One Dorset, many different communities Our work reaches across Dorset and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole while recognising that every place has its own relationships, strengths and challenges.

Good information doesn't stay good by itself Reliable community information takes continual human attention: checking records, listening to residents and providers, learning from wider practice and acting when something changes.

You're a directory, aren't you? The Help and Kindness directory is a useful front door, but the listening, relationships, outreach and practical support behind it are what help people find a way forward.

Good information doesn't stay good by itself Reliable community information takes continual human attention: checking records, listening to residents and providers, learning from wider practice and acting when something changes.

You're a directory, aren't you? The Help and Kindness directory is a useful front door, but the listening, relationships, outreach and practical support behind it are what help people find a way forward.

Get Moving, Stay Connected and Build Your Winter Resilience Discover local walks, strength and balance classes, gardening, yoga, volunteering and social activities that can help you stay strong, connected and resilient this winter.

Help and Kindness enables people to give help, find help, and work together. We share information about groups, services, projects, and organisations who provide support to people in Dorset.

Helping Dorchester Family Support this summer Some of our Help and Kindness team have been volunteering with Dorchester Family Support this summer, helping prepare fresh food for more than a hundred local people and families during the school holidays.

What could you get involved with? Community Voices: opportunities to get involved across Dorset, from volunteering and community growing to sharing ideas and helping shape the places where we live.

Community Voices: All Voices Community Voices is our weekly look at what matters to people across Dorset - the things people are worried about, the things they need help with, their interests, the conversations taking place in communities and the opportunities to get involved.

We are building a resource to support and empower the community and world that we live in.

Bringing together people and groups and organisations to share experiences, hopes, and ideas to make the island of Portland in Dorset an even better place to live.

This month we launched our newest service offered by #HelpAndKindness. It's the culmination of years of research and consultation with colleagues and organisations across Dorset, delivering huge addi...

We are passionate about helping people to thrive and flourish in Dorset. We do this by making and supporting connections between people and all kinds of services and support across the county and beyo...

Working Together to Create Change from the Ground Up At Help and Kindness, we believe that people and communities are best placed to shape the solutions that affect their lives. By listening to people's experiences, understanding their needs and recognising their strengths, we work alongside them to create positive change. Using co-production and strengths-based approaches, we help bring together residents, community groups and partner organisations to develop practical responses to local challenges. This approach has supported initiatives such as the Feeding Dorset Partnership and the development of Pop-Up Food Larders, where local people helped design solutions that meet community needs. Together, we are helping communities become stronger, more connected and more resilient.

Thousands of listings checked – and thousands more ways to find help, support and things to do We have completed another major Help and Kindness directory audit, adding more than 700 organisations, almost 2,000 services and around 250 activities and events across Dorset.