Welcome to the Dawlish & East Teignbridge Volunteer Bureau homepage
Dawlish & East Teignbridge Volunteer Bureau is a registered charity (no. 1051265), based in Dawlish, Devon. It is the umbrella organisation for 4 distinct services:
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The Volunteer Centre We recruit, interview and place volunteers within the local community or with other voluntary organisations. We offer a befriending scheme, dog walking, a gardening project, and many other opportunities. If you have some time to spare, we would love to hear from you! Please click here for more information, or call the Volunteer Co-ordinator on 01626 888321.
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Teignbridge Carers Break We support Carers in the Teignbridge area by providing a sitting service, enabling Carers to have a much-needed break during the day or overnight. We also provide practical help and personal care to individuals, helping them to continue living independently for longer. We are registered with the Care Quality Commission for the provision of Personal Care and we are also a recognised provider for the Devon Carers Voucher Scheme. We have a Statement of Purpose, which explains the services we can offer and provides summary information for clients. You can access this Word document by clicking here.
Alternatively please call the Co-ordinators on 01626 889288 and request a paper copy.
For the Teignbridge Carers Break webpage, which gives general information about the service and how to access the Voucher Scheme, please click here.
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The Outreach Benefits Service Teignbridge Outreach Benefits Service offers a free home visiting service for carers to help identify and claim any benefits that they or the cared-for may be entitled to. The home visit enables and ensures the claimant receives full assistance, advice and help where necessary when applying for the various benefits. For more information, click here or call our Benefits Specialists on their direct line 01626 888341.
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Voluntary Nail Cutting Service Do you have difficulty cutting your toenails? We are here to help. This home-visiting service to trim toenails was set up in 2009 under a Department of Health initiative. We were able to offer a heavily subsidised service until recently, but the grant aid that funded this has now run out. From 30 April 2012 the cost of each treatment is £11.
There are some restrictions on who can access the service, and other important information on the service webpage, for details click here or call the Co-ordinator on 01626 889288.
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Please Support Us! We need volunteers to continue providing our services, and Trustees to help with the running of the organisation. Please click here if you can support us with your time.
We make a charge for some of our services, but for those that are free to users we rely on grant aid and donations from our supporters. Click here to find out how to make a donation or otherwise help us financially, or go directly to our page on the LocalGiving website to make a secure online payment with your debit or credit card.
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Our Contact Details
Dawlish & East Teignbridge Volunteer Bureau
The Manor House
Old Town Street
Dawlish
Devon
EX7 9AW
Telephone 01626 889288 or 888321, fax 01626 888321, or e-mail info@dawlish-vb.org.uk
Our office is manned Monday-Friday 9am-5pm, except when our staff are out on visits. If you leave your name and number on our answerphone we will call you back as soon as we can.
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