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“Volunteering changed my life”

To mark Student Volunteering Week, we talk to Charli Clement, 19, from Birmingham, who found the answer to her teenage isolation and lack of confidence in becoming a Scout Leader.…

Encouraging conversations about loneliness

One year ago we launched the government’s first ever loneliness strategy, following recommendations from the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. It set out almost 60 new commitments from nine government departments,…

Good Neighbouring

My name is Min, I’m 89 this year and I live in sheltered accommodation in North Shields in the North East of England. I’ve been coming to the Voluntary Organisations…

Why we’re talking loneliness

Last week we launched a new national conversation on loneliness, that can strike at any age and at any time. We want people to be more open and less afraid…