A Listening Ear
Jennifer Hendry, A Listening Ear, C/o 2 Sunnyside, Stoneykirk, Dumfries And Galloway, DG9 9DJ
A Listening Ear offers one-to-one befriending by telephone, online, and (where possible) at physical meetings in public settings such as local cafes.
Acacia Path Ltd
Acacia Path Ltd, Unit 13D Curran House, Northumberland Street, Belfast, BT13 2JF
As Acacia Path, we are based in Belfast but serve in various locations.
Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Action For Pulmonary Fibrosis, Stuart House, East Wing, St Johns Street, Cambridgeshire, PE1 5DD
Our telephone befrienders are trained volunteers who can give a listening ear by phone for anyone with Pulmonary Fibrosis (PF) carers and family members over 18.
Action in Mind (AiM)
Karen Hatrick, Action In Mind (AiM), 19 Dean Crescent, Riverside, FK8 1UR
Action in Mind is the leading local mental health charity predominantly working across the Stirling Council area, supporting better mental health for everyone.
Active and In Touch Frome
Active And In Touch Frome, Frome Town Hall, Christchurch Street West, Somerset, BA11 1EB
Feelings of loneliness & isolation can be difficult to deal with.
Age Concern Mole Valley
Age Concern Mole Valley, The Point, Mayflower Lyons Court, Surrey, RH4 1AB
The Age Concern Mole Valley Befriending service is for older people who are lonely and socially isolated.
Age UK Croydon (Befriending Program)
Age UK Croydon, 81 Brigstock Road, CR7 7JH
Age UK Croydon Befriending Service
Age UK Hull
Natalie Spikings, Age UK Hull, Silvester House, Silvester Street, HU1 3HA
The Befriending service aims to reduce loneliness for people aged 50 or over, by providing regular contact at a time which is convenient to the person.
Age UK North Craven
Age UK North Craven, Cheapside, North Yorkshire, BD24 9EW
To make later life in North Craven a fulfilling and enjoyable experience, reducing isolation and loneliness, and providing the right support at the right time for older people
Age UK North Yorkshire Coast and Moors
Age UK North Yorkshire Coast And Moors, 39, Aberdeen Walk, North Yorkshire, YO11 1BD
We offer a befriending service to help combat loneliness for people who are feeling lonely and isolated.
Age UK Somerset (The Wellbeing Service)
Melanie Mulley-Brooks, Age UK Somerset, Ash House, Cook Way, Bindon Road, Somerset, TA2 6BJ
The Wellbeing service: is to help beat loneliness, because growing older is a different experience for everyone, the Wellbeing Service is made up of different elements - Chat and Map, Walk and Talk, Wellbeing Friends and Friendly Phone Calls - to help individuals feel less lonely, always listened to, and given the support they need to improve their quality of life
Alcohol & Drugs Action
Alcohol & Drugs Action, 7 Hadden Street, AB11 6NU
If you or someone in your family has problems with substance misuse then you can receive a phone call from a trained volunteer to help with isolation and feelings of loneliness.
Alford Hub
Alford Hub, Alford Hub, 5 South Market Place, Lincolnshire, LN13 6AF
Alford Hub was launched to benefit the residents principally, but not exclusively of Alford Lincolnshire, & villages within a six mile radius, some of our services have now been extended to the whole of Lincolnshire, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or political, religious or other opinions during times of local or national emergency and at all other times to provide: 1) Face to Face Befriending service 2) Telephone Befriending service 3) Virtual Coffee and Chat meetings in our Virtual Community Centre 4) Prescription delivery service 5) Outreach & Wellbeing Team 6)Uniform & Baby Bank 7) Social Prescribing 8) Signposting 9)Ukrainian Support We are the main link for the community with local and national governmental bodies, health and social authorities and third sector organisations.
Alzheimer Scotland (Volunteer Service)
Lorna Shand, Alzheimer Scotland, 160 Dundee Street, Lothian, EH11 1DQ
The befriending service aims to make a real difference to the lives of people living with dementia by reducing loneliness and social isolation.
Alzheimer's Society (Companion Calls)
Alzheimer's Society, Tricorn House, 51-53 Hagley Road Edgbaston, England, B16 8TP
The Alzheimer's Society Companion Call service offers both people living with dementia and carers of people living with dementia the opportunity for informal telephone contact to help them feel more ‘connected’ and less lonely.
