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None of us could have predicted the impact COVID-19 would have on every area of our lives.

Budget Energy will increase electricity prices by 14.9% from 2 July 2021 for all variable rate customers. The typical Budget Energy customer with a credit meter will see their bill rise by around £93 per year, while customers with a keypad (PAYG) meter wi

PlayBoard NI has joined with Play England, Play Scotland, Play Wales, playfirstuk, Playing Out and Save the Children to call for children’s play to be prioritised this summer.

Whether you're primary, post-primary or a special needs school, Global Learning Schools NI can introduce global learning into your classroom - and partner you with an international school in one of more than thirty countries!

Research highlights challenges facing low-income families in eating a healthy, balanced diet while meeting other essential household expenses

Volunteer Now is delighted that 15 volunteer groups in Northern Ireland have been awarded the Queens’s Award for Voluntary Service, in 2021.

Domiciliary Care (NHSCT): Pre Consultation - Independent Sector Provider Engagement Event

Bright Energy has announced it will be increasing electricity prices from 26 June 2021. This will see the typical bill paying Bright Energy customer needing to find up to an extra £42 a year and a key pad customer an extra £25 per year.

Take part in The Big Lunch 2021 with neighbourly acts of friendship this June as The Big Lunch becomes part of a month of community. To help you get started we have 50 vouchers to give away.

Action Cancer is calling upon its supporters to combine the lifting of lockdown with fundraising for the charity’s unique breast screening service by hosting ‘Breast Friends BBQs’.

Local charity Dementia NI is celebrating after reaching the final of a national awards scheme for its innovative approach to supporting members during the pandemic.

New research into public trust and confidence in Northern Ireland’s charities will be launched by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland next month.

Economy Minister Diane Dodds MLA met with young people and staff from The Prince’s Trust to hear about the youth charity’s response to COVID-19.

Applications are now open for Future News Worldwide 2021, a prestigious international online conference for the next generation of journalists

RNID, the national charity making life fully inclusive for deaf people and those with hearing loss or tinnitus, is today launching a new free online hearing check that only takes 3 minutes to make life fully inclusive for millions of people.

Northern Ireland’s leading, local cancer charity, Action Cancer has been selected by FinTrU employees as the company charity partner for 2021-2022.

Northern Ireland’s biggest energy supplier, Power NI is set to increase its electricity tariff by 6.9% from 1 July 2021.

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With the support of the Northern Ireland Office, the British Council are looking for ten young leaders from Northern Ireland to become members of an international policy and leadership programme - Future Leaders Connect.

New research out today reveals more than 30 million people in the UK feel the lack of face-of-face social interactions during the pandemic had a negative impact on their mental health, yet despite these staggering figures, only 1 in 3 said they spoke more

With the EU Settlement Scheme 30th June deadline fast approaching, we believe many will leave it too late to apply. As a result, they will no longer have access to public services such as health care, social security benefits and education.  

The East Belfast Football Club received a £250 community grant through Power NI’s staff initiative, which gives employees the opportunity to nominate local groups and organisations to receive funding.

This Deaf Awareness Week (3rd – 9th May) RNID is launching a personalised digital communication card in response to the challenges now faced by the deaf and hearing loss communities due to face coverings during the global pandemic.

Charities urge everyone to take the time to say thanks to volunteers. With less than one month to go until Volunteers’ Week 2021, taking place 1-7 June, charities around the UK are encouraged to take the time to say thank you to all volunteers.

A number of Northern Ireland organisations have joined forces to provide 7,000 of the most vulnerable in society with helpful and essential advice regarding scams.