddy then please reply with your availability along with which locations you are happy to travel to throughout the borough. A car is not required for this role.
Alternatively please fill out our short google docs form to register your interest click here
The NHS Volunteer Responders scheme is recruiting in areas where demand is rising.
It supports people who are isolated or vulnerable because of coronavirus as well as working directly with NHS organisations, complementing other local voluntary groups.
Register to find out if volunteers are needed in your area
Do you want to help provide high quality information and support to cancer patients, relatives and carers? Are you someone that can objectively give opinions on what works well, what needs improvement and how we provide information and support? Read on
The Charity Retail Association, in partnership with Wil-U, has launched a new service to match prospective charity shop volunteers with local retailers.
Members of the public who are potentially interested in volunteering can go to www.charity shop volunteer.org.uk and sign up in a very simple and short process. Charity retailers who have vacancies can interrogate the database and identify potential volunteers according to their location and specific charity interest (eg medical research, animal welfare etc).
Want to volunteer, gain experience, and help charities to earn income that supports vital services? Maybe you know someone who might? The Charity Retail Association (CRA) has launched a new initiative to match potential volunteers with charity shops when they reopen on or after 15 June.
Interested members of the public can sign up online to volunteer in a very simple and short process. CRA hope that young people in particular will put themselves forward, as many older volunteers could remain shielded for some time.
Charity retailers with vacancies will also be able to search a database and identify potential volunteers according to their location and specific charity interest. Find out more.
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.