Amba Care Solutions CIC (AmbaCare Solutions)
Amba Care Solutions CIC, Dovehouse Farm, Shawbury Lane, Shustoke Near Coleshill, North Warwickshire, B46 2RR
AmbaCare Solutions is a health and wellbeing social enterprise (voluntary organisation) based in the West Midlands, working across the UK, delivering projects which support people to live as well as they can given their personal circumstances.
Ashford Place
Ashford Place, 60 Ashford Place, Cricklewood, London, NW2 6TU
A long established charity based in North West London seeking to improve the lives of the more vulnerable members of our community.
Ashford Volunteer Centre (Befriending Service)
Rose Holmes, Ashford Volunteer Centre, Berwick House, 8 Elwick Road, Kent, TN23 1PF
For some 30 years Ashford Volunteer Centre has been supporting people aged over 50 who have become lonely and isolated due to old age, ill health, disability, mental distress or bereavement.
Ayrshire Independent Living Network
Ayrshire Independent Living Network, The Michael Lynch Centre, 71 Princes Street, North Ayrshire, KA22 8DG
We are a free information and advice service around Self-Directed Support.
B&S Community Connxions (also know as Where to today)
B&S Community Connxions, 2 Inverewe Gardens, Grampian Road, Great Britain, PH22 1RH
We offer a face to face and telephone befriending service in Badenoch and Strathspey.
Babyloss Support Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland
Babyloss Support Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland, 1 Elm Tree Gardens, Stoneygate, Leicestershire, LE2 3NG
We are a team of bereaved parents trained to offer empathy, understanding and comfort to anyone affected by the death of baby in pregnancy or after birth.
Ballyhoura Rural Services
Gerard O Connor, Ballyhoura Rural Services, Mercy Bungalow, Main Street, Co, Cork, P56A586
Ballyhoura Rural Services (BRS) was established in 2010, we operate in East County Limerick and North Cork.
Barnardo's (Herts Family Centre Services)
Barnardo's, Tanners Lane, Barkingside, IG6 1QG
We are a family support service which offers universal and targeted support for families with children aged 0-5.
Basingstoke NeighbourCare (Befriending Service)
Sarah Williams, Basingstoke NeighbourCare, Basingstoke NeighbourCare, The Orchard, White Hart Lane, Hampshire, RG21 4AF
Our Befriending service helps to combat loneliness for those who are housebound and living on their own.
Battersea Befriending Network
Battersea Befriending Network, 100 Prince Of Wales Drive, Battersea, Greater London, SW11 4BD
Battersea Befriending Network (BBN) offers a one-to-one befriending relationship to those who have been referred to us and are living in within the London Borough of Wandsworth with a mental health diagnosis.
Bearwood Community Hub CIC
Bearwood Community Hub CIC, 28A Abbey Road, West Midlands, B67 5RD
Bearwood Community Hub provides spaces in Bearwood, Smethwick, for local people to connect, collaborate and create.
Beatson Cancer Charity
Beatson Cancer Charity, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN
Our Telephone Befriending service started at the start of the very first lockdown in March 2020 as part of our emergency COVID response.
BEfriend
BEfriend, Boundary House, Boston Road, W7 2QE
We provide one-to-one befriending for adults living in the London Boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow and have three projects: -Core Befriending: If you or someone you know lives alone, is isolated and feels lonely.
BeFriend in Bellshill
Elaine Hamilton , BeFriend In Bellshill, Orbiston Neighbourhood Centre, Busby Road, ML4 2BW
BeFriend in Bellshill is part of the multi-activity Orbiston Neigbourhood Centre.
Befrienders Highland
Alison Campbell, Befrienders Highland, 1st Floor, Academy House, 42 Academy Street, Inverness, IV1 1JT
We are a small voluntary organisation working to improve the lives of people who are lonely and isolated and have experience of mental ill health; memory loss and unpaid adult carers .
Befriending Caithness
Elspeth Manson, Befriending Caithness, The Pulteney Centre, Huddart Street, Caithness, KW1 5BA
Befriending Caithness is a befriending service which offers isolated adults aged 40 and upwards, in Caithness a chance to meet a friendly face on a weekly basis.
BeFriends
Project Worker, BeFriends, 172 Albert Street, DD4 6QW
BeFriends provides help and support through a one-to-one Befriending and specialist groups to vulnerable and disadvantaged 5-25-year-olds throughout Dundee city.
