LAUNCH OF THE COMMUNITY RESPONSE UNIT - Derbyshire County Council
We have launched our Community Response Unit which has begun taking requests for urgent help from members of the community who don't have friends or family able to support them.
Volunteers from over 200 different organisations will be able to help with shopping, fetching prescriptions or offering a befriending service.
Help is available for people across the country if they are:
You may know someone in your community or through the course of your work who needs support. Please direct them to www.derbyshire.gov.uk/gethelp or ask them to call 01629 535091
Volunteers from over 200 different organisations will be able to help with shopping, fetching prescriptions or offering a befriending service.
Help is available for people across the country if they are:
- Self-isolating because either themselves or a member of the household is at risk
- Struggling to meet basic needs because of financial, social or health restrictions
- Pregnant
- Have underlying health conditions
- Aged 70 or over
You may know someone in your community or through the course of your work who needs support. Please direct them to www.derbyshire.gov.uk/gethelp or ask them to call 01629 535091