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Jackie Robinson from Southampton has recently (May 2022) joined our team as our new Project Development Officer. We are thrilled to have welcomed Jackie to the team, she will be doing some groundbreaking work in...

Messages in memory of volunteer, Wes Philp

17 May 2022

We have received so many wonderful messages in memory of our longest standing volunteer, Wes Philp that we just had to share them with you. Wes sadly passed away in March. He had volunteered with...

Jubilee Tea Party with Woodlands College

16 May 2022

Communicare service users joined staff and school prefects from Woodlands College, Harefield in April for a Jubilee tea party. Tricia reports that the scones made by the school caterers were absolutely yummy! The children did...

Plant Sale raises £380!

11 May 2022

Thank you so much to everyone that donated and/or helped at our plant sale last weekend. We raised a fantastic £380! It was fab to see so many friendly faces, have a good catch up...

Scott’s volunteering boosted his mental health

03 May 2022

Scott Murkin from Southampton is urging other people in the city to volunteer for us after he said doing so helped his mental health. The 29-year-old, who studied at Southampton Solent University and now works for...

Join us at the Southampton Business Expo

27 Apr 2022

Blog, Event

Come and join us at the Southampton Business Expo on stand 14 at St Mary’s Stadium on Thursday, May 12 between 10am and 2pm. There will be more than 250 businesses attending the show, so...

Runners raise £1,528 for us at Southampton Marathon event

27 Apr 2022

Blog, Featured, Marathon 2022 Blog

Runners from Southampton who ran in the ABP Southampton Marathon on Sunday (April 24, 2022) have so far helped raise £1,528 for us! The team of 10 runners participated in the 10km and half marathon....

CommuniBakes helps those struggling

25 Apr 2022

CommuniBakes, on 21 St James Road, Shirley, Southampton is helping those out there who might be struggling. Anyone visiting the bakery can do their bit for their neighbours in the community by purchasing vouchers for...

We’ve been selected as chosen charity at Affa Festival

14 Apr 2022

Blog, Event

We are very excited that we have been selected as one of three charities to be promoted at the Afro Festival of Food and Art (Affa Festival) taking place on August 27 and 28 at...

Plant & Flower Sale – May 7th!

13 Apr 2022

Plant & flower lovers from Southampton can pick up some new plants for their gardens at a plant sale in aid of charity next month (May 2022). We’re hosting the event on May 7, 10am-12:30pm...

Job Vacancy – Coordinator

13 Apr 2022

Coordinator 30-40hrs per week. £19,820 pro rata (FTE 40hrs). Initially 1 year fixed term contract. COMMUNICARE is a church supported social outreach charity working across the city of Southampton. We seek to serve the vulnerable...

Jill signs up to our business initiative with Simply Buffets

13 Apr 2022

A Southampton-based catering business is the first to sign up to our new business partnership initiative this month (April 2022). Simply Buffets Simply Buffets, run by Jill Abrahams, has signed up with Work for Good and...

We’re asking gardeners to get growing plants for us

11 Apr 2022

We’re asking greenfingered folk from Southampton to sow extra seeds, take cuttings and grow on plants to sell to raise money for us (April 2022). We are hosting a plant sale in May at our...

We joined church and school to host multi-generational WW2 themed party

06 Apr 2022

We recently (March 30, 2022) joined with St Patrick’s Church and School in Woolston to hold a multi-generational WW2 themed party. Tricia Kenyon, Service Development Officer at Communicare, says: “It was great to get the generations together,...

We’re looking to work with businesses to benefit all

03 Apr 2022

Blog, News Article

We’re looking to work with businesses to benefit all We’re launching a business partnership initiative and are reaching out to small, ethical, customer service-driven companies in our city. People increasingly want to buy from and...

Job Vacancy – Project Development Officer

30 Mar 2022

Project Development Officer 40hrs per week. £28,500 pro rata (FTE 40hrs). 3 months fixed term contract. COMMUNICARE is a church supported social outreach charity working across the city of Southampton. We seek to serve the...

We’re calling on businesses to do their bit for social action

30 Mar 2022

Blog, News Article

We’re urging businesses in Southampton to do their bit for corporate social responsibility by working with us (March 2022). We offer regular scheduled phone calls to the isolated or vulnerable as part of our ‘Hello...

Volunteer John to run Southampton Marathon 10k for us

29 Mar 2022

Blog, Marathon 2022 Blog, News Article

John Linford from Bursledon will be running in the ABP Southampton Marathon event next month (April 2022) to raise money for us. The 49-year-old volunteers for us and often helps isolated service users who need...

We’re supporting a call for an increase in the HMRC Mileage Rate

29 Mar 2022

Blog, News Article

We’re backing calls for the Government to increase the HMRC Mileage Rate. The price of petrol and diesel is going up and up, but, at the moment, we can only reimburse our volunteers 45p a mile...

Annie on That’s TV

22 Mar 2022

Our Manager, Annie, recently spoke to That’s TV Solent about the need for an increase in the current HMRC mileage rate to help it, and other charities, retain its volunteers. You can see what Annie...

SCPA urgently seeks volunteers to help it provide services in school holidays

17 Feb 2022

The Southampton Children’s Play Association (SCPA), which we work with on our intergenerational project CommuniTea, is urgently seeking volunteers to help it provide its services during half-term and Easter holidays (February 2022). Anna Roberts, Play...

We’ve welcomed a new Service Development Officer to our team

15 Feb 2022

Tricia Kenyon from Southampton has recently joined our team as our new Service Development Officer (February 2022). The 56-year-old will be forming new partnerships with other organisations and looking into further ways we can reach...

CommuniTea Coffee Mornings

08 Feb 2022

Blog, Event

Free weekly drop-in community coffee mornings for all ages in Weston! Communicare and Southampton Children’s Play Association (SCPA) have organised free and informal CommuniTea events for both adults and children. The coffee mornings will be...

Volunteer secures Google Ad grant!

01 Feb 2022

Today we’re sending out a huge thank you to our volunteer, David Watson for securing us a Google Ad grant! What is one of those we hear you ask? Google says ‘The Google Ad Grant...

Call for volunteers in bid to help support NHS this winter

01 Feb 2022

We are urging people to volunteer in their community to help support the NHS by keeping some of the city’s most vulnerable at home – freeing up hospital beds (January 2022). We are aiming to...

Robin’s Nest Cabinet

23 Jan 2022

We have a cabinet of fantastic goodies within Robins Nest Emporium, Atlantic Works, Oakley Road, SO16 4LL (map here). This is a large, well-ventilated, warehouse, near the Tebourba Way junction, packed with individual stalls selling...

Southampton Marathon 2022

20 Jan 2022

Would you like to support the work of Communicare by taking on a running (or walking) challenge? The Southampton Marathon event (which encompasses a 10km, half marathon and full marathon) takes place on Sunday 24th...

New Job Vacancy – Coordinator

12 Jan 2022