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Charity

Are there any local charities recommended to donate to? I really want to make sure as much of money is going to good cause rather than a central London office. I remember a local resident driving to Ukraine some time ago? I can volunteer my time too if there are any soup kitchen or food bank anyone can recommend. Thank you.

Simon Sharp ● 1092d6 Comments

RHND in Putney always seems a good cause to me.https://www.rhn.org.uk

Katrina Black ● 1092d

Simon, perhaps the men who sit outside Sainsbury's Werter Rd, might be able to help with some information on Food banks. Or the Charity Shop in the High Street. MIND has not been open long, very tidy inside, by the Spotted Horse. Years ago my cousin used to help at St.Mungo's.

Barbara Stevens ● 1092d

Regenerate Rise at The Platt in Felsham Rd. Working with the isolated elderly and combatting bed-blocking by raising funds to build a reablement centre for elderly people leaving hospital.https://regenerate-rise.co.uk

Caroline Whitehead ● 1092d

Simon, for Ukraine the charity I volunteered for, Medical Life Lines Ukraine, is the one you are thinking of.  Most of the people running the charity, and those providing the volunteer effort, whether organisation or driving an ambulance there, are based in Putney and Wimbledon.The website is https://www.medicallifelines.org.uk/All donations welcome of course.  And if you want to volunteer your time in any capacity then there are contact details on that site.Hope you get involved!

Jonathan Callaway ● 1091d

Thanks all some great suggestions!

Simon Sharp ● 1091d

I second the Regenerate Rise and Trinity Hospice. Both are local charities which we should be supporting. The latter is one that has huge impact on all Wandsworth residents, no matter what age, when they have a terminal or end of life prognosis. They're only given a little funding by central government, so rely on donations from the public to survive. I was quite shocked at how involved they are, and how much we depended on them when we needed them. THey are superb and need our support. Regenerate Rise are planning to build a couple more storeys on the Platt Centre to put in 10 ensuite rooms to enable those who need care after discharge from hospital get the care and rehab needed before they go home. There's a huge shortage of these sorts of beds in the Borough. You may be lucky enough to get a bed at Queen Mary's Rehab unit, but that's being used more and more as an interim measure when people are ready for discharge from hospital but can't go home yet as they either don't have anyone there and need a care plan in place first, or need a little bit of physio first. Mo Smith at the Platt Centre plans to have onsite physios and integration with those who use the centre. Another very worthwhile local charity that often gets overlooked.

Putney Society ● 1091d