Beith Community Development Trust (Lend an Ear)
Alison Berry, Beith Community Development Trust, Geilsland Estate, Geilsland Road, KA15 1HD
We offer a telephone befriending service for people in North Ayrshire that are isolated within their community.
Blind Veterans UK
Blind Veterans UK, Blind Veterans UK, 3 Queen Square, WC1N 3AR
We are here to support anyone who has served in the Armed Forces, or who has done National Service, and who is now living with significant sight loss.
Bold Actions
Bold Actions, Suite B, Fairgate House, 205 Kings Road, West Midlands, B11 2AA
Bold Actions is a not-for-profit organisation with a mission to combat social isolation and loneliness by fostering meaningful connections and friendships.
Bolton Adult Autism Support (BAAS)
Vivian Brown, Bolton Adult Autism Support, The Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Greater Manchester, BL1 1LS
We are a family social and support group for parents/carers of children (18 plus) who have, or think they may have, an Autism Spectrum Condition (such as Asperger’s Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism) and who have or may have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD).
Borderline Support UK CIC
Tess Linton, Borderline Support UK CIC, Collingwood Buildings, 38 Collingwood Street, NE1 1JF
Our befriending service runs alongside our peer support groups, offering another way of helping to reduce isolation and loneliness.
Bramber Bakehouse (Bramber Bakehouse Befriending Service)
Bramber Bakehouse, PO BOX 3197, East Sussex, BN21 3NW
Bramber Bakehouse is an award-winning charity, with a decade of experience supporting women who have experienced gender-based violence, abuse, exploitation or displacement, to gain the confidence, knowledge and skills they need for a safe, purposeful and independent future.
Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations (Community Companions)
Bridgend Association Of Voluntary Organisations, BAVO, 112-113 Commercial Street, Bridgend, CF34 9DL
Community Companions befriending project We are a free of charge, confidential and non-judgemental befriending project, giving high quality support to people living in Bridgend County Borough.
Bridges Centre, Monmouth (Bridges Befriending Service)
Mike Logan, Bridges Centre, Monmouth, Bridges Centre, Monmouth, NP25 5AS, Monmouthshire, NP25 5AS
Our Befriending Service covers the whole of Monmouthshire.
Bridges for Communities
Nic Hope , Bridges For Communities, Easton Christian Family Centre, Beaufort Street, Avon, BS5 0EX
We take referrals from local agencies working with asylum seekers and refugees for those who they feel would benefit.
Brighter Living Partnership
Matthew Smith, Brighter Living Partnership, Southport Community Centre, Norwood Road, Merseyside, PR86HQ
Brighter Living Partnership are a health and wellbeing charity based in Southport, Merseyside.
BrightLife/Age Concern Chesterfield and District (BrightLife)
Ann Monk, BrightLife/Age Concern Chesterfield And District, South Lodge, Boythorpe Avenue, Derbyshire, S40 3FH
BrightLife/Age Concern Chesterfield and District has run a Telephone Befriending Service for many years.
BucksVision
Lisa Redford, BucksVision, 143 Meadowcroft, Buckinghamshire, HP19 9HH
BucksVision is the local charity supporting people with sight loss across Buckinghamshire and Milton Keynes.
Butterfly Trust (Cystic Fibrosis)
Helen Tew, Butterfly Trust (Cystic Fibrosis), Swanston Steading, 109/3 Swanston Road, Lothian, EH10 7DS
The Butterfly Trust provides direct Social Support, in the community, for people affected by Cystic Fibrosis across the whole of Scotland.
CACE
Susan Drummond, CACE, Suite 4, Arca Business Centre, Dunnswood House, Dunnswood Rd, Wardpark South, Glasgow, G67 3EN
Charity for Isolated, Vulnerable and Older People.
CamSight
Claire Haggarty, CamSight, 167 Green End Road, Chesterton, Cambs, CB4 1RW
CamSight is a Cambridgeshire charity that supports local people of all ages living with low vision and blindness to live the lives they choose.
Cancer Relief Gibraltar
Cancer Relief Gibraltar, Cancer Relief Gibraltar, 5, South Barrack Road, GX11 1AA
At Cancer Relief, we have been providing support to people living with cancer in the community for over 30 years.
