Take a look at the volunteering opportunities currently available for supporting stroke survivors. Find all the information you need to apply.
We currently offer a range of stroke services and support over 60,000 stroke survivors, carers and families every year.
Befriender
Befriending is one of a range of services that we provide to support over 70,000 stroke survivors, carers and families every year. Our befrienders regularly visit people in their homes or community settings, offering support that makes a real difference to their lives. Befrienders help to reduce social isolation and build the confidence and self-esteem of people they support.
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Mentor
We support over 70,00 stroke survivors, carers and families every year to ensure they get the help they need. Mentors offer a particular kind of support to stroke survivors by placing emphasis and ongoing focus on goal setting in order to help their recovery following a stroke. In doing so they help to reduce social isolation and build the confidence and self-esteem of the people they support.
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Peer supporter
Befriending is one of a range of services that support over 70,000 stroke survivors, carers and families every year. Peer Supporters offer a particular kind of befriending support because they are stroke survivors or carers who use their own experience of stroke to support others. They help to reduce social isolation and build the confidence and self-esteem of people they support.
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Communication Service Supporter
About 30% of stroke survivors will experience communication difficulties after their stroke which can make daily living extremely challenging. Communication service supporters assist stroke survivors whose communication has been affected by their stroke to develop new strategies to aid their communication. In doing so they help people to build their confidence, achieve personal goals and promote independence.
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Driver
After a stroke many people will not be able to drive and may find it challenging to access local activities, services and events. As a result many people lose their independence and can become socially isolated. Drivers provide a safe, comfortable transport service to people, so that they can continue to feel part of their local community.
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Service Group Supporter
Our Life After Stroke service groups play an important role in ensuring that stroke survivors do not become socially isolated. They also help to build the confidence and self-esteem of the people who attend. As a stroke group supporter you will be part of a team assisting in the running of one (or more) of these service groups and in doing so you help make a real difference to the lives of stroke survivors.
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