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To celebrate International Happiness Day (20th March 2023), here’s five ways that volunteering at Guide Dogs can spread happiness for yourself and others.

Ahead of next week's Spring Budget, Guide Dogs is calling on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase support for families with disabled children who are eligible to claim Universal Credit and Child Tax Credit, amid the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Ringo is a real-life guide dog who appears in our new TV advert, 'We find the way'. Read about his journey to becoming a guide dog, and meet the volunteers who set him up for success.

A new agreement between the UK and the EU on Northern Ireland will mean that pets travel, which includes guide dog and other assistance dogs, from Great Britain will no longer require an Animal Health Certificate with all of the associated vaccinations and treatments to travel to Northern Ireland.

Alice, an artist from Leamington Spa, regularly transforms the front of Rustic Food café, which she co-owns with her partner, with themed window murals. When she decided to sign up to the London Marathon this year and raise money for Guide Dogs, she set to work creating a Guide Dogs themed window – and this is the result!

We’ve got a fantastic range of jobs - over 400 roles - at Guide Dogs. So this week, we’re asking Suman Ruprai, Video Producer, all about her exciting role and how she can help people with sight loss.

Guide Dogs has been campaigning to have warning tactile surfaces installed on all train station platforms for several years.

Lindsey is an active member of her local Guide Dogs fundraising group in Shrewsbury. Not only does she fundraise for them, manning stands and collection boxes at weekends, but she also campaigns and publicly speaks on behalf of Guide Dogs.

A few years ago, Lindsey wouldn’t have thought this was possible.