Making Loneliness A Stranger
WHO ARE WE?
WE ARE A COLLECTIVE OF OVER 50 PURPOSE-LED ORGANISATIONS, UNITED BY THE MISSION OF MAKING LONELINESS A STRANGER.
Together, we’re working to amplify our collective impact by radically re-imagining funding models and mentoring change makers to create stronger, more connected communities across the West of England.
WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR?
WE BELIEVE IN A SOCIETY WHERE EVERYONE FEELS SEEN, HEARD AND VALUED.
Where people have communities they’re proud to call their own and where meaning, joy, and purpose are within everyone’s reach. We’re working to create a place where all of us – communities, councils, companies, charities and change makers – join forces in making loneliness a stranger.
WHY LONELINESS?
NO ONE SHOULD FEEL ISOLATED OR ALONE AGAINST THEIR WILL.
To belong – to a family, a tribe, a neighbourhood, a community – is to be human. Loneliness doesn’t just steal our joy. It harms our health, well-being and even life expectancy. It touches every corner of society – age, race, class, and community. Tackling this silent epidemic demands that we work together. By addressing loneliness, we can transform lives and build stronger, healthier societies.
WHAT IF YOU JOIN US?
THIS IS BIGGER THAN US – WE NEED YOU.
What started with one person thinking, “Together, we can do more,” has grown into a movement of over 50 organisations united for change. Every one of us – individuals, organisations, academics, activists, companies, and charities – has a role to play.
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE
TOGETHER, WE CAN BUILD A MOVEMENT, NOT JUST A MOMENT
TOGETHER, WE CAN TRANSFORM LIVES
TOGETHER, WE CAN MAKE LONELINESS A STRANGER
Our Impact Allies
(those who have contributed to the Impact Alliance so far)
3SG
Badminton School
Bath & North East Somerset Council
Black South West Network
Bristol & Bath Regional Capital
Bristol & Weston Hospitals Charity
Bristol Ageing Better Alliance
(Age UK Bristol, Bristol After Stroke, Alive Activities, We Care Home Improvement, Carers Support Centre, Marmalade Trust)
Bristol Beacon
Bristol Black Carers
Bristol Charities
Bristol City Council
Bristol Diocese
Building the Bridge
Business West
Churchill and Langford Minibus Society
CVS South Gloucestershire
DJR Consulting
Good Faith Partnership
Intergenerational England
Jo Cox Foundation
Learning Partnership West
Locality
Oasis Academy
Quartet Community Foundation
Shaw Foundation
Society of Merchant Venturers
South Gloucestershire Council
Sovereign Network Group
St George's Bristol
St Monica Trust
The Anchor Society
University of Bath
University of Bristol
University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)
Voluntary Action North Somerset
Voscur
WeSport
Get in touch
The Impact Alliance is a movement to create stronger, more connected communities across the West of England.
We are aiming to achieve greater impact by co-ordinating our efforts and learning about how and where we can make the most difference – as both individual organisations and as a regional collective.
Whether you are already part of this effort or want to join us, please get in touch.