RBKares is a volunteer-run charity that brings Kingston residents and services together to support communities in need.
Our goal
Our intention is to make a difference, either by plugging support gaps or complementing local services to help any Kingston resident in need, regardless of background or faith.
Our campaigns and projects benefit residents across the borough, whilst our inclusive approach helps combat loneliness and mental health challenges among volunteers.
How we work
Our strong partnerships with local organisations and motivated volunteers mean we can respond at pace to borough-wide needs. By galvanising the community we provide a wide range of practical, creative and morale-boosting support for hospital workers, carers, refugees, care homes residents and other vulnerable groups.
Our story
Having supplied hospitals, care homes and key workers with scrubs, face-coverings and scrub-bags throughout the pandemic via Sewing4Kingson, we developed a strong relationship with the care homes and saw the extreme conditions they were working in. We wanted to thank them so we set up RBKares to deliver some Christmas kindness.
Created in response to community need during Covid-19, the group became a charity in January 2022 with the goal of increasing the range of campaigns it could offer, and the impact it could therefore have across the borough.
RBKares is an example of what communities can achieve when they partner together to maximise limited resources and maximise their collective impact through collaboration. What’s more, RBKares is the rare example of an entirely volunteer-run charity that has managed to inspire support from every area – from the council to councillors, NHS to pharmacies, charities to social enterprises – all with one united goal; to help those most in need across the community.
As a volunteer-run charity, we’re entirely reliant on residents like you to help our projects. Visit our Current Projects page to find out more about our ongoing initiatives, and How you can support us to get involved.
If you’d like to support our work by making a donation, please click the button below or contact us at info@rbkares.org.
