Borrow My Doggy
Platform: Connecting dog owners with local dog borrowers for walks, weekends and holidays. Spend time with a dog and help their owner out at the same time
Wildlife Trust – nature for wellbeing
Platform: Get involved and make socialising, volunteering and exercise in natural places central to your daily life. Find opportunities within your local area.
Prospect – volunteering opportunities
Platform: Aimed at graduates, this platform signposts where to look for specific volunteering opportunities both in the UK and abroad
Do It – volunteering made easy
Platform: Find a volunteering opportunity near you, browse their website for all sorts of volunteering activities!
Volunteer – Gov.UK
Find out on Gov.UK how to volunteer in your local community and give your time to help others.
The anatomy of loneliness
Who is lonely? The results of the world’s largest loneliness study
How helping others affects our brain
Research shows why it’s physically better for us to give than receive. Learn about what happens to your brain when you give.