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As the Coronavirus (COVID-19) situation develops in the UK, there has been an increased need from volunteers to support individuals affected by the virus or to assist in the delivery of essential activities. Voluntary work has included shopping, packing and delivering food, medicine and supplies, as well as driving healthcare staff around, helping with food banks and homeless services, fund-raising and making donations, and providing emotional support through telephone helplines to tackle loneliness and social isolation. This work has been coordinated by various bodies including third sector groups and community organisations who have mobilised to support efforts relating to the pandemic, as well as through the Royal Voluntary Service's GoodSAM programme, 1 which has had over 1 million people registering, and through selforganised COVID-19 mutual aid groups, which number over 3000 across the UK. 2 Previous research into motivations for community volunteering (e.g. fund-raising, supporting local charities, and assisting in nurseries or care homes) has shown that motivations to volunteer include altruism, 3-5 having a strong sense of purpose, 6-8 a desire to enhance human capital (e.

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Author

HW Mak; D Fancourt

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published

2021

Language

EN

Field

Health Professions (Health Sciences)