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Osme Candles has signed up to our business partnership and will donate 10% of all of its sales made using the code W4G22 via Work for Good to us to help vulnerable and isolated people. Paula Grady, who...

Liz joins us as Coordinator

11 Jul 2022

Liz O’Neill from Southampton has recently joined our team and will be recruiting and supporting volunteers for us, as well as managing referrals and matching volunteers with service users. Liz said: “I became aware of the fantastic...

Woolston Friendship Club set up to help combat loneliness

04 Jul 2022

Blog, Event

A weekly friendship club in Woolston in Southampton has been set up to help combat loneliness and bring generations together. The club is run by St Patrick’s Church and St Patrick’s School in partnership with...

Strobia Creative commits to our business initiative

30 Jun 2022

We are thrilled to announce that Strobia Creative has committed to giving back to its community by signing up to our new business partnership initiative. Strobia Creative will be donating 5% of all its sales via Work...

Find out how you could help beat loneliness in your community

14 Jun 2022

Southampton folk who would like to find out how they could help beat loneliness in their community are invited to meet us at our upcoming volunteer recruitment events. Nobody should feel lonely We believe that...

Intergenerational friendship tea party is huge success

13 Jun 2022

We recently joined forces with a school and church in the city, hosting an intergenerational tea party. Attendees young and old got together to socialise over tea and cakes. Our event was hosted with Hope...

Unpaid carers survey (Dementia)

13 Jun 2022

Are you an unpaid carer, helping someone with Dementia? We want to hear from you! We have been commissioned to carry out a survey to find out all about the challenges you face and ways...

Paying tribute to our longest serving volunteer who has passed away

31 May 2022

We are paying tribute to our longest serving volunteer who has recently passed away. Wes Philp, aged 82, who died on March 6, joined us within weeks of our formation in 1991 and was a...

Job Vacancy – Coordinator

31 May 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...

We’re calling for drivers during Volunteers’ Week

27 May 2022

Blog, News Article

We’re asking drivers with their own cars who can spare 30 minutes to an hour each week to sign up during Volunteers Week (June 1 – 7) to transport lonely and isolated people in Southampton....

Eleanor finds a way to give back with our charity business initiative

19 May 2022

Ways to Move, which is run by Eleanor van der Hoest, has signed up to our new business partnership initiative. Eleanor will be donating 5% of every booking via Work for Good to us. She said: “I...

Jackie breaks new ground as our Project Development Officer

17 May 2022

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

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 £1,920.31 for us at Southampton Marathon event

27 Apr 2022

Blog, Marathon 2022 Blog

*Update 31st May – Our runners and supporters have raised a fantastic £1,920.31 via The 2022 Southampton Marathon Event! Congratulations all and thank you so much! Runners from Southampton who ran in the ABP...

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

*UPDATE 9/6/22* Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled by the organisers. We are very excited that we have been selected as one of three charities to be promoted at the Afro Festival of Food...

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

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