UK government funds volunteering opportunities to tackle loneliness
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The ‘Know Your Neighbourhood’ Fund has been backed by £30 million to tackle loneliness, by financing volunteering opportunities in numerous cities.
Volunteering opportunities, including youth clubs, mental health charities and social enterprises are among the organisations to help reduce loneliness across the UK.
Helping to connect communities, develop skills and help public services serve local communities, this fund will predominantly go to underdeveloped areas – as research shows that adults are more likely to feel lonely if they lived in a deprived area.
The Know Your Neighbourhood fund will finance 27 disadvantaged areas, from Wakefield to Wolverhampton, to be better supported to create new volunteering opportunities for local communities.
Areas with higher rates of unemployment tend to have higher rates of loneliness
Initiatives such as helping parent carers take part in volunteering, and training for young people to become accredited sports coaches are to be launched by the U...
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