Royal Voluntary Service Edinburgh & Lothians
Edinburgh, UK
Welcome to the Edinburgh City and Lothians branch of the Royal Voluntary Service! Our charity is working to create a society where everyone feels valued and involved, whatever their age. We are one of the largest volunteer organisations in the country. Our 35,000 volunteers help older people stay active, independent and continue to contribute to society. We make this possible by offering practical and emotional support at the time and place it’s needed. We’ve got big plans for the future. Our aim is to reach two million older people in the next ten years. It’s important we achieve this because the UK’s older population is growing and needs more support than ever before. we have a busy transport service in East Lothian with volunteer drivers. any East Lothian resident age 65 or over who struggles to get to health appointments can use our transport service. journeys are chargeable, but at reasonable rates. we run a home library service in Edinburgh, which is very long-running and very popular. we run the very popular cafe in East Lothian Community Hospital, Haddington.
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