Loneliness and social isolation can affect anyone at any time in their life and have a profound impact on their physical and mental wellbeing. Christmas is often the time of year when people feel most alone.

In a city of almost 300,000 people, we believe no one should be lonely and our befriending, social prescribing and buddying services are there to support everyone who needs our help.

But we can't continue to do our important work without your support. Every donation we receive helps us to create life-changing connections. Many of our volunteers and scheme members go on to form strong and lasting friendships which bring them a lot of joy and happiness.

We are asking you to help us this Christmas by making a donation, no matter how small, so we can continue our vital work within the Brighton and Hove community to keep creating those important connections so that nobody ever feels lonely.