Neighbourly blog

Holiday Heroes: the charities that are taking on holiday hunger

In the UK, 1.3 million children receive free school meals during term time. That’s just over 1 in every 10 children attending school in the...

New research highlights critical need to tackle food insecurity and holiday hunger

The House of Lords Select Committee on Food, Poverty, Health and the Environment has released a report calling for the introduction of new...

Why we are supporting Stop Hate For Profit

We stand for many things here at Neighbourly but at the heart of everything is responsible business practices and community.

Let’s Talk Loneliness: A Q&A With Danone’s Volunteer Befrienders

According to research from British Red Cross and Co Op, over 9 million people in the UK – almost a fifth of the population – say they are...

Hachette UK donates 12,000 books through Neighbourly platform

Publisher Hachette UK has donated a whopping 12,000 books to charities and community groups on Neighbourly to help those who need them most...

We Stand With You

Leaders call on Prime Minister to create socially just and green recovery from Covid-19

A letter sent to the Prime Minister on Tuesday 9th June, signed by Neighbourly CEO Steve Butterworth along with more than 100 renowned...

New Danone volunteer partnership helps young people with employment skills

For the past few weeks, our team has been matching Danone employees with local charities and community groups as part of our brand new ...

5 ways employee volunteers can support charities from home

With many charities experiencing both an increased demand for services and a reduction in the number of volunteers due to social...

Remote employee volunteering could offer lifeline to charities across the UK

Since the onset of strict social distancing measures in March, many charities and community groups have seen an unprecedented increase in...

How Middlesbrough’s alleys brought a community together

For many, the advent of the Covid-19 outbreak has been overwhelming and disastrous. Yet, for the thousands of communities coming together,...

Meet the Covid Community Heroes: A Mental Health Awareness Week Special

After 8 weeks of lockdown in the UK, it’s more important now than ever before to look out for our friends, family and neighbours who may be...