* Susan Elan Jones MP meets volunteers from the Ymestyn service.
Clwyd South MP Susan Elan Jones recently met
with volunteers from the Ymestyn – Reaching Out befriending service to offer
her support and advice.
The service is active in the Llangollen and Glyn Ceiriog areas.
It started in 2016 and has grown from strength to strength.
Volunteers are
trained by Nightingale House Hospice in Wrexham to support people in the
community who feel lonely or are socially isolated and may suffer from ill
health, mobility or age-related issues.
They can visit people in their own
homes or arrange short outings in the locality. There are plans to develop the
service to include some social activities.
Before being elected to Parliament,
Susan Elan Jones spent 15 years working for charities and is committed to
using her expertise in this area as part of her parliamentary and constituency
work.
She is co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for
Charities and Volunteering and in March introduced the Charity Trustees (Time
Off for Duties) Bill to Parliament.
Following the meeting, Ms Jones said: “It’s been fantastic to catch up with Ymestyn and hear about
their latest news.
"I think that supporting these excellent local groups is a
very important and worthwhile part of my job as an MP. Ymestyn is a vital
lifeline for people who feel lonely or isolated from their community and I am
pleased to have had the opportunity to offer my advice and support."
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