Happy 5th Birthday South London Cares!
Last Saturday, hundreds of old friends and new, chatted, laughed and grooved their way through the afternoon in celebration of South London Cares’ 5th Birthday.
Legacy
Legacy
Last Saturday, hundreds of old friends and new, chatted, laughed and grooved their way through the afternoon in celebration of South London Cares’ 5th Birthday.
As soon she opens the door, Becky greets me with a broad, sunny smile. It's the kind of smile that you can't help smiling back at. It's the Becky smile.
Eight years ago this month, amid rioting, our sibling charity North London Cares opened. Three years later, South London Cares became the proud second branch of The Cares Family. Today, that family is growing – with Manchester Cares and Liverpool Cares already part of the clan and East London Cares coming soon.
The third full length evaluation of our model took place over 18 months, and demonstrates the impact of South London Cares' work. It also trialled creative new methods of measuring impact which are more appropriate for our community-led model than traditional top-down approaches. Read the reports here.
"Oh, a little turn like that is nothing!" Gerry is originally from the Republic of Ireland, County Offaly. He moved to London in the early '80s, and he places huge value on community - a quality that shines through in his neighbourly character.
"No matter what mood I’m in that day, I always leave Derek’s feeling so much better." - In our latest blog we catch up with Bermondsey locals Derek and Megan, who will soon be celebrating six months of friendship.
In our latest blog we meet Enoch, who's joined the South London Cares as our Social Clubs Programme Coordinator.
Meet Jodie! She is the newest member of our development team, who work to secure the all important funds that make our work possible. You will find her cheering on our challenge fundraisers, calling out raffle prizes, and enthusiastically thanking our amazing donors.
At the end of May, volunteers on the Love Your Neighbour programme came together to
meet one another, share stories, problem solve, learn something new, and most importantly: celebrate friendship.
Today's blog for Volunteers Week is by Corentin, who shares his experience of fundraising for South London Cares by running the Hackney Half marathon, and how he still had time to practice his Español!