Eleanor finds a way to give back with our charity business initiative
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 am passionate about helping people, especially seniors, to enjoy good quality of life, which is in line with the work... Read More
Plant Sale raises £380!
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 and share in plant expertise – as a gardening beginner, our Finance & Fundraising Coordinator, Emily went away with lots... Read More
Join us at the Southampton Business Expo
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 it is a great opportunity to meet and socialise and grow your connections. We’d love to meet lots of people... Read More
We’re asking gardeners to get growing plants for us
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 community bakery, CommuniBakes, and are asking for donations of plants, which will be sold to raise money to help vulnerable... Read More
Aiming for a pb!
Chris is returning to run for us again, having also undertaken the half marathon in 2021. Chris is married to Anna P who works for Communicare, and Chris is running to raise money to support the work of the charity. He has been running for around ten years and is hoping to achieve a new... Read More
Running after having a baby
Sponsor Leah here Leah has signed up to run the 10km distance. Leah already knows the work of the charity, having helped as a volunteer in a range of activities such as providing transport and helping at Community teas and social activities. Leah says: “I have recently had a baby and would like to get... Read More
Looking for smiling faces!
Sponsor Nick here Nick works for Communicare as our Development Officer. Nick says he signed up to run simply to stop Anna G (in the Communicare office) from continually asking him if he’s going to run for Communicare. “On a serious note, Communicare is an amazing charity that makes a huge difference to its service... Read More
Volunteer secures Google Ad grant!
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 is advertising money that Google gives to eligible non-profits’ (on successful application). Basically, we are given funding to create our... Read More
New Job Vacancy – Coordinator
Closing date is 12 noon on Friday 4th February 2022. Coordinator 25-40hrs per week. £19,820 pro rata (FTE 40hrs). 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 in our communities by providing practical help and friendship for local... Read More
Solent Journalism – Communicare relaunches bakery after crowdfunding success
A CHARITY in Southampton has relaunched a bakery as a way to raise money for lonely and isolated people across the city. Communicare purchased the former LoveCake site on St. James Road in Shirley and raised £6,400 towards the project after a successful Crowdfunding campaign. The charity has also renamed the bakery to ‘CommuniBakes‘ and have... Read More