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British Red Cross and Co-op collaborate with Cruse Bereavement Care to support people experiencing loneliness after death of loved one

Stuart Mitchell

People left lonely and isolated following bereavement will be able to make new friends and beat loneliness thanks to a new scheme launched across the UK. The largest bereavement charity in the UK, Cruse Bereavement Care in collaboration with the British Red Cross and Co-op have set up the ‘More Than Words’ scheme which aims to start up social groups for people left feeling isolated after the death of a loved one. The introduction of the scheme comes after Co-op recently launched the UK’s biggest ever survey into death, dying…

£20 million investment to help tackle loneliness

Stuart Mitchell

Charities and community groups will get £20 million of new funding to help isolated people and those suffering from loneliness, Prime Minister Theresa May has said. The funding will go to support and expand programmes that bring people together and are proving to benefit communities. This includes a new £11 million ‘Building Connections Fund’ that will be distributed to successful applicants that can help bring communities together. This will help make the most of local spaces, opening them up for community use, as well as help businesses and local services…

Co-op Foundation enters into £2 million partnership with government to combat youth loneliness

Stuart Mitchell

The Co-op’s own charity, the Co-op Foundation, has entered into a £2 million partnership with government to bring communities together and tackle youth loneliness. Announced by the Prime Minister, Theresa May MP, (Tuesday 19 June), the funding will build on the Foundation’s existing Belong network of community partners working across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It forms part of the government’s £11 million Building Connections Fund, £5 million of which is being match-funded through the Big Lottery Fund. Applicants supported will help bring communities together, making the most of…

Thinkerbell Brings Esports Community and Red Cross Together to Beat Loneliness

Stuart Mitchell

More than one in four of all Australians report feeling lonely most or all of the time*, and nearly all of us suffer from loneliness at various points in our lives.  Loneliness isn’t just an upsetting or annoying feeling. It’s genuinely bad for your health. Thinkerbell has worked with Australian Red Cross to develop an idea that aims to raise awareness on the issue of loneliness, and it’s simply called, ‘Beat Loneliness’. Beat Loneliness  encourages  anyone  who is a part of a sporting  team (such as esports, roller derby, touch,…

Tracey Crouch named as Loneliness minister in post created as part of Jo Cox legacy

Stuart Mitchell

The UK Prime Minister has set out how government is tackling loneliness and combating social isolation. She has announced that the government is accepting a series of recommendations from the Jo Cox Commission on Loneliness. The Prime Minister hosted a reception at Downing Street to celebrate Jo Cox’s legacy, and the important work of her family, Foundation and the Commission in highlighting how many people are experiencing loneliness. Research shows: more than 9 million people always or often feel lonely around 200,000 older people have not had a conversation with…