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– Wilshire Community Services was recently honored as the 2020/2021 Station of the Year by Senior Volunteer Services at its May Volunteer Recognition Brunch. Wilshire Community Services, a division of Wilshire Health & Community Services, was created to meet the critical needs of older and disabled adults in San Luis Obispo County by offering free, volunteer support services.

Unlikely friendship blossoms during the pandemic and last updated 2021-04-29 18:47:58-04 Looking back on the year 2020, it wasn't easy meeting new people and making new friends, but that wasn't the case for everyone. With the help of Wilshire Health and Community Services, what started as weekly conversations between two strangers has blossomed into a special friendship. Through Wilshire's Caring Callers program, home-bound, older adults are connected with community volunteers, which is how 37-year-old Cierra Savatgy- King was connected with 97-year-old Bonnie Miller. These two women have be...

play-icon Created with Sketch. St John Ambulance in Guernsey is appealing to the public and local businesses, to help support a major fundraising campaign. The charity was about to launch a major fundraising project to support its work in the community, just before lockdown was announced. St John is looking to raise more than £100,000 to continue improving the lives of islanders in Guernsey. As soon as we were made aware of the new lockdown our focus immediately turned towards supporting the community and adapting our services to meet the urgent needs of islanders. We’ve stopped some of...