We're thrilled today to announce our winners in the 2024 Marsh Charitable Trust Awards! 👏 We received a record number of nominations, each shining a light on the people who give their time and energy to organise and host tea parties, plan and deliver activity groups, drive guests to venues, or regularly chat to an older person as a call companion - all with the aim of supporting those living with loneliness or isolation. Today is a chance to celebrate all of our incredible volunteers whose enthusiasm, generosity, and kindness, reach far and wide to help reduce loneliness in later life. We'd also like to say a special thank you to the Marsh Charitable Trust for their ongoing support. Discover more and meet the winners!🧡 https://bit.ly/3ByXJrq #ReEngage #Volunteer #Volunteering #EndLoneliness
Re-engage
Non-profit Organizations
London, England 3,277 followers
Our mission is to empower older people to make new social connections and break out of the cycle of social isolation.
About us
Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness and isolation so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation. Our volunteers work together to create better communities and help to enrich the lives of our members by giving them something to look forward to. Older people who may have felt very alone, now feel valued as individuals, continue to form friendships, and have groups that give support. We make sure that people know they are important well into old age. Respectful, determined, warm, pioneering, and local: we are Re-engage and we are bringing generations together.
- Website
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http://www.reengage.org.uk
External link for Re-engage
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- London, England
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1965
- Specialties
- Volunteering, Social Isolation, Loneliness, and Elderly
Locations
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Primary
7 Bell Yard
London, England WC2A 2JR, GB
Employees at Re-engage
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Colette Mullings
Data-led Marketing & Communications leader. Driving brand awareness, engagement, growth and income through digital channels. Experienced in…
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Michael Collins
Business Owner @ MSC BUSINESS SERVICES | Business Development and Growth Advisory
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Sarah Reed
Award-winning dementia communication specialist practitioner. Endlessly curious listener...
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Lynne Marie Fearn
#philanthropy #trusts and foundations #grantseeking #grantmaking #building great relationships #impact
Updates
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Our hearts are full of festive joy thanks to everyone at Parkfield School in Taunton, for this beautiful, original song, which is raising vital funds to help reduce loneliness in later life. The song, ‘One Gift’, written by Claire Brickley and performed by pupils, is a festive creation which reflects the school’s own song. Claire explained: “The words are all about presence, as opposed to presents, at Christmas time, and being there for others both during the festive season and throughout the year. We felt this was a perfect fit for the mission of Re-engage. The children at Parkfield School are actively encouraged to be kind to others at all times, and I know that the children feel very proud for their song to be used for the benefit of others." One Gift is available to listen to in full and download here 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZMzAaa 🧡 #ReEngage #EndLoneliness
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WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT! Our Christmas film, Friendship: The Perfect Present for Peter, has been entered into the prestigious Smiley Charity Film Awards! 🎉 This is our first time entering the awards, and winning during our 60th anniversary in 2025 would be an incredible way to honour the difference our services and the volunteers that deliver them make in tackling loneliness and social isolation for older people. But to move to the next round, we need YOUR votes. Here’s how you can help: 👉 Watch the film and vote here: https://lnkd.in/eaYJYg6N 👉 Share with your network – friends, family, colleagues, and contacts – and encourage them to vote too. Voting is completely free, quick, and easy - thank you for supporting our mission! We hope you love the film as much as we do 🧡.
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Our friends at Benefact Group are spreading festive cheer through their 12 Days of Christmas giving campaign, and with your help, we could win £1,000 to support our work reducing loneliness for older people across the UK. It takes just two minutes to nominate us online, before December 19 - please like and share if you can! Thanks so much for your support 🧡: https://bit.ly/3YMSAng
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For older people who are on their own and receive few visitors, the hours can tick by slowly with little but distant memories to occupy their mind. The festive season can often spark painful reminders of happier times, making this time of year particularly tough for older people living with loneliness. Something as simple as a weekly call with a Re-engage volunteer can make the world of difference – bringing conversation and human contact back into their life. Please donate today 👉 https://lnkd.in/eg-KW78d Thank you! 🧡 #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #EndLoneliness
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Donate today, and your gift will be matched to make twice the difference - it all adds up this festive season thanks to the Big Give! 🧡 👉https://lnkd.in/eg-KW78d #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #EndLoneliness
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To every single person who's volunteered with us over the past (nearly!) 60 years, we'd like to say a HUGE thank you on #InternationalVolunteerDay. Together, we're reducing loneliness in later life for older people across the UK. We 🧡what we do, we 🧡 the impact it has, and we 🧡 our volunteers. Thank you for your time, your determination to make life better for people living with loneliness, and for being part of our story. #IVD2024
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We didn't doubt it for a moment - (almost!) every single person, when given the option, would double a fiver to donate a tenner to a charity, rather than pocket the £5 themselves - that's what we call Christmas spirit! 🎄 It's this kind of generosity which makes the Big Give so special! If you'd like to be involved, and double a donation to help us in our mission to end loneliness for older people in later life, simply head over to our dedicated page: https://lnkd.in/edbv_d_A Thank you 🧡
Would you take £5 or double it and give it to charity? We hit the streets to see what people would choose—now it’s YOUR turn to decide! This #ChristmasChallenge, every donation made to participating charities will be doubled. That means £5 becomes £10, £20 becomes £40, and so much more impact for those in need. ❤️ (Plus - every £5 featured in this video will be donated by Big Give to charities in the 2024 Christmas Challenge.)
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Always one of the most magical weeks of the year. We never cease to be blown away by the generosity of individuals and organisations making life better for millions of people across the UK. Thank you SO MUCH to the Big Give team for making this incredible initiative possible! 🧡
And we're off! The 2024 #ChristmasChallenge is officially live! 🤩 From now until noon on Tuesday, 10th December, every donation you make will be doubled. With over 1,250 charities participating, there’s a cause for everyone. Whether you’re passionate about tackling homelessness, advancing cancer research, protecting the environment, or supporting the elderly, your generosity will make double the difference. Have your donation DOUBLED this #GivingTuesday: https://bit.ly/CC24Double
Double Your Donation This Christmas
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The festive season should be a time to celebrate and spend time with loved ones. But for some older people living with loneliness, it’s filled with painful reminders of happier times gone by. Your donation during Big Give week could provide the most meaningful gift an older person receives – somebody to talk to. Watch our new animation to discover how our work helps older people, and donate today. Thank you🧡. https://lnkd.in/eg-KW78d #BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #GivingTuesday #EndLoneliness