Befriending Services
Our Befriending Services provide support for isolated or housebound older people to help overcome loneliness, rebuild confidence, become more socially active and maintain their health, well-being and independence.
The Befriending Scheme
provides longer-term companionship and support through a volunteer, who visits on a regular basis to share a cup of tea and a chat or to accompany on visits or outings.
The Active Befriending Scheme
provides shorter-term support through a volunteer visitor/escort to help older people re-build confidence and become more actively involved in their communities again following a critical episode in their lives.
The Telephone Befriending Scheme
offers support through a volunteer 'telephone befriender', who makes a weekly call to catch up on news and check that all is well. It provides a vital link to the outside community, described by some members as a 'life-line'.
What do these services provide ?
- Regular companionship
- Sharing of interests
- Support and help with problems
- Opportunities to form new friendships
- A link with the local community
- Advice and information on other local services and activities
This may include :
- Learning to cope again after a bereavement
- Support in gaining new life skills
- Support in joining new activities and taking part in the community
- Help to become more active and to get out and about
For more information
Contact:
01946 816920
daycare@ageconcern-nwc.org.uk
The Active Befriending Scheme is supported by The Henry Smith Charity
