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Welcome to Volunteer Centre Merton Help Service

Volunteer Centre Merton has about 90 Help Service volunteers.

They can assist with the following: 

• Regular visiting/befriending
• Collecting prescriptions
• Adopting-a-Garden (user provides equipment)
• Escorting
• Dog Walking
• Wheelchair Pushing
• Reading and help with correspondence
• Driving to opticians, dentist, hairdresser, etc.
• Driving to visit a relative in hospital or to visit a friend
• Driving for a holiday or respite care if the journey can be done in a day.

They cannot help with: 

• Domestic work i.e. cleaning
• Personal care (eg bathing or dressing, giving medication, etc)
• Electrical, plumbing work
• Driving to hospital appointments
• Painting and decorating
• A service which can be provided by a more appropriate agency
• Anything that puts at risk the health and safety of the volunteer
• Anything that directly substitutes for a paid worker

 If in doubt, check first with the Help Service Co-ordinator

We receive requests for help from the person themselves, Social Services, Health Services, their GP or a friend.  All are visited by the Help Service Co-ordinator. We then try to match the person with a suitable volunteer. 

Equal Opportunities 

VCM recognises that everyone has a contribution to make to our society and a right to equal treatment.  We aim to ensure that no staff, volunteers or users of our Help Service are discriminated against on the basis of race/ethnic origin, sex/sexuality, age, religion, disability or class. 

I would like to volunteer for the help service and would like more information. 

I would like to have someone visit me or help me. How do I proceed? 

A client, patient or friend of mine is in need of help. How do I proceed?