We’re looking to work with businesses to benefit all
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 champion enterprises that are value-led and we’d like to talk to any firms interested in putting social purpose alongside their... Read More
We’re calling on businesses to do their bit for social action
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 Southampton’ service run with Social Care in Action (SCiA) with support from Southampton University. Our Manager, Annie Clewlow, said: “We are asking... Read More
Volunteer John to run Southampton Marathon 10k for us
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 assistance with getting their shopping. John said: “I have had nothing but a positive experience volunteering with Communicare and have... Read More
John is running to beat last year’s time!
Sponsor John here John is a volunteer with Communicare In Southampton and helps lonely and isolated people within the city with getting their shopping. “I have had nothing but a positive experience of volunteering with Communicare and have seen first hand what a valuable service to the people of Southampton.” John ran the 10km with... 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
Call for volunteers in bid to help support NHS this winter
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 boost our numbers of volunteers who help our service users with shopping, running errands, simple tasks around the home, doorstep... Read More
Call for students to volunteer while at university to help boost careers
A Southampton student who’s been contributing to her adopted community through charity work supporting the city’s vulnerable says volunteering boosted her career and she’s now urging others to volunteer too. Chloe Naegeli started volunteering for Communicare soon after she came to read English and French at the University of Southampton in 2018 and officially joined... Read More
Call for volunteers to boost Southampton’s second vaccination drive
Our charity has been praised by the Department of Health and Social Care for its work at the city’s Covid-19 vaccination centres but we are in urgent need for more volunteers to help. We are seeking individuals to donate their time during the next stage of immunisations to provide support to people in waiting areas... Read More
Communicare marks 30th anniversary with thanks to surviving early member
We are celebrating our 30th anniversary this year by paying tribute to one of our surviving early members who is now a service user too. Without Margaret Timewell (pictured) our charity wouldn’t have got going or been able to continue supporting the city’s vulnerable and isolated. Manager, Annie Clewlow, who started working with the charity... Read More
We Urgently Need More Telephone Volunteers – Would Suit People on Furlough
We are urgently calling for more volunteers to help support the city’s vulnerable as demand for our services increase. We are looking for help with our ‘Hello Southampton’ telephone service and people on furlough can participate as volunteering will not impact on their payments. The charity’s Manager, Annie Clewlow says: “We launched our telephone support... Read More