In January, our Bemerton Good Neighbours Scheme launched a new community music project in partnership with London Symphony Orchestra! Read more
Together with our partners Age UK Islington and Octopus Communities, we ran a cost-of-living event at Mildmay Community Centre to increase access to information and support for residents during these precarious times. Read more
Help on Your Doorstep celebrates the launch of a new project supported by Macmillan in January 2023 Read more
See a full schedule of return dates for our Good Neighbours Scheme activities in January 2023 Read more
We are celebrating after hearing the good news that we have been awarded £391,219 in funding from The National Lottery Community Fund. This funding enables us to extend our existing ‘Connecting for Change’ project by another 3 years. Read more
Find out about how our social prescribing work is supporting residents in Islington Read more
We have lots planned across our three Good Neighbours Schemes in Canonbury, Bemerton and King's Cross in December to celebrate the holidays. Events are free and open to all. Come celebrate with us! Read more
Together with partners, we're delighted to deliver another event to support residents cope with the rise in the cost of living on December 8th at Andover Community Centre. Read more
Communities activities move to the Jean Stokes Centre in November 2022! Read more
As of October 17, we are introducing a new Assessment and Triage Procedure for our Connect Advice programme. Read more
We’re proud to be delivering life-changing support to diverse communities of people across Islington and we’re looking for 2 people who are motivated to contribute towards more integrated working in the borough. Read more
In June and July 2022, IVAR facilitated an evaluation workshop and two interviews with eight local referral partners in Islington about their work and engagement in the HOYD network. Read more
In light of the national Bank Holiday on Monday 19 September for the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II, our services will be closed on Monday the 19th. We will be back in work on Tuesday. Read more
Today we are delighted to launch our Annual Review 2021-22. Read more
Join our team! Applications due by 9am on August 29th Read more
Bringing staff together to discuss our support for residents as we see the cost of living rising. Read more
Since 2019, we have been working on a four-year initiative called Connecting for Change. Between September 2019 and March 2022, IVAR has conducted interviews with staff to capture their perspective. Read more about what staff have to say about the initiative here! Read more
Our 'Big Knocks' are back! Find out more about our plans to get back on the doorstep of Islington residents doing community outreach in 2022. Read more
From advice seeker to adviser – a blog outlining Sonia’s journey from volunteer to Connect adviser of 11 years with Help on Your Doorstep Read more
An overview of our activities and opening times over the Christmas and New Year period. Read more
Find out about what our local residents in Islington told us about the impact of our Connect service on their health and well-being during our recent evaluation interviews. Read more
Since 2019, we have been working on a four-year initiative called Connecting for Change. It is funded by The Community Fund. Our Connecting for Change programme is being evaluated by the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR). In January and February 2021 IVAR asked a range of our partners what it was like working with us. Read more
We are proud to share with you that Help on Your Doorstep is now a third party reporting centre for hate crime. We have taken on this role to help prevent hate crime in Islington and help support victims of hate crime. Improved reporting of hate crime will also help the police response and help protect people affected by hate crime. Read more
Announcing the launch of a brand new e-book Human Learning Systems: Public Service for the Real World. This resource showcases a radical new way of doing public management. Help on Your Doorstep were involved as a case study for book. Read more