Cares

Cares is Business in the Community’s national campaign to engage employees in their communities through volunteering. More than 400 companies support city-based and regional Cares partnerships in 32 locations across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Cares delivers benefits for companies, employees and communities by:

• providing access to expertise on employee involvement
• campaigning to increase the amount of employee volunteering nationally
• actively brokering high-quality volunteering opportunities, which use the time and skills of employees to make an impact in their local communities.

Companies benefit from:

• opportunities to address key social issues in the most deprived areas and disadvantaged communities, where impact is greatest
• access to knowledge and advice on employee volunteering
• access to quality-assured, meaningful volunteering opportunities across the UK. 

Employees benefit from:

• a simple and fun way of connecting with their local community
• potentially developing new skills.

Communities benefit from:

• access to a range of skills and resources that may not be available otherwise 
• the potential to acquire greater knowledge of the business world.

Further information 

For further information or advice, you can contact your local Cares partnership or call the National Cares team on 020 7566 8732. You can also email Rob Compton who will be happy to help.