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VOLUNTEER
Celebrating our volunteers
Volunteering with Age UK Northamptonshire can be an enormously rewarding experience. Our volunteers give their time and effort in so many ways to make an incredible difference to older people.
Without volunteers we would not be able to offer the information, advice, help and support to older people who need it, at the time when they need it most.
Giving your time as a volunteer will make a huge difference. We have lots of volunteering roles to choose from. We hope you find something you like and look forward to welcoming you to the
Age UK Northamptonshire volunteering family.
Volunteer Telephone Befriender
Just 30 minutes of your time a week could make a massive difference to an older person’s life. If you are empathetic and good at talking on the phone, this could be the role for you. All we ask is you have access to a smartphone, laptop or tablet.
Dorothy, Telephone Befriending client
“I really appreciate the calls; it means an awful lot. The good feeling stays with me for days and I often find
I have a smile on my face about something we laughed about. I hear your voice and remember the things we said, and it does me a tremendous amount of good. I really look forward to the calls, we discuss so many different things.”
Denise, Telephone Befriending Client “People like you are
a lifeline for people like me. I love hearing from Debby each week.”
Debby, Volunteer
Telephone Befriender
Katie, Volunteer Telephone Befriender “It is an absolute pleasure to chat with Dorothy. We share perspectives on the everyday, such as what we like (and don’t like!) to eat, music, interests, and memories of school, through to tough, deeper issues, such as global events and challenging
times. Our chats give me so much – time and space to relax, reflect and laugh.”
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Caroline Roy, Volunteers Co-ordinator