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Annual Report 2010

Investing In Volunteers

Welcome to Voluntary Care Centre

Voluntary Care Centre

Who are we?

The Voluntary Care Centre is the working name for the Forest Hill & Sydenham Voluntary Service Association Ltd, which was founded in 1969. Our organisation is a registered Charity (No: 266585) and a company limited by guarantee (No: 1131214) and operates within the London Borough of Lewisham.

What do we do?

We provide an easily accessible support service and a focal point for those in need within the local community, delivering direct services such as gardening, befriending, shopping, DIY, wheelchair pushing, driving & escorting.

We operate a fund to assist financially where most needed, for relief in crisis situations, and to promote social inclusion.

We recruit, train and place volunteers in voluntary activities which develop their skills and confidence and enhance the quality of life of the service users. We promote volunteering and volunteering opportunities and we work to identify new opportunities for volunteering.

How can we help you?

If you live within the London borough of Lewisham and fulfil the individual criteria for our schemes and projects we may be able to help make your life a little easier, add some quality and help you to take part in community activities and to remain independent; by providing voluntary support.

Click here to find out more about our services.

Volunteers

Volunteers

How can you help us?

By volunteering; we would like to hear from you if you live or work within the borough of Lewisham and have some time to offer and would like to share your skills, knowledge and experience, or you would like to discover and develop new ones and use them to support the local community.

By making a donation to help support our activities, becoming a member that will entitle you to receive our literature and information keeping you up to date with our activities, and to have an input by voting on decisions at our AGM.

Click here to find out more about donations and membership.

Exciting New Development with Deptford Drop-in

The Grove Centre Social Club

Voluntary Care Centre Trustees/Management List 2009

Investing In Volunteers Award

VCC at the make a difference awards

Thursday 4th March saw the first Make a Difference Award ceremony (held by Lewisham Council in partnership with Volunteer Centre Lewisham) which celebrates the contribution that volunteers make to the borough of Lewisham.

Sponsored walk update & abseil

Due to restricted resources at the VCC, we will not be holding a walk again this year.

However, we do have five people raising money for the VCC by participating in a Sponsored Abseil on Sunday 4th July. The abseil will be down the side of Kings College Tower.

Fundraising quiz night

On Friday 26th March, ten teams competed to be VCC quiz champions. Participants paid £5 each to enter and contributed generously to our raffles.

VCC Referrers day

On Wednesday March 10th, the VCC held their annual Referrer's Day. This is an opportunity for us to spread the word about the work of the VCC and ensure that other organisations have the right information about what we do.

March - volunteer support session

On the afternoon of Wednesday 24th March, police support community officer Daryl Angus came to talk to volunteers about many of the issues concerning local people in the Perry Vale Ward of Lewisham.

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