Befriending

  • Ageing Better Kensington & Chelsea

    Individuals are matched with a volunteer befriender who visits once a week for a minimum of six months. A befriender can visit in the person’s own home or provide the support needed to venture out. Octavia support can also signpost you to other activities run in their centres.

    Phone
    020 8254 5532

    Email
    raksha.gadhvi@octavia.org.uk

    Website
    www.octaviafoundation.org.uk

  • Befriending – Trinity Hospice

    The service matches trained volunteers with people who are living with a progressive, life-limiting illness/elderly and frail to tackle isolation through social and practical support at home. The service also provides a valuable short break for carers.

    Phone
    020 7787 1000

    Email
    enquiries@royaltrinityhospice.london

    Website
    www.royaltrinityhospice.london

  • Better Life Befriending

    This new family befriending programme will focus on helping the parents of our children heal, build friendships and develop confidence to enable them to pursue their life goals through 1-2 hour weekly befriending sessions, often using activities such as yoga, art gallery or volunteering as a platform.

    Phone
    07791871910

    Email
    amie@solidaritysports.org

    Website
    www.solidaritysports.org

  • Bilingual Befriending Older People Project

    This program aims at preventing isolation of older and vulnerable residents in RBKC by creating a supportive and empowering network of Bilingual volunteer befrienders, who shares the same culture and language of the individuals they support.

    Phone
    020 8969 7456

    Website
    www.midaye.org.uk

  • Befriending – Carer’s Trust Thames

    The support provided is mainly companionship support, assistance accessing public transport and activities in the community such as shopping or groups.

    Website
    Carers Trust | Transforming the lives of carers

  • Creative Befrienders

    One to one arts interventions for people with dementia in people’s own homes (e.g. art, music, theatre, poetry); may include visits to gallery or concerts. Those referred must have an interest in the arts.

    Website
    RESONATE ARTS

  • Independent Age various support

    There are a number of ways we can support you. We can advise on housing, finance, health, personal life, support & care and future planning. You can call the Helpline to talk about how we can help. You can also arrange to receive a regular phone call or visit from one of our volunteers.

    Phone
    0800 319 6789

    Website
    www.independentage.org

  • Telebefriending Service (blind and partially sighted people)

    Free telephone social groups to make friends, chat with and support other blind and partially sighted people.

    Phone
    020 7391 2218

    Email
    talkandsupport@rnib.org.uk

    Website
    www.rnib.org.uk