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We hope North London Cares can have a big impact on the development of volunteering and the delivery of some services in London. Please stay tuned for updates about where our vision has appeared in media and specialist publications.
Care network: Who's been making news round our way this week?
"SARAH Gaughan, 27, has just started her new position as volunteer programme coordinator at North London Cares, a community network that matches young professionals with isolated people who live in Islington and Camden. Sarah will be running current projects as well as creating new initiatives."
NLC's Social Clubs on the BBC -- The One Show; February, 2013
Checking in on our older neighbours -- BBC London News; January 21, 2013
You can teach a young dog new tricks! -- Islington Tribune; November, 2012.
"The young can learn a thing or two from the elderly, as TV producer Lauren Fleet, 37, found out when she took her new friend Pat Hawes out to celebrate her 90th birthday. Lauren volunteers for North London Cares, which pairs professional people with neighbours who need a bit of support..."
£1million more to change Londoners' lives -- Evening Standard; July, 2012.
"The Evening Standard’s Dispossessed Fund is making another £1 million gift to London. The money will tackle poverty in almost every borough by boosting the work of 66 grassroots groups who help the city’s poorest people..".
Global problem, local solutions -- AARP International; July, 2012.
"As our populations continue to age, and especially as our budgets continue to diminish, we need to develop new strategies for how we finance our loved ones through comfortable, healthy and happy longer lives."
Revellers take to the streets to celebrate Jubilee! -- Islington Tribune; June, 2012.
"On the Harvist Estate in Holloway the North London Cares street party on Tuesday also defied the rain to see face painting, an Arsenal in the Community penalty shootout competition and bouncy castles – as well as lots of food and drink."
Holloway Arts Festival: Jubilee Festival at the Harvist Estate -- The Upcoming; June, 2012
"“Islington is all about diversity and it was great to celebrate that richness by bringing together a school, a football club, a business, a leisure centre, a martial arts group, a church and a cultural group; working class, middle class, old, young, black, white.”
How socially active are older people? NLC on BBC Radio London -- BBC Radio London; May, 2012.
Can technology help us support an ageing population? -- The Guardian; May, 2012.
"Those small, personal interactions can have a really positive effect in people's lives, providing the connection, comfort, companionship and care many of our more isolated neighbours need."
Why it matters: North London Cares -- KentishTowner; April, 2012.
"That’s what North London Cares is all about – recruiting people through existing social networks to harness the power of civic participation, and creating flexible, accessible, social, fun and rewarding volunteering opportunities for people."
"North London Cares connects the most social with the most isolated, helping address the social dislocation felt by both parties."
Christmas Spotlight: North London Cares -- Choice FM; December, 2011.
"Regardless of how much stick the Big Society has gotten over time, there is a vibrant, buzzing, healthy social/community action ecosystem in Britain today...Organisations like North London Cares in London, a community network matching volunteers with volunteering opportunities close to their homes and workplaces."
A little time and thought goes a long way in north London -- Team London; August, 2011.
"North London Cares aims to tackle isolation in areas of deprivation by harnessing the time and energy of local people who want to contribute to their communities, but often find it difficult to access volunteering opportunities due to the high level of commitment required."