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A special Café Hope with Rachel Burden.
Café Hope is back!
BBC Radio 4’s virtual coffee shop is back for a new series on 16 September.
Confidence through coffee
How one cafe helps young adults with learning disabilities get on the job experience.
Pick you up post
Café Hope is our virtual Radio 4 coffee shop with Rachel Burden.
Run to recovery
How a running club helps recovery from addiction.
Showing off the streets
How people who've experienced homelessness become tour guides of their city.
Band of sisters
How one woman started ing military wives after she left the army.
Bonding over breakfast
How a breakfast club for 'grumpy old men' in Cornwall is helping with bereavement.
Being seen and heard
How one charity is making music accessible.
Help after harm
How one woman is helping fellow domestic abuse survivors - and perpetrators - move forward
Pulling together for a pint
How one village came together to buy their local pub to help their community.
from the salon
How one hair salon started giving to cancer patients experiencing hair loss.
Rescuing chickens around the cluck
How one woman helps chickens once their best egg laying days are over.
Café Hope's Christmas Dinner
How people are helping others to make Christmas better for their community.
Grub not garbage
How one cafe is turning food waste into meals.
Travel and chat
How a community bus has provided friendship as well as transport.
Feeling safer on the streets
How a phoneline was set up to try to make people feel safer on the streets at night time.
From coal to cakes
How one man with Down's syndrome wanted to inspire others by running his own business.
Hops and jobs
How one social enterprise is helping prison leavers in their craft brewery and bakery.
Exercise for everyone
How one trainer makes exercise accessible to the elderly and people with disabilities.
Provisions for preemies
How one woman is helping premature babies and their mums right from the start.
Food bank deliveries with dignity
How one charity wants to change the model of food banks by delivering to peoples' houses.
Wheels and woofs
How one charity is helping disabled dogs live their best lives.
Hi-vis hose down
How one man is cleaning up parks in Liverpool in his free time.
Choral communities
How one woman is running community choirs to show people how singing can benefit health.
Lost rings and things
How one man started a free service to find lost jewellery and metallic items.
