Voluntary Services Directory

Age UK Stockport
A local independent charity that provides a wide range of information advice and support to enable people to live well and to make informed choices about their lives.
The following highlights just some of the services we offer. It is not an exhaustive list, and you do not have to know exactly what you need as we will work with you to find the best way forward on any issue. Charges may apply to some services.
Daily Living: shopping, cleaning, laundry etc.
Home: minor repairs, smoke alarms, home safety checks
Personal Support: emotional and / or social support, befriending, support for activities or other purposes
Safety: keeping yourself safe in the home and out; support and advice and information for personal and environmental factors
Social: range of Day services in safe and comfortable settings and / or great range of activities in the community
Carers Support: breaks, respite, support, emergency cover
Information Legal and Financial Issues: financial, benefit advice, power of attorney, care home, general information
Computers: computer or other technology support
Getting Out: transport options, Blue Badge, taxi vouchers

One of the Encephalitis Society's objectives is to support adults and children affected by encephalitis, their families and carers by providing advice and information. The Encephalitis Society do this in a few different ways:
• Support Line via a manned telephone line, email and Skype
• Face to face support at our offices
Services offered by the Encephalitis Society:
• Connection Scheme which is a contact scheme for members enabling them to get in touch with each other and share experiences
• Meetings and events where people can learn about the illness, its consequences, get together to share their experiences and have fun such as Family Weekend, Retreat weekend, Annual Members Meeting (AMM) VIP events and gatherings
• Team Encephalitis Volunteer Scheme which is a network of local volunteers within the UK

To promote understanding of all aspects of brain injury and provide information, support and services to survivors, their families and carers.

To access services, please contact the MSA Trust on the phone number above
The most local support groups are located in Bolton and Knutsford and the groups are open to anyone in the surrounding areas.
Support groups last for 2 hours and aim to link people with MSA and their carers, relatives, friends and interested health and social care professionals. It offers a forum for discussion, support and information and to raise awareness locally about MSA and problems associated with the condition.
The groups often have speakers (physio, speech and language therapist etc) who do a presentation to help people with symptoms. After this people get an opportunity to speak to the MSA Nurse Specialist and other members of the group to speak about any issues personally affecting them and any services they have found helpful.
The MSA Nurse for this area is Katie Rigg and she also offers a phone and email helpline phone: 01434 381932 or email: Katie.rigg@msatrust.org.uk

Local adviser service :
Free phone confidential help line 0808 800 0303. You can then refer to the local adviser or other peer support.

Age UK Manchester serves the whole of the City of Manchester. Age UK Manchester works with older people across the city giving information and advice, volunteering, care service at home to ensure there are no concerns. Provides Home Care, Day Care and Aging Well Services

All advice and support for people over 55. Volunteer opportunities

Age UK Bury is a locally run charity that aims to promote independence and a better quality of life for all older people in the borough of Bury. Please visit our website for further information.

Age UK Bolton is a registered charity that offers a range of services and activities for people aged 50 and over to support them to live safe, independent and fulfilled lives. The services we offer include: Information & Advice; Legal Advice and will-making service; Befriending and afternoon teas; Lunch and Leisure clubs; Physical activity classes; Creative and Leisure classes; Home from Hospital Service; Enhanced Day Care; Enhanced Respite Care; Falls Prevention and wheelchair hire.

Age UK Wigan Borough provides a wide range of services for people over the age of 60. These include:
• Advocacy - Supporting people by providing as much information as possible to allow them to make more informed choices and decisions.
• Ambition for Ageing - Creating more age friendly places and empowering people to live fulfilling lives as they age
• Bright Days Programme - Offering a wide range of activities to encourage you to feel good and have fun.
• Call in Time - Telephone befriending.
• Handyperson Service - Helping you maintain independence and improve safety and security in the home.
• Home Help - Domestic cleaning service.
• Housing with Care Options - Helping you and your family prepare and plan for your housing and care needs including support for going into a care home.
• Information & Advice – Support to claim benefits available to people aged 50 and over, their relatives, friends and carers in the Borough of Wigan.

Provides a range of services for people aged 50+ including: Information and Advice, Dementia Support, 131 Club, Community Support, Falls Prevention Programme and a range of classes. For more information, please visit our website or give us a call.

Support and advice for people over 50.

Provide a wide range of services for older people in Salford and the surrounding area eg. cleaning, shopping, dementia support, social groups, information & advice

Information support and advice offered concerning all adult social care.

Disability services have specially trained staff who can support individuals and carers by providing specialist assessments. This service aims to maintain people in their homes and help them remain as self-reliant as possible. If you have a disability, the Equipment and Adaptations team can offer an assessment to identify equipment or adaptations which make it easier for you to continue living independently in your own home. If you are assessed as requiring a piece of equipment then they will deliver and install the equipment in your home. They also make recommendations for major alterations to your home and planning for them. All the help offered is based on individual needs, and the service is available to people of all ages.

Programme of physical activity designed to improve the health and quality of life of Stroke and TIA survivors. Provides programmes to support you in becoming more physically active to improve your health and quality of life. The Team also provide targeted physical activity and health programmes that could be just what you need to get active. Adults should aim to do 30 minutes of moderate activity at least five times a week and children should aim do one hour per day. If you are new to exercise, have been inactive for some time or have a medical condition please contact the team and we will help you find suitable activities.

Active Lifestyles is our free-to-join club for anyone who wants to get fit and keep fit: from babies to retired people.
Choose from over 150 fitness and well being sessions a week in venues across Manchester. There's something for everyone and it's just £1 a session!

Assessment, advice and training in the use of technology for young people with physical and communication difficulties.

The access and crisis team acts as the single point of access for all referrals into mental health services including primary care mental health services and older people's mental health services.
The referrals are screened and triaged on a daily basis with members of the multi-disciplinary team including consultant psychiatrists, adult and older people’s mental health practitioners, and primary care mental health workers.
The function of the access and crisis team is to:
Act as a single point of entry which will receive, triage and direct all referrals onto the relevant service
Provide a comprehensive assessment for people on an urgent/priority basis and can provide follow up interventions.

On line information about council services including healthy living, carers support, help at home, social care
and a directory of services, On line information about council services including keeping fit & healthy.

Service offering online cognitive behavioural therapy (beating the blues) to people affected by low mood depression and/or anxiety in the Stockport area.

Service offering online cognitive behavioral therapy (beating the blues) to people affected by low mood depression and/or anxiety in the Rochdale and Salford area.