Legacy
In our latest blog we meet Emily, who's joined the South London Cares team as our new Love Your Neighbour Programme Coordinator in Southwark.
Find out how one tech support session can blossom into a real and authentic friendship, full of laughter, love and mutual support.
Back in the summer, Lauren from our Love Your Neighbour team went to see Amanda Wilkin’s play Shedding a Skin, a story of intergenerational connection that encapsulates the reasons why the friendships formed between younger and older neighbours on our programmes are so powerful.
How volunteering becomes real friendship
Volunteers' Week runs from 1-7 June, and this year’s theme is “saying thanks”. Whilst our programmes focus on mutual fun and friendship rather than the traditional sense of volunteering, we wanted to celebrate members of our network who have gone over and above to support their younger and older neighbours.
Read about how South London Cares and our neighbours are getting ready for our 'new normal' through our new hybrid programmes.
In January, we re-launched our Phone Social Clubs. Similar to our Virtual Social Clubs, these take place over Zoom, but the difference is everyone joins via their phone – allowing anyone who doesn’t have a device or knowledge of technology to take part.
Last month, the Love Your Neighbour team hosted our first virtual Volunteer Celebration Evening. It was great to bring everyone together, giving our newer younger neighbours the opportunity to meet other longer-standing matched volunteers, share learning and experiences, and, most importantly, celebrate the impact they all made over the last year.
Did you know that Virtual Dance Clubs are one of South London Cares’ highest attended clubs? There’s a very good reason why - find out more in our latest blog
Meet Nunhead neighbours Roy (73) and Tara (33), who have been matched for more than two and a half years through our Love Your Neighbour programme.