Welcome to Compassionate Neighbours
Compassionate Neighbours is a social movement of local people enabled and supported to be more compassionate in their local communities. They provide social and emotional support to people towards the end of life due to age or illness. They also share their knowledge and experiences of end of life, death, dying and loss within their community and provoke engagement with these issues.
news & events
Giving Voice, celebrating Compassionate Neighbours in SE London
St Christopher’s Hospice held a special concert, ‘Giving Voice’ to celebrate Compassionate Neighbours in South East London. Hosted by one of their project partners, Christ Church, Gypsy Hill it featured local musicians, singers and writers from South East London.
Compassionate Neighbour projects celebrate
Compassionate Neighbour projects gather to celebrate what has been achieved, what has been learned and plan for the future
Compassionate Neighbours (Vecinos Compasivos) in Spain
The Compassionate Communities movement is growing across the Basque country in Spain, with a wide interest in the Compassionate Neighbours model. Carly Attridge, Programme Lead at St Joseph’s recently spent an exciting three days supporting Vivir Con Voz Propia with the beginnings of their social isolation and end of life project.
why
Why compassionate neighbours?
Why this project is needed
what
What we do
We promote compassion in communities and help people support each other
who
Who we are
St Joseph’s hospice works in collaboration with St Christopher’s hospice to expand the project into other areas
how
How we do it
By growing a social movement of Compassionate Neighbours
facts
What the East London project achieved in 2016/17
Compassionate Neighbours trained and making a difference in their community
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of Compassionate Neighbours feel that their quality of life and community connectivity have increased since getting involved in the project
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Compassionate Neighbours regularly visit someone in their community
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