Jon Burchell News Today

COVID-19 volunteers are still needed in the challenging months ahead, say researchers During the first national lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic earlier this year, and subsequent social restrictions, thousands of volunteers provided a vital lifeline for many vulnerable people throughout an unprecedented time of anxiety and social restrictions. Despite the launch of a new vaccination program providing hope that the country is nearing the beginning of the end of the health crisis, researchers fr...

 E-Mail - A University of Sheffield-led research programme finds Local Authorities and the Voluntary and Community Sector are best placed to support the response to the Covid-19 crisis locally Mobilising Volunteers Effectively found local initiatives are best placed to identify and mobilise volunteers Thousands of members of the public have volunteered, helping their neighbours to stay fed, safe and connected These volunteers will continue to play a central role during the festive period and i...