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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 your neighbours in need

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.

“I couldn't do without it„

It gives me something to look forward to each week, I don’t know anyone in this area, and although people chat to me when I’m out with the dog, I don’t have any friends here, so can go days without really seeing anyone. It’s reassuring knowing I have someone just down the road if anything happens.

Yvonne

“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

“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

“Totally happy„

I was extremely grateful and totally happy with the masks that were made for myself, my granddaughter and my son. They fitted us perfectly and most importantly my 9 year old granddaughter was comfortable, proud & happy wearing hers for a long trip to France on Eurostar. She got to choose the material pattern thanks to Kiyomi’s communication with me. Praise to all 😘

Sue from Hornchurch asked for help

“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

“Thank you Dr Thompson!„

Also known as James, Dr Thompson is one of the county’s GPs delivering the local vaccination site programme, whilst continuing to keep other services running back at the practice.

NHS Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group

“Thank you„

I am touched and moved by this generosity. God bless the hands of those who have prepared the food boxes, provided the contents and organised and administered the distribution. Thank you.

Shared on Facebook (Caroline Beaumont)

“A poem of thanks!„

Thank you to our local Pub, Thank you for all for our delicious grub, Thank you to everyone involved in the Ruddington Covid 19 Mutual Aid Group, Thank you also for keeping us all in the Loop, For arranging this, Fabulous dish xx

Pat and George wanted to say thanks

“People who care„

Being in touch with Age UK Wirral has made me realise that there are people who care. The volunteers who have done my shops and prescription collections have been lovely people - they are the unsung heroes.

Lesley Fulton

“An absolute pleasure„

I've been volunteering since April, doing shopping and prescription collections. It's been an absolute pleasure supporting our community and receiving the phone calls from the staff every week - it's just wonderful. Thank you very much and keep up the good work.

Natalie, volunteer

“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

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.