Cancer Support Scotland (Wellbeing service)
Cancer Support Scotland, 75 Shelley Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, G12 0ZE
Our free ‘Here for You’ befriending service provides people affected by cancer with regular contact with one of our highly skilled volunteers who will provide a friendly listening ear.
Canterbury District Volunteer Centre Ltd
Canterbury District Volunteer Centre Ltd, Canterbury District Volunteer Centre, Wincheap Business Park, Simmonds Road, Wincheap Business Park, Kent, CT1 3RA
We operate face to face and telephone and face to face befriending service matching individuals who are isolated or lonely with volunteers who provide social contact and support on a regular basis.
Caraidean Uibhist SCIO
Jo Sinclair, Caraidean Uibhist SCIO, Caraidean Uibhist SCIO, 41 Airport Road, Balivanich, Western Isles, HS7 5LA
Located in the heart of Balivanich, on the Isle of Benbecula, Caraidean Uibhist is a charitable foundation dedicated to helping those in need across the islands of Berneray, North Uist, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay and Barra.
Care for the Family
Carol Humphreys, Care For The Family, Tovey House, Cleppa Park, , Newport, NP10 8BA, NP10 8BA
Care for the Family is a UK charity that aims to promote strong family life and support those who face family difficulties.
Careline (Careline)
Careline, St Oswalds Hospital, Clifton Road, Derbyshire, DE6 1DR
Careline is a registered charity (No.
Carers Leeds
Gayle Pannett, Carers Leeds, Carers Leeds, 6-8 The Headrow, LS1 6PT
We support unpaid family carers over the age of 16 who live in Leeds.
Carers Support West Sussex
Rosemarie Hegarty, Carers Support West Sussex, C/o Carpenters Box, Amelia House, Crescent Road, West Sussex, BN11 1RL
Carers Support West Sussex is an independent charity supporting some of the 89,000 family and friend carers living in West Sussex.
Caring Connections
Caring Connections, Caring Connections, Caring Connections Ltd The Ashcroft Centre, Unit 15 Ashcroft Road, Knowsley Industrial Park, Merseyside, L33 7TW
Caring Connections is a registered charity with over 30 years' experience in supporting vulnerable adults.
Center for Developmentally Disabled
Karrie Duke, Center For Developmentally Disabled, 9150 E. 41st Terrace, MO, 64133
Center for Developmentally Disabled (CDD) has created a be-friending program for adults age 16+ who live with a developmental disability.
Changes (Befriending East Lothian - Well Connected)
Zanjbeel, Changes, 108 Market St, EH21 6QA
Our Befriending service Well Connected helps individuals who may be struggling with low social contact, loneliness, isolation and low mental health.
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland
Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland, 2nd Floor, Hobart House, 80 Hanover Street, EH2 1EL
We are Scotland’s largest health charity working to help people with chest, heart and stroke conditions live life to the full.
Chester Pride (Chester Pride Buddies and Befrienders)
Chester Pride, 28 Bridge Street, Cheshire, CH1 1NQ
If you're in need of support, Chester Pride's Befriending Service is here for you.
Church Urban Fund (Wayfinder)
Church Urban Fund, Church Urban Fund, 17 Oval Way, London, SE11 5RR
Wayfinder befriending is for anyone who is over 18 and has been homeless.
Clacks Friendship Service
Clacks Friendship Service, 25 Walton Crescent, Clackmannanshire, FK14 7HU
Clacks Friendship service is for anyone who is needing an extra pair of hands, either to assist with practical tasks or to provide companionship.
CLASP (Hope project)
Rosemary McCurdy, CLASP, Community Led Action & Support Project, 140A Hayocks Road, Ayrshire, KA20 4DT
Clasp has been established as a community support project for 20 years.
Coedpoeth Befrienders
Coedpoeth Befrienders, Coedpoeth Befrienders
Coedpoeth Befrienders is a group of trained volunteers, offering friendship and support to people in our community.
Community Care and Wellbeing Service
Community Care And Wellbeing Service, 62 Whitchurch Road, Cathays, South Glamorgan, CF14 3LX
CCAWS is a mental health and wellbeing charity that delivers support services across Cardiff's diverse communities.
Community Info Source
Community Info Source, The Albany Centre, 44 Ashley Street, G3 6DS
We support people seeking asylum in the City Of Glasgow.
