Vitalise

Vitalise (formerly Winged Fellowship Trust) is a UK charity providing short respite breaks and holidays for disabled adults, children and carers at four accessible residential Centres across the UK.

Thousands of disabled people in the UK have complicated medical and care requirements that can make taking even a short break incredibly difficult and costly to arrange. Thousands of the UK’s six million carers struggle to take a break when the disabled person they care for can’t take one.

Vitalise makes a difference. We provide accessible respite care and short breaks for disabled adults, children and carers at our residential Centres in Southport, Essex, Southampton and Cornwall.

A Vitalise break gives disabled people the freedom to spend their time how they like, whether they choose to relax, to socialise, enjoy trips out or take part in the many activities on offer every week. Our breaks mean carers can take much-needed time off from the 24-hour a day role of caring and take care of themselves, knowing their loved ones are safe and happy.

Our vision is to live in a society, in which choice and opportunity is available to all. There are many ways that you can help us achieve this.

Volunteer at a Vitalise Centre: There are residential opportunities at each of our four Centres. As a volunteer your role is to support disabled guests and help them get the most out of their break with Vitalise. You can volunteer for between one week and four weeks. You and other volunteers provide disabled guests with assistance, companionship and practical help on outings and activities, so there is always plenty of socialising. There are also many opportunities to help out at Centres on an ad hoc basis.


Volunteer at a Vitalise Office: We often need help on projects at our offices in Kendal and London.

Vitalise offers you the opportunity to:

* Make a valuable contribution to the lives of others
* Gain a certificate of achievement (you may be able to get formal accreditation too)
* Achieve some of your goals and potential
* Make new friends and have great fun!
* We provide assessments for students and references on request.