Our service guides
Helpforce supports a wide range of health and care organisations across the UK, and shares the volunteering service models, best practice and learning from those projects.
Each guide below has a detailed description of a particular type of service and how it operates, with advice on how you can adapt it to work in your location.
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Before you dive in...
Alongside the specific advice below, read through our How to set up a volunteering service guide, which has lots of universal advice for establishing a service, from developing and operating the service to managing volunteers and measuring impact.
Setting up a volunteer to career service
Setting up a falls prevention service
Setting up a mealtime support volunteer service
Setting up an active response volunteer service
Setting up a discharge support volunteer service
Setting up an activity and mobility support volunteer service
Setting up a Community Project, Helpforce Companion volunteer service
Setting up an end of life care volunteer service
Setting up a bereavement comfort call volunteer service
Setting up an adult companionship volunteer service
Setting up a theatre support volunteer service
