Wear yellow socks and share your Outfit of the Day - Lonely Not Alone

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In 2019, a group of young people – that’s us – collaborated with the Co-op Foundation and creative agency Effervescent to create the first Lonely Not Alone campaign.

In 2020, the campaign was bigger and better.

And this year is going to blow your (yellow) socks off! We’re busy coming up with loads of great ideas, so Follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook to stay up-to-date and find out how you can get involved.

This beautiful film features five of us who helped make the 2020 campaign, talking about how loneliness has affected us and showing off our yellow socks!

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@LonelyNotAlone

In 2019, almost all our young co-designers were fr

In 2019, almost all our young co-designers were from near #Manchester as we worked in the city's #NorthernQuarter on creative ideas. This year, we're meeting online so young people from across England can get involved. Thank you to the brilliant @effervescentuk and @coop_foundation for making this happen #LonelyNotAlone #LetsTalkLoneliness

Dani helped to create the ORIGINAL #LonelyNotAlone

Dani helped to create the ORIGINAL #LonelyNotAlone In 2019, and stepped up to get involved last year, too, during #lockdown.

Read how the campaign has helped her in new research from the @coop_foundation. Link in bio.
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#campaign #letstalkloneliness #lonely #loneliness

Young people really do make #LonelyNotAlone. Josie

Young people really do make #LonelyNotAlone. Josie is just one of our amazing co-designers who helped to create our campaign in 2020.

We're looking for young people aged 13-22 to help us make this year's campaign- think it might be for you? Go to the link in our bio to apply before Tues 16 March 🙌

#design #youth #loneliness #create #creative #youngcreatives

1 week left to apply to be a #LonelyNotAlone co-

1 week left to apply to be a #LonelyNotAlone co-designer.

We're particularly looking for young ppl from villages or rural backgrounds to add more balance to our team. Can you help? Tag friends or apply. Link in bio.
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GET INVOLVED: We're looking for young people aged

GET INVOLVED: We're looking for young people aged 13-22 to volunteer to be in our campaign design team this year!

Click the link in our bio to read about all the amazing things you could be doing and APPLY by 16 March. Good luck! #lonelynotalone #lonely #charitycampaign #volunteer

A big thank you to Elorm for being so honest and o

A big thank you to Elorm for being so honest and open about how #LonelyNotAlone has helped her. We wouldn't be here without our wonderful co-designers. Link in bio for the full video #WhatMattersMost
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#lonelynotalone #OOTDYellowSocks #campaign #loneliness

Remember us? . . . #lonelynotalone #loneliness #cr

Remember us?
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#lonelynotalone #loneliness #crocoduck #unicorn #firefly #deepseadiver #yellowsocks #throwbackthursday #throwback #charity #campaign #lonely

Flashback to warmer climes and days when we could

Flashback to warmer climes and days when we could hug / carry each other through a park. Who's sat waiting for the sun to return?

Share your winter #OOTDYellowSocks to show young people everywhere that they're not alone #lonelynotalone
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#lonely #loneliness #campaign

Young people who made #LonelyNotAlone said yellow

Young people who made #LonelyNotAlone said yellow socks were a flash of hope when they felt #lonely.

Add a splash of yellow to your #BlueMonday to show young people like Claire that they might be lonely, but they're not alone #OOTDYellowSocks

Tag us into your images so we can repost and promote some positivity for young people today

(1/6) Join us in 2021 to show that youth lonelines

(1/6) Join us in 2021 to show that youth loneliness STILL matters.

1. Like our page
2. Tell your friends about us
3. Wear yellow socks and share your Outfit of the Day.

You might be lonely but you're not alone.

#OOTDYellowSocks #LonelyNotAlone

(2/6) Young people are at the heart of our campaig

(2/6) Young people are at the heart of our campaign. 57 of us came together last year to create artwork which is slowly appearing here, make videos and share our stories #lonelynotalone #OOTDYellowSocks

(3/6) Co-designer Claire said: "Wearing yellow soc

(3/6) Co-designer Claire said: "Wearing yellow socks is showing others that 'I stand with you and I care about you'. We created this campaign because it's hard being lonely, but we're in this together."

#LonelyNotAlone #OOTDYellowSocks

(4/6) Young people who created our campaign in 201

(4/6) Young people who created our campaign in 2019 said yellow socks were a flash of warmth and a sign of hope when they felt lonely. Today, they stand as our symbol of solidarity with young people experiencing loneliness #OOTDYellowSocks #lonelynotalone

(5/6) Why not throw on a pair of #yellowsocks to b

(5/6) Why not throw on a pair of #yellowsocks to brighten your day? #OOTDYellowSocks #LonelyNotAlone

(6/6) It's cold and frosty out there today (althou

(6/6) It's cold and frosty out there today (although we're in Manchester so we're kind of used to that)

#lonelynotalone #OOTDYellowSocks

So proud that our gorgeous artwork from Rudy Gilbe

So proud that our gorgeous artwork from Rudy Gilbert (17) and Elowen Waters (18) is now on display on billboards all over England. #LonelyNotAlone is reaching so many people and its never been more needed. Get involved and share your #OOTDYellowSocks to show young people they're not alone

We're proud to be part of the @dcmsgovuk #letstalk

We're proud to be part of the @dcmsgovuk #letstalkloneliness calendar.

We're celebrating by sharing words from our brill young co-designers on why they got involved in #lonelynotalone and what we can all do to help people who feel lonely. Over to Josie... #OOTDYellowSocks

Please keep with us over the festive period. Lots

Please keep with us over the festive period. Lots of young people will feel lonely over Christmas but you can help with a very simple gesture.

Wear yellow socks to show lonely young people that you care #LonelyNotAlone #OOTDYellowSocks

(5/6). We loved seeing all your photos and they've

(5/6). We loved seeing all your photos and they've kept coming in over the past 2 months. We've also seen your brill co-designers on everything from @bbcbreakfast to @dcmsgovuk Advent Calendars! #lonelynotalone #OOTDYellowSocks

(4/6) Hundreds of you got involved and shared your

(4/6) Hundreds of you got involved and shared your yellow sock selfies.

Yellow socks are our symbol of solidarity with lonely young people. They're a flash of hope which are semi-hidden just like loneliness #lonelynotalone #OOTDYellowSocks

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