Communicare in Southampton

Description

Who do we help? In 2011 - 12 we helped 436 individuals or families. These are people of all ages, (but mostly aged between 66 and 90) who either:

• Miss out on statutory help; or

• For whom statutory help is not enough to give them a reasonable quality of life.

  Our Volunteers: We currently have over 200 volunteers, from all sorts of backgrounds. They all go through an induction process with us and are regularly invited to trainings & social gatherings.

  What do we do?

• Befriend / Visit

• Provide transport

• Shop

• Gardening

• Decorate / other DIY

• Support parents of babies and young children

  Clients can seek help personally, or are referred through a number of different routes, including social workers, caring organisations, and health professionals. A high percentage of clients ask for our help due to physical difficulty and the tasks requested most are transport and visiting clients at home.

  You can help by:

• Becoming a Volunteer and helping to enrich someone’s life

• Making a donation which can be Gift Aided either through the bank or via our Website (VirginMoneyGiving)