Food delivery volunteer (City of London)
Age UK City of London
AGE UK City of London are the charity for older people in the City of London (the Square Mile). We provide activities and services to support social connection, health and wellbeing and digital inclusion. Volunteers will support older residents who are housebound or have mobility issues to access the Aldgate community food hub, delivering high quality, low cost food to their door.
AGE UK City of London are the charity for older people in the City of London (the Square Mile). We provide activities and services to support social connection, health and wellbeing and digital inclusion. We are looking for food delivery volunteers to support us carry out the services we supply. Volunteers will be paired with an individual older City resident who is having difficulty doing their shopping. They may be housebound or may be someone with a long term illness or mobility difficulties, or just someone who would find it difficult to carry a heavy bag of food. Volunteers will: - Visit the Aldgate food hub at Artizan library weekly, to collect a bag of shopping for the client - Deliver this immediately to the client’s home (and help to put the food away if required) - Collect the client’s weekly cash contribution towards the shopping (currently £4) - Be a friendly regular presence at your short visit each week - Conduct an informal wellbeing check whilst in the client's home, let the client know about other services they might find helpful and report any concerns about their wellbeing to volunteering manager
Befriending, Buddying & Mentoring,Community Work,Support Work,General and Helping
Basic IT skills - internet & email
Good people skills, kindness, empathy, reliability
Getting to know your community and giving something back
2 hours per week
E1 7AF
Artizan Library, Artizan Street Aldgate
Artizan Library, 2 mins walk from Aldgate Tube Station/ 5-6 mins from Liverpool Street station.
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