Legacy
The Board of Trustees is deeply sad to share that The Cares Family charities will cease operating immediately, due to insolvency. We know this news is sudden and will come as a shock.
Younger Neighbour Syed is a massive, massive part of the South London Cares family. His energy, passion and love for SLC is so infectious and it's not a social club party unless he's there! Syed is about to attend his 100th club so we caught up with him to celebrate this incredible milestone and talk about why this community means so much to him.
Alex (31) and Loretta (66) have been matched on our Love Your Neighbour programme for six months now, and recently put something together to reflect on their experience so far, and what they've gained from their friendship 💕 Watch their video here!
Older neighbour Zena (85) and younger neighbour Steph (30) have been matched on our Love Your Neighbour programme for over three years now, and have spent an incredible 130 hours chatting together. Over the years, we couldn't help but notice a running theme in their weekly conversations. This pair have clearly got one thing on their minds: food. So we thought it was about time to investigate their shared gastronomical passion (and see if we got any snacks along the way!)
Imagine a space where the threads of time are woven through shared stories, where generations bridge the gaps and create a tapestry of connections. Welcome to the world of "Interview With a Neighbour," a unique club that brings the wisdom and experiences of older and younger generations into focus.
This World Wellbeing Week we wanted to take a moment to introduce you to some of our Love Your Neighbour volunteers who spend time each week connecting with their older neighbours.
A few months ago, we started a brand-new club, called Language Club! Language Club is a fun opportunity for neighbours come together and learn basic phrases of a new language, and to gain further insight into different cultures. In first few sessions of Language Club, we were lucky enough to learn some Mandarin Chinese from our wonderful younger neighbour Yulin. We spoke to Yulin about her experiences running Language Club...
Syed has been coming to South London Cares events for over seven years and has attended a massive 85 Social Clubs! He's a massive part of our community and we are so grateful for his energy, passion, warmth and amazing dance skills! During a recent walk Syed recorded a Vlog for us all about Social Clubs and why he loves them so much, check his videos out here!
As 2022 draws to a close, we're looking back across the year at all the wonderful moments that have blossomed from the friendships created through our one-to-one matching programme.
At South London Cares, we try our hardest to put on an array of social clubs that will appeal to all our neighbours, so everyone has a good time together. As part of this, we need to have our ears close to the ground...