Across the city, day in and day out, voluntary organisations are keeping people safe from harm.
The worker at a lunch club who is concerned that an older client is being financially exploited by a neighbour; the volunteer at a community garden who notices another volunteer is out of sorts and has unexplained bruises; the volunteer at a foodbank who is suspicious of the intimidating partner who accompanies a client each week when she collects food but ensures she does not chat with anyone…