Charity

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’
Michael Dapaah

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: ‘Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive’

Actor and rapper Michael Dapaah – also known as Big Shaq – launches a lifechanging fund for creative young people in partnership with Wings of Hope

‘People have more to give’: This life-changing charity helps homeless people to build their own homes
Housing

‘People have more to give’: This life-changing charity helps homeless people to build their own homes

Handcrafted is a charity empowering socially excluded individuals to gain skills and find housing. Here’s how they’re changing lives

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why ‘willanthropy’ is my new favourite word
Susie Dent

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why ‘willanthropy’ is my new favourite word

The mashup word will change the way we look at wills and help charities

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope
Football

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope

This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit
Philanthropy

This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit

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A night of karaoke and the life-affirming joy of belting out a tune
John Bird

A night of karaoke and the life-affirming joy of belting out a tune

‘They gave me hope’: As ‘appliance poverty’ bites, this charity is helping people ‘out of the hole’
Poverty

‘They gave me hope’: As ‘appliance poverty’ bites, this charity is helping people ‘out of the hole’

New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity
New Year Honours

New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Comforting the ill and guiding the blind: These amazing service dogs all have very important jobs
Service dogs

Comforting the ill and guiding the blind: These amazing service dogs all have very important jobs

Behind the till with Olivia Colman at Choose Love’s refugee awareness pop-up shop
Choose Love

Behind the till with Olivia Colman at Choose Love’s refugee awareness pop-up shop

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
Activism

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

‘This is a city of homeless people’: Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine
Documentary

‘This is a city of homeless people’: Finding hope in the horror with hidden heroes of Ukraine

How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine
Jamie Masraff

How youth centres can help thousands of young people unlock their potential and shine

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
Activism

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action
MICHAEL HOUGH AND RACHELLE EARWAKER

The mental health effects of the cost of living crisis should spur government action

Best charity shops: Where to find the best charities with shops
Charity

Best charity shops: Where to find the best charities with shops

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid
George Michael

George Michael’s incredible generosity went far beyond Band Aid

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks
Food banks

How the Scottish government is hoping to end the need for food banks

How to keep supporting Ukrainians ravaged by the Russia war
Ukraine Invasion

How to keep supporting Ukrainians ravaged by the Russia war

Experts explain how to fit volunteering around work, childcare, and the general chaos of modern life
Activism

Experts explain how to fit volunteering around work, childcare, and the general chaos of modern life

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Charles and charity: How the ‘activist Prince’ might become the charity King
Coronation

Charles and charity: How the ‘activist Prince’ might become the charity King

All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity
Sport

All the amazing things Sadio Mané has done for charity

Dog charities call for support following death of Paul O’Grady
Dog charities

Dog charities call for support following death of Paul O’Grady

Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health
changemakers

Bass signed by Frightened Rabbit and Death Cab for Cutie auctioned to help Tiny Changes support young people’s mental health