The Careline Appeal

The Careline Appeal is a small registered charity, supported entirely by volunteers.

The Appeal aims to help support local people in maintaining their independence within the community, by sponsoring the rental and monitoring of a special Lifeline unit. The Careline Appeal aims to assist the elderly, the disabled, those who are terminally ill, victims of crime and victims of domestic violence and more recently child carers.

In essence anyone who, for whatever reason, may be vulnerable and who fall outside the criteria for assistance from other agencies.

A  Lifeline is a specially designed unit which enables people to summon assistance. Each Lifeline telephone has a small pendant programmed to it. In an emergency, by simply pressing the pendant, a call is generated to Purbeck Careline Community Alarm Service in Wareham. As each Lifeline has it's own unique identity number and is linked to a state-of-the-art computer system, the operator will know who is calling (even if the person is unable to communicate) and can summon the appropriate assistance, provide advice, comfort and reassurance.

The Appeal is totally supported by dedicated group of volunteers, most of whom work full time and claim no expenses, so every penny raised goes to the increasing number of people needing assistance.

If you would like to help, you can make donations to the Careline Appeal or you could help by organising events on behalf of the Appeal.