East Midlands-based drug and alcohol recovery charity Double Impact has announced it is launching a new virtual fundraising campaign encouraging people to ‘Run, Roll, or Ramble for Recovery’ from February 1st to the 28th, 2021.
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UK projects tackling social issues win Innovation in Politics Awards
ProxyAddress and Oldham Thriving Communities win Innovation in Politics Awards for creative and impactful projects.
Read MoreVideo first for sight loss simulation
For the first time ever the sight loss sector can show how the world looks through the eyes of people with vision impairment, thanks to a new video from Thomas Pocklington Trust (TPT). The video, produced with assistance from the Royal National Institute of Blind People and Glaucoma UK, focuses on the six most common […]
Read MoreSnakebite campaign saves lives in India
A snakebite awareness campaign led by a British scientist is helping to save lives in South India. Dr Sakthi Vaiyapuri, who works at the University of Reading, has teamed up with communities in rural Tamil Nadu in India to provide life-saving advice to more than 3 million local residents. The World Health Organisation says that snakebites […]
Read MoreFirst homelessness service for LGBTQ+ community opens in Manchester
Greater Manchester’s first commissioned homeless service for people identifying as LGBTQ+ and experiencing homelessness has opened in the region.
Read MoreVolunteering boosts employees during lockdown
Call for more people to volunteer to support schools and young people as research shows volunteering boosts employee motivation and productivity during lockdown.
Read MoreCall for MPs to investigate treatment of migrant workers by hotel chains
Unite the union has called on MPs to investigate the treatment of migrant workers by multinational hotel chains.
Read MoreNew centre to create opportunities for thousands of children in Norwich
The prospects of reaching further education could become three times more likely for thousands of young people from the most disadvantaged backgrounds in Norwich, thanks to the opening of a new education centre in the city this year. A new partnership between the University of East Anglia (UEA) and IntoUniversity, the UK’s largest university-access charity, […]
Read MorePrince William makes surprise visit to homeless shelter
Prince William has been helping out with the national Lockdown effort, making a surprise visit to a homeless charity in London. Homeless charity The Passage announced that the Duke of Cambridge visited their centre on three separate occasions before Christmas, where he helped pack food and spoke to homeless residents. The Duke worked alongside a […]
Read MoreValue of volunteering by older people equivalent to EU spend on defence
New research from ILC shows value of volunteering by older people equivalent to EU spend on defence
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