Nepean Volunteer Services Inc. is a Covid-19 Safe Environment. Procedures are in place to maintain the safety of Visitors, Volunteers and Staff. People Visiting our office must comply with procedures that are in place, including registering their visit, consenting to temperature screening and signing of a declaration.
All visits must be booked in advance by ringing our office on phone 4731 6523.
Welcome
Nepean Volunteer Services Inc (NVSInc) is an incorporated State and Federal Government funded Not for Profit Organisation based in Penrith.
NVSInc. services are funded by the Department of Social Services and the Department of Communities and Justice. NVSInc is a management committee of up to 8 volunteer committee members. NVSInc. started 30 years ago when a group of Penrith residents identified a need within their community for volunteer services to support the ageing population and has expanded to include other community services. Our archives have recordings of the service going back as far as 1985.
NVS Inc auspices the following 6 services:
- Community Referral and Resource Program recruits volunteers for various Not for Profit Organisations.
- Nepean Neighbour Aid Service have volunteers visit to provide social support to frail aged people living at home.
- Nepean Volunteer Support Program provides free training to Volunteers working in Age Care Services.
- Community Visitors Scheme have volunteers visit to provide social support to clients in Residential Age Care facilities.
- Community Support offers free referrals and information in a private and confidential setting on how to access local services.
- The Learning Circle is a womens multicultural social group that meets monthly in various locations in Penrith.
The above services provide referrals and information on how to access local services to support young children, families, young people and communities as well as facilitating educational pathways for employment by means of volunteering in which volunteers gain skills and knoweldge and access to education with the individual's aim to gain future paid employment. NVSI also support the local community facilitating a monthly social group for multicultural women known as "The Learning Circle".
Please click on the above services for further information. These links will provide detailed information on each service and “How to Volunteer”
Contact Us
Nepean Volunteer Services Inc is located 1st floor of the Community Connection Building,
Suite 106, 114-116 Henry Street, Penrith. ph. 4731 6523
Management Committee Enquiries: Brigitte Madeiski, Executive Officer, phone: 4721 1717.
For individual contact numbers please click into the links of each service:
Community Referral and Resource Program | Nepean Neighbour Aid Service | Nepean Volunteer Support Program | Community Visitors Scheme