Database of Health Workforce Innovations
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National volunteer programme to support community care
Rapidly and appropriately assisting in the resourcing of volunteers to help in community actions
- Prioritising recruitment, support and promotion of volunteer roles related to the COVID-19 response.
- Communicating with local volunteers and organisations to let them know what is happening and connect them where relevant.
- Providing advice and guidance on volunteering safely when dealing with vulnerable members of the public.
- Sharing stories of those volunteering and raising awareness of the positive impact of volunteers.
- Communicating with local volunteers and organisations to let them know what is happening and connect them where relevant.
- Providing advice and guidance on volunteering safely when dealing with vulnerable members of the public.
- Sharing stories of those volunteering and raising awareness of the positive impact of volunteers.
- Provision of child care services for front-line workers
- Mental health services
- Housing for front-line workers
- Home support for front-line workers
- Volunteers
Together, Volunteer Ireland and the network of Volunteer Centres, want to let you know how we are working collectively with all relevant government Departments, national organisations plus local community groups to support the response to the management of COVID-19. We commend and value the community based volunteer response that is mobilising and want to provide both organisations and members of the public wishing to volunteer with practical advice and guidance, bearing in mind that as a community our main task is to minimise the spread of coronavirus.
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