Imagine - Volunteering Service
To promote, educate, communicate
and empower, for the benefit and interest of people affected by mental health
issues
SLaM 24 hr
Information line:
Help line gives
information and
support to people
in Croydon with
mental
health
problems.
0800 731 2864
SAMARITANS
A 24 hour service providing
confidential emotional support to any person who are suicidal or despairing
020 8681 666
A 24 hour confidential help line providing
advice and information on a range of health issues.
0845 46474
Registered in England
No. 6891337 Charity No.1135535
Hear Us is a Company Limited by Guarantee.
Hear Us
Orchard House 15a Purley Road,
South Croydon, CR2 6EZ
020 8681 6888
hear.us@hear-us.org
www.hear-us.org
Hear Us is a Company Limited by Guarantee.
Hear Us
Orchard House 15a Purley Road,
South Croydon, CR2 6EZ
020 8681 6888
hear.us@hear-us.org
www.hear-us.org
| Service name: | Volunteering Service |
| Provided by: | Imagine |
| When and where: | |
| 9-5, Monday to Friday at CVA Resource Centre 82 London Road Croydon |
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| Aim of service: | |
| The volunteering service
will help service users to volunteer their services in any community
setting, depending on what their interests are. The service will
develop a range of volunteering opportunities by working with
(potential) “host” organisations to ensure they fully support
the recovery of service users placed with them. |
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| What will be offered: | |
| The service will offer volunteering
experiences in a wide range of organisations that will attempt
to meet the interests/needs of as many users as possible. Support
will include:
information about volunteering opportunities;
person centred planning to develop a personal development plan
involving volunteering;
matching to suitable placements and assisting with the application
process;
setting up and accompanying people to interviews;
supporting people in volunteering placements;
regular assessment of service users’ recovery, and the benefits
offered by the service. |
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| [New referrals]: Who is the service for and how to access it? | |
| People with a wide range
of experiences and motives for volunteering whose care is co-ordinated
through the Care Programme Approach (CPA).
Written referral by Care Co-ordinator or other member if the multi-disciplinary
care team. |
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