Edition: Summer 2020
In response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Council, in partnership with existing and new organisations and volunteer groups, has actively put in place ways to help the District’s most vulnerable people by establishing Community Volunteer Hubs.
We are extremely grateful to the many community groups, parish and town councils and social media groups who have worked so hard to help establish the Hubs throughout the District.
There are now some 27 Hubs in place, organised and manned by volunteers, giving practical help, such as going for essential food shopping and medicines, and providing emotional support, with a friendly phone call for those who are self-isolating at home, amongst many other things.
Since they were set up in March over 10,000 queries have been dealt with.
As part of this initiative, the Council’s Community team called all of its 2,500 Community Link and Health and Wellbeing customers to establish their needs and reassure them at this time and we continue to call them regularly.
As part of this initiative, the Council’s Community team called all of its 2,500 Community Link and Health and Wellbeing customers to establish their needs and reassure them at this time and we continue to call them regularly.
How you can help
Please support our local volunteers who are working with the Hubs to buy and deliver essential food and medicines to the vulnerable who are self-isolating.
- Donate to the Horsham District COVID-19 Appeal and raise funds for local community volunteer hubs who are supporting vulnerable people during the coronavirus pandemic
- Any donations are really welcome. To give £20 by mobile, just text HUBS to 70085. Texts cost £20 (the donation) plus one standard rate message.
- To get involved, Contact a community support hub
Thank you to everyone who has made a donation so far – It really does make a big difference to the lives of local people who are being helped by local people.
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