During the pandemic, Leicestershire Cares' staff, along with volunteers from local businesses, have established a number of innovative solutions to help local people during the lockdown. This includes online/virtual dance and fitness sessions; online cooking tutorials; virtual guided meditation sessions; online quizzes.

Some of the activities and achievements which have taken place during the lockdown have included:

• Coordinating delivery of food and essential items to community groups and individuals
• Supporting people to get online, using remote support.
• Offering virtual one to one and group support sessions to isolated and vulnerable young people.
• Producing information and activity packs.
• Running a wide range of fun online group activities. These have ranged from cooking classes to quizzes from wellbeing sessions to film nights.
• Continuing to support job seekers to develop employability skills.
• Using creative media to enable the voices and lived experience of young people to be heard by decision makers
• Offering practical support to a wide range of community groups Leicester and Leicestershire, including businesses supplying PPE to frontline staff.
• Linking community groups up with businesses who are making staff redundant, so they can offer support.