We’ve been selected as chosen charity at Affa Festival
*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 and Art (Affa Festival) taking place on August 27 and 28 at Highbridge Farm in Otterbourne. As part of being... 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
We joined church and school to host multi-generational WW2 themed party
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, as this is so important for wellbeing. The year six children at St Patrick’s School have been studying the war... Read More
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