South London Cares tackles loneliness and isolation across Southwark and Lambeth by bringing older and younger neighbours together.
The Charity believes London is amazing. And in their patch of Southwark and Lambeth, you’ll find world-famous music venues, flourishing markets, some pretty great sports grounds and people from all over the world. But as our modern world moves at breakneck speed, living here can also leave people feeling anonymous, isolated and lonely.
This is particularly the case for older people whose social networks may have frayed and whose communities are transforming faster than ever before due to globalisation, gentrification, digitisation, transience and housing bubbles; and for younger people facing work and social media pressures and often living far from friends and family.
Increasingly, as our cities transform, those two groups are living in parallel worlds. That separation wastes human potential, entrenches loneliness and isolation, perpetuates division, and is ultimately corrosive for our society.
That’s why South London Cares brings older and younger people together – to share time, laughter, new experiences and friendship – so that everyone can feel part of our changing city, rather than left behind by it.
As part of The Cares Family, their objectives are to reduce loneliness and isolation amongst older and younger people alike; improve neighbours’ connection, confidence, belonging, purpose and power; and to bring people together to bridge the gaps across social, generational, digital, cultural and attitudinal divides.
In 2022 the Randal Charitable Foundation provided grant funding towards the salary expense of 2 Social Clubs Coordinators, and the venue hire and refreshments for the Social Club Program that brings older and younger neighbours together to interact through various activities in London.
To find out more about South London Cares visit here
