Our volunteers carry out very valuable work in helping older people carry on with their lives with independence, choice and dignity.
You can offer an hour or more a week, as you wish.
Due to the COVID-19 situation, some of the organisations listed on this site have posted service updates and will continue doing so. Many phone lines and websites are still available, however some contact details may have changed. Try the organisation's own website if you're having difficulty getting through.
If you have any queries, please email us at dos@reading.gov.uk or fis@reading.gov.uk
Our volunteers carry out very valuable work in helping older people carry on with their lives with independence, choice and dignity.
You can offer an hour or more a week, as you wish.
Volunteers offer their service is a wide range of venues across Reading, and wider, across Berkshire.
Some are placed at our HQ in London Street, Reading, while others work with our employees elsewhere. Most volunteers work directly with service users, often in that older person's home.
This information has been collected from third party providers therefore the Reading Services Guide, Reading Borough Council (RBC) and Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy of this information and recommends that parents, carers, young people, residents and professionals check with providers regarding DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) and OFSTED registrations and CQC registrations. Information collected by Reading Service Guide; is used solely to implement and supply the Family Information Service (FIS), Special Educational Needs & Disabilities - Reading's Local Offer, Adults & Carers Support Group and Reading Youth.