Community Together CIC
Community Together CIC, Office Number 8 Tamworth Business Enterprise Centre, Corporation Street, Staffordshire, B79 7DN
Community Together CIC is a non for profit organisation providing a holistic set of services specialising in - Providing a 7 Day per week Telephone Support Service Befriending - Telephone, Face to Face and Home Visits Form Filling one to one Support Meals on Wheels Hospital Discharge and Avoidance Support Stay Well Clinics Unemployment Support Delivering activities that support peoples mental health and wellbeing NHS Social Prescribing OUR AIMS “To enhance the lives of individuals, families and communities using early intervention to support them to GROW WELL; LIVE WELL; AGE WELL OUR PRIORITIES The following list is not in order of priority: • MENTAL WELLBEING • FOOD & FUEL POVERTY • SOCIAL ISOLATION & MOBILITY • ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT, VOLUNTEERING & RAISING ASPIRATIONS • HOMELESSNESS & HOUSING MATTERS • HEALTH & SOCIAL PRESSURES NB: The list of priority areas of focus for CTCIC is not exhaustive.
Compassion Group Network
Compassion Group Network, 14-16 Bryan Street, Ballymena, US Addresses Only, BT43 6DN
Our befriending service is being created to reach out to the local community, and improve well-being by reducing social isolation and loneliness.
Connecting Chelford
Connecting Chelford, Loch Karen, 2 Drumble Field, Chelford, Cheshire, SK11 9BT
Connecting Chelford is a local Befriending Service to provide a non profit making voluntary service.
Cornelly Development Trust
Adrian Morgan, Cornelly Development Trust, 45/47 Heol Fach, North Cornelly, BRIDGEND, Bridgend, CF33 4LN
We offer activities and services at our offices between Monday and Friday.
COVEY Befriending (Hamilton)
Lee Johnstone, COVEY Befriending (Hamilton), Regent House, 9 High Patrick Street, ML3 7JA
COVEY offers support to vulnerable young people, children and families aged 7-18 in South Lanarkshire.
Crossroads Fife (Crossroads Fife Befriending)
Suzanne Forsyth, Crossroads Fife, Buko Tower, Dalton Road, Southfield, Fife, KY6 2SS
Crossroads Fife Befriending Service provides Volunteer Befrienders to support vulnerable adults, who are isolated and lonely.
Cyril Flint Volunteers
Alex Neil, Cyril Flint Volunteers, The Sharples Building, 1-3 Church Road, Urmston, Greater Manchester, M41 9EH
Cyril Flint Befrienders aims to combat loneliness and social isolation amongst the elderly and the detrimental affects this can have on theor physical and mental health.
Deaf Action (Befriending Service)
Deaf Action, Deaf Action, 49-51 Albany Street, Midlothian, EH1 3QY
We currently offer face-to-face and distance befriending throughout Edinburgh, Dundee and Glasgow to all deaf people aged 16+ who are experiencing difficulties or isolation due to their deafness.
Deafblind UK
Deafblind UK, National Centre For Deafblindness, Rainbow Court, Paston Ridings, Cambridgeshire, PE4 7UP
Deafblind UK support people who have combined sight and hearing loss which affects their access to information, mobility and communication.
Demelza Hospice Care for Children
Jo Burton, Demelza Hospice Care For Children, Demelza House, Rook Lane, Bobbing, Kent, ME9 8DZ
Demelza Hospice Care for Children provides specialist care and emotional support for children with serious or terminal conditions and their loved ones, so they can enjoy time together as family, for as long as they have.
Disability Nottinghamshire
Virginia McAll-Porter, Disability Nottinghamshire, Room 6, Park Road Resource Centre, 53 Park Road, Mansfield Woodhouse, Nottinghamshire, NG19 8ER
Disability Nottinghamshire is looking to support and improve access to community resources by supporting individuals through signposting plus and befriending.
Dumfries & Galloway ME and Fibromyalgia Network (SCIO) (DGMEFM Network)
Dumfries & Galloway ME And Fibromyalgia Network (SCIO), DGMEFM Network, Thistledew, Albert Street, Dumfries And Galloway, DG5 4JP
DGMEFM Network offers support to anyone in Dumfries and Galloway with lived experience of ME, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), and Fibromyalgia, and their carers/family.
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action (Community Companions)
Dundee Volunteer And Voluntary Action, Number Ten, 10 Constitution Road, Tayside, DD1 1LL
Community Companion befrienders support people who are lonely or socially isolated.
