Our programmes

East London Cares' group activities began in October 2019. They offer a chance for older and younger east Londoners to share time, laughter and new experiences that help everyone to feel a part of our changing city. 

Clubs during week days, evenings and weekends will include dance parties, new technology workshops, 'back to work' business visits, games nights, pub clubs, and more – at our sister charities they've hosted everything from Bricklaying clubs to Pride parties, Tequila masterclasses to Stop Motion Animation sessions. And we want to hear your ideas too – so let us know how you'd like to shape East London Cares' clubs by getting in touch through our Contact page.

Our Love Your Neighbour programme is a friendship matching programme bringing older neighbours, aged over 65 together with younger neighbours to spend time one-to-one. Friends get together weekly and natter about all sorts – from work and relationships, to art and football and philosophy. Older and younger neighbours build deep and mutual friendships over time that help bring a little of the outside world in for neighbours who can struggle to get out.

To make East London Cares sustainable for the long term, we need you! So our ongoing programme of exciting challenges, events, partnerships and digital campaigns will provide another way for older and younger neighbours to come together to share time, and to support their network. Visit the Contact page to find out how you can help.

East London Cares' pro-active outreach work will harness the time and connections of the community to identify and introduce older and younger neighbours to the network. We work to improve older people's sense of connection to their local community by helping to build their confidence, independence and power.