Call for students to volunteer while at university to help boost careers
A Southampton student who’s been contributing to her adopted community through charity work supporting the city’s vulnerable says volunteering boosted her career and she’s now urging others to volunteer too. Chloe Naegeli started volunteering for Communicare soon after she came to read English and French at the University of Southampton in 2018 and officially joined... Read More
Call for volunteers to boost Southampton’s second vaccination drive
Our charity has been praised by the Department of Health and Social Care for its work at the city’s Covid-19 vaccination centres but we are in urgent need for more volunteers to help. We are seeking individuals to donate their time during the next stage of immunisations to provide support to people in waiting areas... Read More
Communicare marks 30th anniversary with thanks to surviving early member
We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year by paying tribute to one of our surviving early members who is now a service user too. Without Margaret Timewell (pictured) our charity wouldn’t have got going or been able to continue supporting the city’s vulnerable and isolated. Manager, Annie Clewlow, who started working with the charity... Read More
We Urgently Need More Telephone Volunteers – Would Suit People on Furlough
We are urgently calling for more volunteers to help support the city’s vulnerable as demand for our services increase. We are looking for help with our ‘Hello Southampton’ telephone service and people on furlough can participate as volunteering will not impact on their payments. The charity’s Manager, Annie Clewlow says: “We launched our telephone support... Read More
Communiteers Help Southampton’s Vulnerable Get COVID-19 Vaccinations
Our wonderful volunteers recently donated their time to help vulnerable members of the community get their COVID-19 vaccinations. The individuals from our Communiteer programme provided support to people in waiting areas and getting them to and from their cars during immunisation sessions across six centres. Annie Clewlow, Communicare Manager, explained: “We are so proud that... Read More
We Need Businesses to Volunteer Staff for ‘Hello Southampton’ in 2021
We are hoping businesses will allow staff to volunteer for our ‘Hello Southampton’ telephone service to help support the city’s vulnerable this year. Communicare recently unveiled its new support service run with Social Care in Action (SCiA) and Southampton University offering regular scheduled phone calls to isolated or vulnerable people. The charity’s Manager, Annie Clewlow... Read More
Get Happy, Healthy and Boost Your CV by Becoming a Communiteer in 2021
We are urging anyone who made New Year’s Resolutions to get happier, healthier and give their career a boost to get in touch. Taking time out to help others as part of our Communiteer programme can help individuals live longer, stay fit and enable them to cope better with illness. Annie Clewlow, Communicare Manager explained:... Read More
Newly launched ‘Hello Southampton’ needs volunteers for check-in calls to vulnerable
We still urgently need to recruit more volunteers for our new telephone service with Social Care in Action (SCiA) and Southampton University to help support the city’s vulnerable. The service offers regular scheduled phone calls up to five times a week to isolated or vulnerable people. Manager, Annie Clewlow says: “Back in May, we piloted... Read More
Are You Kind Hearted? Then Join Our Team Supporting Vulnerable People With Regular Check-in Phone Calls
We’re looking for kind-hearted people to volunteer as part of our ‘Hello Southampton’ team supporting vulnerable people with regular check-in phone calls. Could you regularly give one hour a week, between 9am and 1pm Monday-Friday? In this time you could help up to five people feel less lonely, and reassure them that someone is looking... Read More
Our Volunteer Lindsey Is On BBC Radio Solent!
Delighted to hear former Olympian and volunteer Lindsey Fraser chat about her telephone befriending experiences on BBC Radio Solent last Friday. You can listen to the feature here (forward to 22.35).