Dunkeld ,Birnam & District Community Development Trust (PH8 Caring Support- Befriending)
Eilidh Wild, Dunkeld ,Birnam & District Community Development Trust, Lagmhor, PH8 0AD
PH8 Caring Support – Befriending, aims to recruit and train volunteer befrienders to visit local people (befriendees), providing social support, in a way bespoke to each person.
East Dunbartonshire Befriending Service
Anne McIlvain, East Dunbartonshire Befriending Service, Unit 5, 18 Townhead, Kirkintilloch, East Dunbartonshire, G66 1NL
The aim of the service is to challenge loneliness and social isolation and to improve the quality of life of our clients throughout East Dunbartonshire.
East Durham Trust (Time Together Project)
Gemma Robinson, East Durham Trust, Community House, Yoden Road, SR8 5DP
Time Together is a new project offering Volunteer Befriending to residents of East Durham, County Durham.
Ecas
Sam Collins, Ecas, Norton Park, 57 Albion Road, Edinburgh, EH7 5QY
Ecas befriending offers friendship and companionship for isolated, physically disabled adults living in Edinburgh.
Edinburgh Garden Partners
Debs Hahn, Edinburgh Garden Partners, First Floor, 160 Causewayside, Lothian, EH9 1PR
We are a community organisation active across Edinburgh.
Epilepsy Action
Epilepsy Action, New Anstey House, Gate Way Drive, West Yorkshire, LS19 7XY
Our befriending service provides a regular weekly chat by phone or video to anyone who is feeling lonely, isolated or just needs someone to talk to.
Epilepsy Connections
Scott Coyne, Epilepsy Connections, Baltic Chambers, Suites 129 - 134, 50 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6HJ
We offer both one-to-one befriending.
Equal Futures
Equal Futures, Edinburgh
Equal Futures promotes social inclusion for people with a learning disability and autism in Scotland.
Eric Liddell Community
Fiona Brown , Eric Liddell Community, Eric Liddell Community, 15 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4DP
The Eric Liddell Befriending Project supports anyone living in Edinburgh who is caring for someone on an unpaid basis or whose caring role has lessened or recently ended.
Fairway Fife
Jaqueline Dow, Fairway Fife, Unit 23 Dunfermline Business Centre, Izatt Avenue, Fife, KY11 3BZ
Fairway Fife is a Peer Mentoring Charity involving people with learning disabilities from 16 years of age.
Fife Carers Centre
Sylwia Nadolny, Fife Carers Centre, 157 Commercial Street, Fife, KY1 2NS
Our befriending service at Fife Carers Centre is there to help carers who feel lonely or isolated to increase their circle of friends.
Fife Voluntary Action (Kingdom Companions)
Cara Nicholson, Fife Voluntary Action, Caledonia House, Pentland Park, Saltire Centre, Fife, KY6 2AQ
Kingdom Companions is a goal orientated, short-term befriending project (approx.
Fife Womens Aid
Kate McCormack, Fife Womens Aid, Suite 1, First Floor, Saltire House, Pentland Park, Fife, KY6 2AL
We offer a variety of services across Fife to support women, children and young people who experience domestic abuse.
Folkestone Rainbow Centre
Folkestone Rainbow Centre, Cornerstone, 69 Sandgate Road, Kent, CT202AF
Homeless rough sleepers , people in supported housing, people in temporary housing, people at risk of eviction The Rainbow Centre is a Christian charity that delivers a range of services in Folkestone & Hythe District to provide support and hope to individuals and families experiencing deprivation or hardship.
FoodCycle (Check-in and Chat Service)
FoodCycle, FoodCycle, 2.16, The Food Exchange, New Covent Garden Market, Greater London, SW8 5EL
Check-in and Chat is a chance to have a weekly chinwag with our FoodCycle volunteers.
Forres Area Community Trust (Cameron Project)
Forres Area Community Trust, Forres Town Hall, High Street, Moray, IV36 1PB
The Cameron Project is Forres Area Community Trust's special project which aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness in the local community.
Friends Altogether in Rother / FAiR
Katherine Crowther, Friends Altogether In Rother / FAiR, 1st Floor, Rye Cricket Club, Fishmarket Road, East Sussex, TN31 7LP
FAiR aims to provide volunteering and opportunities for social engagement to support people of all ages who face the challenges of loneliness and isolation, through activities and services which develop ‘Friendship, Fellowship and Fun’ for them.
