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Can you support families in need?

When parents learn that their child
has a life threatening illness, the
basics of running a home can fall
by the wayside as they rally around
their loved one.
The Rainbow Trust Children’s Town Office
charity can help to pick up the 1 Groundwell Road, Swindon SN1 2LT
pieces – and is on the lookout for
volunteers with the skills and time Tel: 01793 422422
to support their work as part of a Chapel of Rest
pilot scheme. 92 Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret SN3 4NN
Family Support Volunteer Project Tel: 01793 832072
manager Rachel Stewart explained:
“We are a charity that provides vital Our family service caring for you
help to families in crisis. We are
now actively looking for volunteers A truly personal and compassionate service
to help us in this work. available 24 hours a day, every day of the year
“Many families find it really hard
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“We would like to hear from • Professionally
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practical help to families in their feel that they are coping better.”
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“It can be anything from doing to attend three evening training plans available
house work to shopping, or those sessions in February to provide them
who can offer specialist skills in with a grounding in the skills they • Home visits
gardening or DIY. These are the sort might need. available
of things that people can struggle Potential volunteers will also be John Pearce (left), Belinda, Tracy and David.
with when they are in this situation. required to undergo DBS checks and • Parking available Here for you when needed most
If our volunteers help out with the provide references.
practical side of things, we can go If you can help contact rachel.
a long way towards helping parents [email protected]

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