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Meet Rebecca Phillips, Age Cymru's Volunteer Officer and find out what her roles involved and how it makes a difference to older people in Wales.
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Volunteer Reference Request All information in this document will be handled in strictest confidence Signed: Date ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Age Cymru is a registered charity 1128436. Company limited by guarantee and registered in Wales and England 6837284. Registered office address Ground Floor,
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Today, we’re really excited to be launching our Gift Box Appeal 🤶🎅🎄We’re appealing to you to fill a wrapped shoe box with gifts in our aim to help make this Christmas a little brighter. Christmas can be a lonely time for many older people who have no close family to visit over the festive period, we hope that having a gift to open may make a huge difference. Your amazing gift boxes will be
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Volunteer journey After a prospective Volunteer has expressed interest, it’s important to follow up and progress the application as soon as possible. Contact with an applicant should be made within five working days. This is the process and schedule we found most effective. If both parties plan in advance, the process can be completed within one month in order to mobilise the volunteer as
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Developments in advocacy over the last 4 years Louise Hughes Golden Thread Advocacy Programme Manager Age Cymru 1 New legislation • Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 • Wellbeing and Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 • Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 2 Developments across England and Wales • Change from Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards to Liberty
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1. What can be found roasting on an open fire in ‘The Christmas song’, sung by Nat King Cole? 2. Which fruit was traditionally put in a Christmas stocking? 3. Which hot drink do the characters sing about in the Christmas classic, Polar Express? 4. In which country is it now traditional to eat KFC for a Christmas dinner? 5. What type of pudding is asked for in the popular Christmas carol, ‘We
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Care Home Volunteer profile This volunteering opportunity will play a key role in supporting care homes as they facilitate residents' wellbeing. Are you interested in an engaging and unique volunteering activity? This is a chance to make a real difference for care home residents, care home staff and yourself. It would suit someone keen to offer the following qualities and skills: • Good,
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Care home safeguarding training: background information The Age Cymru Basic Adult Safeguarding training is a mandatory training session delivered to all volunteers and can be delivered virtually over Zoom. Safeguarding is staff and volunteers’ responsibility; it’s everyone’s duty to keep adults who need care and support safe from abuse and neglect. This two-hour interactive session ensures that
