Age UK South Glos and Comfort Companions are inviting you to help tackle loneliness and fund a digital companion for an older person waiting for befriending support.
They’ve launched a new community-funded initiative so people can have a Comfort Companion at home, a voice-based digital person who's always there to talk to.
They’re distributing flyers across Thornbury and Age UK South Glos is now recruiting older people, supported by volunteers, to get companions into the homes of people who are most isolated. Click below to read more...
Citizens Advice South Gloucestershire has launched its Christmas Appeal for donations, which this year focuses on its work tackling homelessness.
The charity helped around 100 people per year with homelessness prior to the Covid-19 pandemic - but the total stood at 203 in 2024 with a similar number likely by the end of this year.
