Extend the hand of friendship to an older person in the northern suburbs, such as Eltham, Greensborough, Heidelberg, Ivanhoe, Macleod, Rosanna.
Miss having a yarn with your grandparents? Learn from those wiser, and volunteer to visit the young at heart and keep them connected to the communities they love. Befriend and spend quality time with a lonely senior in the local community. No doubt you’ll develop a soft spot for adorable seniors and be able to simultaneously brighten their day!
Apply to join our Coffee & Chat Program to help increase connectedness and happiness among aged care residents. We are looking for a special kind of person to visit our residents – a St Vincent’s kind of person. Someone who puts compassion, connection and caring for other people at the heart of everything they do.
The ACVVS aims to reduce loneliness for the elderly and offer more social support and connectivity to the wider community. Becoming an aged care volunteer is incredibly rewarding. We carefully match you with an elderly person based on interests, background, location and life experiences to help ensure a long-lasting connection. Your time is incredibly powerful and sharing it is one simple way you can make a difference to someone’s life.
We are looking for friendly, compassionate and caring volunteers interested in enriching the lives of older people living in residential aged care or at home. If you love a chat and can commit to visiting someone regularly please get in touch.
Seeking flexible, patient and reliable volunteers to mentor young people, through engaging in negotiated recreational activities for a couple of hours per fortnight. Activities may include walking in the park, visiting the local library, attending festivals, playing sports, cooking or going for a drive together.
The Australian Epilepsy Project (AEP) aims to change the lives of people living with epilepsy through advanced testing and AI by 2025. To achieve this we need your help. We are seeking volunteers to join our control group. Control groups are vital to a research study providing a point of comparison for general participants and helping to determine the study's efficacy. Your participation will help shape the future landscape of epilepsy diagnoses and treatment for thousands of Australians.
Seeking flexible, patient and reliable volunteers to mentor young people, through engaging in negotiated recreational activities for a couple of hours per fortnight. Activities may include walking in the park, visiting the local library, attending festivals, playing sports, cooking or going for a drive together.
Seeking flexible, patient and reliable volunteers to mentor young people, through engaging in negotiated recreational activities for a couple of hours per fortnight. Activities may include walking in the park, visiting the local library, attending festivals, playing sports, cooking or going for a drive together.
MS Plus is funded to provide the Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS). For 30 years, we have been connecting people through friendship. The role of a Volunteer Visitor is to provide friendship to older people living in Aged Care or living in their own home. This role offers flexibility and reward for both the volunteer and recipient of visits.
Looking for a flexible volunteer role that makes a positive difference and reduces loneliness in our community? We are seeking champion volunteers to visit lonely older people in Ivanhoe and its surrounding suburbs. Our program helps to improve the lives of older people who face social isolation through meaningful friendships. It's very rewarding, flexible, and suited to anyone who is friendly, kind and reliable!
Mercy Works is currently recruiting volunteers to support students from a refugee asylum seeker background in the region around Heidelberg West. through their Mercy Connect Project. The project aims to provide support and mentoring for children, young people to optimize their literacy development and academic and social learning.
Uniting Op Shop Preston is a firm favourite amongst High Street op shoppers. From vintage dresses to quirky homewares and great fashion our Shop is full of gems. Uniting Op Shops provide affordable clothing and homeware items in a welcoming and inclusive environment, while providing an essential role in funding Uniting’s program delivery.
Join a supportive, like-minded and committed team of volunteers who make a real difference in the lives of young people.
The advocate's role is to befriend of a vulnerable person and help them to improve their quality of life, including to be involved in the wider community.
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