How can volunteers and other organisations support you?

Whether you need support at home, would like to meet other people, or are simply looking for advice and information, Age UK Buckinghamshire offers a range of services. These services include:

• support with welfare benefits
• memory advice service
• befriending
• cleaning and ironing
• computer training
• gardening
• hairdressing at home
• handyperson service
• moving home
• Neat Feet Footcare
• Phone Friends

Call: 01296 431911

Age UK

A free library service for the housebound and full time unpaid carers in Buckinghamshire.

Call: 01494 475573. For Typetalk calls prefix 18001

Email: [email protected]

Bucks Libraries

Re-engage (formerly Contact the Elderly) is a national charity which changes the lives of people aged 75 and over who live alone and find it hard to get out on their own. They can help you to get out of the house and back in touch with your local community and with social groups across the country.

Due to the Covid crisis, a new telephone befriending service called Call Companions has been introduced.

If you would like to get a call companion, call: 0800 716 543

The Red Cross helps thousands of people following a short stay in hospital and prevents unnecessary hospital admissions by providing extra support and care at home.

The Red Cross offer other support services including massage, mobility aids and more. You can search for what they have available near you here:

Red Cross - get help

The Royal Voluntary Service in Buckinghamshire can help older people maintain their independence and stay involved in the local community.

This includes:

• a lift to an appointment at the doctors or hospital
• someone to take you to the shops or to visit friends
• help with your shopping
• some company and a chat with regular visits from a Royal Voluntary Service volunteer
• befriending
• help with the garden or a little bit of practical help around the house
• lunch clubs and social activities including trips and days out
• delivering Books on Wheels to your home

Royal Voluntary Service

Community Impact Bucks' Gardening & Befriending service provides charitable gardening, clearance and maintenance support to elderly and vulnerable people in Buckinghamshire. It also offers the opportunity for people of all ages to volunteer with vulnerable and socially isolated participants in activities such as maintaining their own garden or growing fruit, vegetables and plants.

Call: 01844 348831

Enrych supports adults with physical disabilities to combat social isolation and engage more fully within their local communities. To achieve this, we provide several services across our network of regional branches. To find out what services are available in your local area, please contact your regional Enrych branch.

Services currently available include:

• volunteer Partnerships
• Personal Assistants (a chargeable service)
• fitness clubs
• swimming groups
• pub lunches and social events

Call: 07543 184 358

Enrych