Engage
Reducing isolation and loneliness by developing positive relationships and networks in the community.
What we do
“…such a valuable service, just seeing someone once a week or so when we wouldn’t usually have much contact, my befriender has been such a support and a good friend.”
The aim of Engage Befriending is to alleviate loneliness and social isolation by recruiting, training and supporting volunteers to befriend isolated people in their community.
We currently provide:
Befriending – enabling people who are isolated and alone to to overcome barriers to social connections through the support of a volunteer befriender. To find out how to refer someone to us, click here.
Monthly newsletter – a chatty and informative newsletter to our service users. To read our last few newsletters, click here.
Host a monthly coffee morning for our service users and volunteers. To find out more, click here.
How to
Last year…
We supported over 162 people with 81 volunteers, providing 3,888 hours of support.
96% of clients said they felt less isolated since being introduced to their befriender.
The Engage project is funded by a variety of organisations including:
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