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

Make a referral

Would someone you know benefit from a befriender?

Get involved

Could you volunteer a small amount of time to make a big difference?

Make a donation

Want to support our work through giving?

Last year…

We supported over 112 clients with 58 volunteers, providing 3,432 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:

Latest News

Engage Newsletter Dec/Jan 24/25

The December – January newsletter from the Engage Befriending team is ready for your viewing. In this bumper issue we ...

Engage Newsletter November 2024

The November newsletter from the Engage Befriending team is ready for your viewing. In this edition we have included details ...

Engage Newsletter October 2024

The October newsletter from the Engage Befriending team is ready for your viewing. In this edition we have included a ...

Engage Newsletter September 2024

The September newsletter from the Engage Befriending team has now been uploaded. In this edition we have included dates for ...