What is Aphasia? Aphasia is a word that 85% of our population are unfamiliar with, which is remarkable considering the disorder affects over 350,000 people in the UK. Following a stroke or brain injury, aphasia impacts the survivor’s ability to utilise and understand language, meaning every word can become as foreign as “aphasia” is to…

Claire Dove OBE reflects on her first six months as VCSE Crown Representative and what the Civil Society Strategy means for the future of social value and commissioning. Reflections on the past six months As VCSE (voluntary, community and social enterprise) Crown Representative, I want to support public service commissioners and civil society organisations working…

Last week, DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock, ran 4.45 km to Mrs A’s flat in Bermondsey, where he met two other runners, Conroy and Anna. Mrs A is partially sighted and had 12 boxes of belongings in her home that she couldn’t move to her garage. Between them, the runners shifted the heavy boxes…

The daily Points of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers who are making a real change in their communities. In the run-up to April’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place in London, volunteers from each of the 53 Commonwealth nations are being thanked and recognised by Her Majesty The Queen as Commonwealth Points of Light. From…