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Volunteering for the elderly

An older man hugs an older woman. Both are smiling. Photo: contrastwerkstatt/Fotolia.com
An older man hugs an older woman. Both are smiling.
Photo: contrastwerkstatt/Fotolia.com

Volunteers know how beneficial it can be to do something meaningful for the community, to get involved and actively participate. As part of its work with senior citizens, the Senior Citizens and Care Support Center supports voluntary work by older people.

Would you like to volunteer or do you need information about facilities where you can get involved or get to know different fields of activity? If so, you can obtain information from the Senior Citizens and Care Support Center.

Contact:

City of Wolfsburg
Senior citizens and care center

Social Affairs Division
Schillerstrasse 40
38440 Wolfsburg

Telephone: 05361 28-2848

Logo of the senior citizens and care support center

You can obtain information on the following voluntary fields of activity from the Senior Citizens and Care Support Center:

  • Leading senior citizens' groups - The Senior Citizens and Care Support Point supports the senior citizens' groups through regular exchanges in a discussion group, via the "Educational program for senior citizens' groups in Wolfsburg" and through financial grants within the "Guidelines for the promotion of senior citizens' work".
  • Voluntary work as form guides forolder people and/or people in need of care who require support in filling out or understanding applications.
  • The "Round Table Nordstadt " - The regular meetings and the various offers that this group takes part in and develops are geared towards questions about growing old in a district.
  • Partner visiting service Herz & Ohr (Neuland Stiftung) - If your family has moved away or friends have died, or if you are no longer able to leave your home due to illness, you may be missing someone to talk to. Herz & Ohr can provide you with a volunteer visitor with whom you can talk, discuss problems and spend happy hours.
  • Working with the Seniorenring Wolfsburg e. V. - The Seniorenring and the Senioren- und PflegeStützpunkt work together. For example, specialist topics are taken up and implemented. The Seniorenring offers many activities for people aged 55 and over.
  • The Seniorenjournal - Volunteer editors meet every 14 days at the Seniorenring Wolfsburg e.V. Specialist suggestions and information are provided by the speaker from the Wolfsburg Adult Education Center.

You can also find out more about other fields of activity on the website of the Koordinierungsstelle Bürgerengagement.

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