An introduction to our volunteer projects
Volunteer Centre Sutton run a broad range of our own volunteer projects, all managed by our team. Please click on the links below to find out more.
MAPS Mentoring is an award-winning programme supporting children and young people to achieve their full potential through the support of a one-to-one volunteer adult role model.
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Sutton Befrienders aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness for people living in the London Borough of Sutton. We do this through matching checked and trained volunteers with elderly adults who socially isolated and lonely, or have care and mobility needs, learning difficulties or disabilities. As well as providing one to one support, we run a wide range of suitable group activities tailored to their needs.
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The Young Commissioners are a diverse group made up of young people aged 12-18, from different backgrounds and different schools across the borough, who meet regularly to help shape services and influence decision making in Sutton.
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Our Health Navigators conduct free health and wellbeing checks for residents and ensure that everyone has access to vital health information. This project is run in partnership with NHS South West London Integrated Care System.
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Our Ukraine support project welcomes, and supports the integration of, Ukrainian families, children and adults who have arrived in Sutton since the war started. This project is fully funded by Sutton Council.
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Our Benefits Form Filling project runs in partnership with Together for Sutton. Residents are referred to us to meet with a trained volunteer, to help them complete vital benefits forms to access financial support.
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Our Afghanistan Support project welcomes, and supports the integration of, new residents from Afghanistan to the London Borough of Sutton. This project is fully funded by Sutton Council.
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Core20Plus5 is a NHS approach to support the improvement of health outcomes at both national and system level.
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The Community Volunteer Squad is a project that connects local volunteers with residents in need, to perform basic, one-off, 'helpful tasks'.
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Volunteer Advisor sessions are where you can sit down 1:1 with one of our own volunteers for an informal chat to get tech
help and get matched to your ideal volunteering role.
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The Integrating Sutton project welcomes, and supports the integration of, new Hong Kong residents to the London Borough of Sutton.
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MAPS Advocacy provides independent Advocates for children and young people in Sutton involved in child protection proceedings, Looked After Children and Care Leavers.
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