Neighbourhood Central's Aged Care Volunteer Visitors Scheme (ACVVS) is teaming up with Cycling Without Age, Parkes Trishaw, to continue reducing social isolation for the elderly in Parkes.

Cycling Without Age is a not-for-profit charity that connects those no longer able to ride for themselves with our beautiful Parkes community, by providing free rides on trishaw ebikes, piloted by volunteer cyclists.

Our aim is to bring something to the elderly that they may no longer be able to do, all while creating meaningful friendships.

The ACVVS is a free program that supports volunteer visits to provide friendship and companionship to older people.

Visits are available to anyone receiving government- subsidised residential aged care or Home Care Package (HCP) services who are socially isolated or lonely.

This includes care recipients approved or on the National Priority System.

ACVVS accepts referrals from aged care service providers, health professionals, family members and friends.

Older people can also refer themselves.

While the program excludes those accessing services from the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP), we have all bases covered, as Neighbourhood Central can help through our Social Support (Individual and Group) aged care services.

We are also in need of more volunteers in Parkes and Forbes.

If you would like to brighten the days of older people as a valued volunteer, you are invited to join us as we bring this opportunity to those who need a visitor.

If you would like further information, request a visitor, or know of someone who would benefit from this service, please contact Brooke at Neighbourhood Central on: Phone: 1300 810 771 Email: admin@ncentral.org.au

You can find Neighbourhood Central at 80-82 Currajong Street, Pakres.