Building Futures Together

Important note:
Not accepting new referrals working with existing client base only

Slough Based only

Building Futures Together
Slough Telephone Befriending Service

What is Befriending?

Befriending makes a real difference to people's lives, often at a time of change, people aged 18 and over need the support of another person to help them through a difficult time. This could be for a variety of reasons following separation, domestic abuse, coping with a child with special needs, bereavement, radicalisation are just some reasons but not limited.

What will Telephone Befriending Service provide?

Slough Telephone Befriending is a service provided by a volunteer-trained befriender who will contact you weekly or fortnightly. BFT will offer you befriending services in your language and with awareness of your cultural needs.

Who are BFT Telephone Befrienders:

Our volunteers are recruited from a range of backgrounds and cultures and provide support and friendly chat to clients in need of regular and friendly telephone call.

What do BFT volunteers offer:

-Support and a listening ear
-Signposting/empowerment

Eligibility criteria include but are not restricted to:

-Feeling isolated
-Depressed
-Lonely
-Experienced any form of Domestic abuse
-Bereavement
-Low self-esteem/confidence

In addition to the above we also now offer a 15 min welfare call this is particularly beneficial to those who are on medications due to underlying health issues who are not able to sustain a half-hour call but simply want a call to check up on them if they okay on a weekly basis and if they need any help which we will gladly arrange.

You can be referred by a Slough GP/Social Worker/family services we do not accept self-referrals.

Building Futures Together (BFT)
Regal Court
Slough

Telephone
01753 555650

Email
bftenquiry@gmail.com