VOLUNTEERING
Services provided by Dulwich Helpline volunteers
We have a large, diverse and dedicated team of volunteers, who
give, and receive, a great deal from their volunteering.
For information on all volunteer opportunities, please contact
Jean Hedden. Email
jean@dulwich-helpline.org.uk, or phone 020 8299 4594.
| Service | Description |
| Befriending | Volunteers can regularly visit service users, on a one-to-one basis to offer friendship and sociability to those who cannot easily get out. |
| Gardening | Our volunteer gardeners help our service users with light gardening, cutting the lawn, weeding a flowerbed, or trimming the hedge. |
| Transport | Our transport volunteers provide lifts to an older person, by car, to help them keep appointments and maintain a social life. |
| Groups and activities | We run 22 groups for older people across our local area. These include; Reading Groups, Art Appreciation, Reminiscence, and Gentle Exercise. Our Drop-in Groups also offer the opportunity for meeting other people over light refreshments for sociability and conversation. |
| Practical help | Volunteers assist with simple practical tasks including accompanying someone on a shopping trip; reading newspapers; books or documents; and sorting small scale household maintenance e.g. changing light bulbs. |
| Fundraising and events | Reliable volunteers are needed to help out at our regular fundraising events to do a variety of jobs. |
| Office help | Volunteers can come into the offices and help out with administrative tasks, to assist the smooth running of the organisation. |