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What difference can a link worker make? A sense of ‘hope and strength’ according to full time carer, Charles.
Charles volunteering at a local community garden, with project leader Kim.To mark Link Worker Day 2021, we chat to one of our social prescribing clients, Charles, to find more about his personal experience of social prescribing (sometimes called link work) and the...
Sofie Franzen confirmed as new Interim CEO at Together Co, Brighton’s loneliness charity
Together Co’s Board of Trustees are delighted to announce that Sofie Franzen, the charity’s Deputy CEO, has been promoted to become Interim CEO. Sofie has been Deputy CEO of Together Co since January 2019 and is an exceptional leader with more than 25 years'...
Together Co Link Worker, Mel Pickett, explains more about Together Co’s new Buddy Scheme
Through our years of experience working to combat loneliness at Together Co, we’ve come to understand that loneliness is often much more than meets the eye. The experience of loneliness is rooted in loss, and living with the burden of that loss. This might be more...
Announcing our year-long partnership with the Duke of Wellington pub!
We are delighted to announce the start of a year long partnership with the Duke of Wellington pub! The friendly sports pub, nestled on Upper Gloucester Road, behind Queens Road and just around the corner from Brighton train station, is run by the lovely Paul and...
Together Co launches Vaccine Buddies to support COVID-19 vaccination programme
We are pleased to announce that Together Co Vaccine Buddies is accepting self-referrals, as well as referrals from health and social care staff. Our Vaccine Buddies can accompany and reassure people in Brighton and Hove who are anxious about attending their...
Loneliness Awareness Week: How social prescribing helped Jane overcome barriers
Together Co community member, Jane* is a wheelchair user living with health issues that make it harder to get out and about. Feeling alone, Jane got in touch with Together Co Social Prescribing to help improve her social contact. With a bit of support, Jane’s been...
Brighton charity helps shape new Government action plan to tackle loneliness
Together Co are to convene a local Tackling Loneliness Network for organisations, community groups, agencies and businesses to work together for lasting change. A new government report has been published this week, ‘Emerging together: the Tackling Loneliness Network...
Happy Volunteers Week! Here’s how we’re supporting our volunteers’ development over the next 3 years
To celebrate Volunteers Week, Together Co is launching it's first ever three-year volunteering development strategy. Over the last few months a group of trustees, staff members and volunteers have worked together to ensure that the charity offers the best volunteering...
How to provide excellent social prescribing in a pandemic
At a time when we can’t be together physically, many people tell us they have been left feeling bereft and lost without the support of clubs and other social groups that they would normally have sought help from. Together Co Social Prescribing has been at the...
Leila’s blog: How talking can ease anxiety about waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine
Leila is a Together Co ambassador. As both a Together Co Befriending member and volunteer, she understands many of the challenges faced by people who spend a lot of time alone. Here, she writes about her experience as a volunteer supporting people as the vaccine is...
Switch to Octopus Energy to support Together Co!
Want to support Together Co and get some money off your bills? There’s an easy way to make a difference! Together Co has joined Octopus Energy's People Power Scheme to raise vital funds for our services. For every person who signs up to Octopus Energy here, or through...
Lunch Positive & Together Co launch befriending scheme for people living with HIV
HIV charity, Lunch Positive, and Brighton’s loneliness charity, Together Co, are thrilled to announce their new partnership to launch a befriending scheme for people over 50 who are living with HIV in Brighton and Hove. The scheme will match people living with HIV,...
3 ways to feel more connected during lockdown
It’s a really challenging time for many in our community and some days it feels hard to stay positive. If you are feeling alone, do reach out to us. Together Co Social Prescribing supports people in Brighton and Hove to connect with activities and people in the...
Join Brighton’s Bid to End Loneliness
Join us for Brighton’s Bid to End Loneliness! We’re so excited to announce our online auction coming this December, and we would like to extend an invitation to our entire community. Join us from the 3rd to 13th of December, when we’ll be putting goodies donated from...
We’ve been featured on ITV News!
We were delighted to see Together Co Befriending featured on ITV News last week. As part of a feature on kindness, the ITV’s news reporter Derek Johnson met befriending volunteer Gigi, who is matched with Together Co member Josephine. Before the current lockdown, the...
St Christopher’s Prep School announces support for Together Co
We’re delighted to share that Together Co has been selected alongside three other local charities to be supported by St Christopher’s Prep school in Hove. St Christopher's Prep, part of the Brighton College Family, supports a number of local charities, naming them at...
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