We can all look after vulnerable people in this coronavirus crisis, but we need help
A newly established network of mutual aid groups across Britain aims to show the power of solidarity
It is worth looking on the internet and social media, to see what is happening / available locally
( place name ) CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT GROUPS. People willing to help with shopping, running social groups, ideas for activities etc
I doubt volunteers are vetted. I think it is just a neighbourly thing from very kind people. People coming together in a crisis, some of the modern rules may just have to go so be careful and report anything you are not happy with to the group organiser or the police but remember everybody’s resources may be stretched as their own staff find themselves in isolation.
I guesse its possible they may not be able to take up references in time…however I am sure they will take what steps they can.
I have volunteered myself for any support I can give and I have been able to give references to them. And also i am DBS checked which they will also be able to double check.
In my area they are asking if people are DBS checked.
Communities across England are coming together in the coronavirus crisis.
BBC local radio stations have been speaking to local heroes as part of the Make a Difference campaign, which aims to keep communities connected during the outbreak.
All 39 BBC local radio stations have joined volunteer groups to help get messages across of support in local communities and in particular information that can help people who are most vulnerable or at risk.
on any spreadsheet you can use the function Ctrl + F (F = find) to search (opens a small search box near the top of the page when I tried it) and then enter a key word - like the name of your town.
If you click on the top box of column D and then click on the little triangle on the right of that box - you can then click on sort A to Z and then scroll to your place name.
Help the Hungry : How we’re helping to feed the homeless, elderly and NHS through the coronavirus pandemic.
London’s 33 boroughs have agreed to form hubs to distribute surplus produce to the vulnerable.
More than £625,000 has poured into our Help The Hungry campaign in London – launched 72 hours ago with sister title the Evening Standard – amid signs that hunger is taking hold among the elderly, homeless, and vulnerable who are self-isolating to avoid Covid-19.
On Friday, Evgeny Lebedev, shareholder of The Independent, helped deliver produce from The Felix Project, the charity we’re supporting, to Compassion London, a startup cooking 1,000 meals a day for NHS staff and the homeless.
Compassion London’s founder Leon Aarts said: “We have been getting messages from people saying, ‘Could you supply me with one or two meals, I haven’t eaten in three days.’ We’ve also had cancer patients with no nearby relatives to rely on who are too afraid to leave their homes and feeling hungry and vulnerable.”
I read about restaurants being shut, the owners were taking the food left home, 100 kilogrammes of flour etc.
Was it Jamie Oliver, going to make pasta for the whole village?