Voices & Choices

 
Voices and Choices is a new Community Interest Company (CIC) based in Chesham. It has been set up to provide information and advice to help people living alone to remain in their homes with the help and support of community services and other agencies.
 
Safe and Sound at Home  
It is often the little things that go wrong which affect whether we feel in control of our lives.  It could be the cobwebs, the garden, our hair, or the family insisting we can’t cope. Whatever matters to you, we will help by offering friendly, impartial information, advice or advocacy which helps you stay safe and sound in your own home.
 
Need our help?
Whatever you need: a trusted tradesman, access to a leisure or social activity, advocacy to talk to a health provider, or any other impartial information, advice and support, we can help you find safe services to maintain your independence in your home.  If you are elderly, or have a physical or learning disability, a mental health problem, or you are living alone, and you live in Amersham, Chesham, Gt Missenden or Prestwood and surrounding parishes, we are here to help.
 
We need you
Will you join us today to help us provide a service that will touch a need in the lives of most families at some point?  Could you volunteer a couple of hours of your time to visit people in their own homes, answer telephone queries, or help populate our info hub? 
 
Long Term Conditions Impacting Independence
In the Chiltern area there are 15,000 people over 65 and nearly ¾ of them have  a long-term condition.  More than 10,000 of them are single pensioners.  Over 1,000 people have a learning difficulty and many more of them are now living independently in the community.  Over 7,000 people have some kind of mental health problem and the number of people with dementia is increasing, leaving many of their carers coping with additional problems of everyday life.
 
What We Do
Voices and Choices is a voluntary organisation working in Bucks.  Our aim is to develop the capacity and skills of adults who, irrespective of their circumstances,  require assistance to  improve their quality of life and their choices over where they live and the services they receive.
The key focus of our work is to support people to remain in their own homes while  receiving the help and services they require to do so.  This service will be launched under the brand Stay in Your Home. The service will be delivered by managing a group of volunteers who will provide a service directly in people’s homes or through a web-based hub and other communication routes
 
To get in touch with Voices & Choices, you can:
·  write to them at  Voices and Choices CIC, The White Hill Centre, White Hill, Chesham
HP5 1AG
· Or call them on 07872 600565  (mobile phone) or 01494 784566  (landline) 
Currently this phone is not monitored 24/7. Please leave a detailed message including your number so we can call you back.
· Or visit their website at www.voicesandchoices.org.uk

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Our latest news
Jan 13, 2024

In line with BOPAG's charitable status application, we are seeking individuals who are interested in becoming Trustees. To find out more please email