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Helping local people look after each other

HelpMyStreet connects neighbours in need with people who can help - safely and securely.

Shopping for essentials
Cooking a hot meal
Home-sewn face coverings
Help with home-schooling
A friendly chat

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Help and support from Age UK Wirral

HelpMyStreet has partnered with Age UK Wirral to support their amazing range of services for older people in their local communities. Find out how to become a volunteer or ask for help by clicking ‘More Info’ below.

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Is help available in your area?

From Cardiff to Cambridge, Dover to Dundee, HelpMyStreet gets help to people in need.

How can we help?

We’ve got shoppers, sewers and hot meal makers; walkers, talkers and homework helpers. All ready and waiting to help you!

Join our volunteers

Help people stay safe - on your street and across your community. Just let us know when, where and how you can help.

“A valuable tool„

Using HelpMyStreet enables us to recruit volunteers and support older people in communities that are sometimes harder to reach. It’s a valuable tool in a rural county.

Nicki Lee, Senior Volunteer Coordinator at Age UK LSL

“Always friendly„

I have been here three times a week for the past 4 years. I find the staff and volunteers are always friendly and very helpful. Age UK is a good meeting place to make friends and I enjoy coming here.

Bill

“A fantastic experience„

Working with the team from Factor 50 on the HelpMyStreet initiative has been a fantastic experience. We have developed a wonderful partnership which has genuinely helped us to reach so many more older people and willing volunteers alike for our Vitals for Veterans project. They are so flexible and engaged with us that we are now also looking at other ways that we can work with them on different services and projects we have.

Michele Jolly, CEO at Age UK LSL

“A privilege„

It has been a privilege to join HelpMyStreet and to deliver the wellbeing packages for Age UK. To be able to give something back to others who have given to us in the past is most rewarding.

Sharon in Stamford provided some help

“Excellent service„

Just want to say as soon as I requested the masks they were in process to be made. Delivered within 2 days and excellent quality for adults and kids. Thank you so much at a difficult financial time I managed to purchase for the whole family too. Excellent service.

Gurmeet from Leicester asked for help

“What more could you ask for„

I like the company, the meals are very good, the carers are good, we've got bingo, quizzes, netball, chiropody and loads of activities they do to keep us happy. You get picked up, dropped off... what more could you ask for?

Alice

“Much needed social interaction„

I have been volunteering for Age UK as a befriender since January this year. Befriending for me gives me a break from the computer, and some much needed social interaction in the week, as well as the feeling like I am doing something worthwhile for someone else at the same time. No matter what age you are, I feel if you sit around the house with no one to talk to for days on end, it is very easy to suddenly feel isolated and dispirited. I feel I benefit from the social side of volunteering, just as much as Yvonne does.

Robyn

“Local people„

The ability to shape the content and presentation of local material - on the website and with the posters and flyers - makes it much more likely that local people will access and use this service

Kate organises a local group in South Yorkshire who built a community page on HelpMyStreet

“Everyone's so caring„

I love coming for a good laugh. I like the people and the carers, I've made some good friends. Everyone's so caring here.

Keith

“A wonderful village„

Thank you from the bottom of my heart to you and the team for helping my parents through this difficult time. It's so appreciated. What you guys did and will continue to do was/is amazing. Ruddington is a wonderful village ❤

Leigh requested help for his parents in Ruddington

“Keeping us alive„

These services are keeping us alive - we very grateful for the kindness and support of Age UK Wirral.

Mr and Mrs M

“Can't recommend it enough„

HelpMyStreet has allowed us to keep what was great about our COVID-19 response, but set ourselves up to keep this going even when things hopefully get back to being a bit more normal. We can’t recommend it highly enough.

Dave is a Community Organiser in Tankersley

Getting started is easy

How to volunteer with HelpMyStreet

Help as much or as little as you like with our easy to use platform. We show you where help is needed near you so you can help in a way that’s right for you.

Register with us

Verify your ID

Verifying your ID is quick and easy and lets us know you’re a real person! All you need is valid photo ID and a mobile device.

Find and accept requests for help

Browse open requests in your profile and accept the ones you can help with.

Help those in need

Get in touch and let them know when you’ll be there to help!

Come back for more!

Don’t forget to keep checking back for new requests near you!

Find out more by checking out our FAQs

How to request help

We protect your privacy by only sharing your details with the people who need them, when they need them.

Tell us what you need

Request help using the orange button below - you can request help for yourself, or for someone else like a loved one at the other end of the country.

Wait for a volunteer to get in touch

As soon as a volunteer accepts your request we’ll let you know!

Receive the help you need

Volunteers offer their time and skills for free, but if your volunteer incurs any costs you need to pay back (like the cost of your groceries for example) they’ll let you know how you can pay them back.

Find out more by checking out our FAQs

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We’re working with communities…

Safety - enabling every volunteer to be ID verified Privacy - protecting everyone’s data and only sharing it with the people who absolutely need it Coverage - supporting every street in the UK Neighbours Near and Far - enabling help for friends and family who live at the other end of the country Reducing administrative burden - taking care of processes and paperwork