Marmalade Trust is an award-winning loneliness charity for all ages, dedicated to raising awareness of loneliness and supporting people to find new social connections. Since 2013, we have directly helped thousands of people and have reached millions more. Our mission is simple: to create a society where we recognise that loneliness exists and support each other to make new connections.​

What we do 

Marmalade Trust supports people experiencing loneliness in three ways:

Connection projects

Christmas Cheer brings joy and companionship to those on their own on Christmas Day. This includes lunch in a local restaurant and a hamper full of gifts. We offer doorstep visits to those unable to leave their homes. Marmalade Connections is a phone-based service supporting people to form lasting connections in their community with highly personalised signposting to social activities.

Awareness campaigns

We launched Loneliness Awareness Week in 2017. Our annual campaign aims to reduce the stigma associated with loneliness and raise awareness across the UK and around the world. The campaign is all about creating supportive communities by having conversations about loneliness. Thousands of events have been hosted across the country and we've reached hundreds of millions of people globally with our campaign messages. 

Training and resources

We host webinars and share practical guides to help people understand loneliness, how to manage it, and how to find meaningful connections. We work closely with schools, offering free, interactive, and engaging lesson plans, assemblies, and resources which help EYFS, primary, and secondary learners deepen their understanding of loneliness.