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Research reveals volunteering enhances young people’s skills, increases employability

New research from the Lloyds Scholars Programme reveals the outstanding impact that volunteering is having on young people including developing skills, becoming more employable and feeling good about their social impact. Lloyds Scholars is Lloyds Banking Group’s award-winning social mobility programme that is having a positive impact on employability for over 600 students from lower income households. Lloyds Scholars offers talented undergraduates at its nine partner universities financial support, paid internships, professional mentoring and a wealth of opportunities to develop their employability skills. In return, all Scholars commit to at least 100 hours of skills based volunteering in their communities … Continue reading Research reveals volunteering enhances young people’s skills, increases employability

Lloyds Banking Group colleagues volunteer to make a difference during Mental Health Awareness Week

Hundreds of Lloyds Banking Group colleagues are volunteering at Mental Health UK Service Centres across the UK to raise awareness and spark conversations during Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May). Lloyds Banking Group colleagues are taking part in practical activities to improve Service Centre facilities for people who rely on them and leading conversations with workers at the centres to discuss the importance of mental health and wellbeing. Lloyds Banking Group’s charity partnership with Mental Health UK aims to promote awareness of the link between mental health and money problems, encourage discussion between customers and colleagues and raise at least … Continue reading Lloyds Banking Group colleagues volunteer to make a difference during Mental Health Awareness Week

Conservation breakthrough for Scotland’s rare aspen tree

In an exciting step forward for the biodiversity of Scotland’s forests, Trees for Life has successfully encouraged the rare but ecologically important aspen tree to flower under controlled conditions – enabling it to produce much-needed seeds that can be used for propagation. Trials to stimulate aspen branches to flower at the charity’s Dundreggan Conservation Estate in Glenmoriston, near Loch Ness, have progressed significantly this spring, following some initial success and experimentation over the past two years. Trees for Life may now be able to secure its own source of aspen seed to dramatically increase the availability of aspens for planting … Continue reading Conservation breakthrough for Scotland’s rare aspen tree

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