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.


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.


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


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.