Friends of the Family (5s to 13s Befriending)
Friends Of The Family, 16 Colebrook Street, Hampshire, SO23 9LH
Our 5s to 13s Befriending service provides early support to local children and families in and around the Winchester area.
FRow Friends Befriending
FRow Friends Befriending, C/O The Community Centre, Hartfield Road, Hartfield Road, East Sussex, RH18 5DZ
FRow Friends Befriending is a community organisation run by volunteers to help bring our community together through friendship.
Getting Better Together (Shotts Healthy Living)
Catherine Carson, Getting Better Together, Shotts Healthy Learning Centre, Kirk Road, North Lanarkshire, ML7 5ET
Getting Better Together Adult Services offers a variety of supports to adults 18+ who want to improve or maintain their mental health and wellbeing.
Glasgow Women's Aid (Glasgow Women's Aid)
Fiona Davies, Glasgow Women's Aid, 30 Bell St, G1 1LG
**The Befriending service is new at GWA.
Glenboig Development Trust
Glenboig Development Trust, Glenboig Life Centre, 110 Main Street, Glenboig, Scotland, ML5 2RD
Glenboig Development Trust run a Senior Care Programme at Glenboig Life Centre 6 days a week.
Gordon Rural Action (Phone a Friend)
Gordon Rural Action, 55 Gordon Street, Aberdeenshire, AB54 8EQ
Our service provides a number of options to isolated, emotionally distressed or lonely people looking for a friendly chat, support, encouragement and companionship.
Grassington Hub
Grassington Hub, Manor Hill Barn, Garrs Lane, North Yorkshire, BD23 5AT
Grassington Hub Befriending Service harnesses local people’s practicality, generosity and strong sense of community to reduce the social isolation experienced by vulnerable local people.
Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy (Community Angels)
Guildford Town Centre Chaplaincy, Community Angels, 23 Waterden Road, Surrey, GU1 2AZ
Community Angels offers six months of weekly face-to-face befriending to adults of all ages in Guildford borough who are struggling with loneliness and/or social isolation.
Harrogate and District Community Action (HADCA) (Harrogate Easier Living Project (HELP))
Jen Sonley, Harrogate And District Community Action (HADCA), Community House, 46-50 East Parade, N Yorkshire, HG1 5RR
Our volunteer befrienders offer regular social visits, providing you with company and a friendly listening ear.
Hathersage Befrienders
Hathersage Befrienders, Sladen, Jaggers Lane, Hathersage, Derbyshire, S32 1AZ
We all need friends and support.
Headway Somerset (Making Headway)
Headway Somerset, Headway Somerset, First Floor Victoria House, Victoria Street, Somerset, TA13FA
Making Headway Buddies work across Somerset to support and encourage people following an acquired brain injury, as they look to rebuild confidence and make connections with their communities and interests.
Health All Round
Health All Round, Health All Round, 24 Westfield Avenue, Midlothian, EH11 2 QH
Health All Round provides a range of services to improve health & well being for people living in South West Edinburgh.
Health in Mind
Kevin Kent, Health In Mind, 40 Shandwick Place, Dalhousie Road, EH2 4RT
Peer Connecting offers individual and group support for people over 18 who are looking to improve or manage their mental health and wellbeing.
Healthy and Active in East Kilbride
Healthy And Active In East Kilbride, Unit 200, Centre West, EK Shopping Centre, Glasgow, G74 1LL
Healthy and Active runs a telephone befriending service.
Healthy Minds (Like Minds)
Sanham Aurangzeb, Healthy Minds, 1 King Street, West Yorkshire, HX1 1SR
Like Minds is a service for anyone who feels they would like to speak to someone who really understands mental health issues.
Hearing Voices Network, Dundee (Bridging The Gap)
Linsey Crooknorth, Hearing Voices Network, Dundee, 216-222 Hilltown, Angus, DD3 7AU
Our Bridging The Gap scheme is for anyone living in the Dundee area who is experiencing mental health illness, is in receipt of a service, is socially isolated and/or who could benefit from the support and encouragement a volunteer befriender could provide.
Hesketh Bank and Tarleton Helpers (n/a)
Hesketh Bank And Tarleton Helpers, The Rectory, 1, Silverdale, Hesketh Bank, Lancashire, PR4 6RZ
We are a small charity operating in and around the villages of Tarleton and Hesketh Bank in West Lancashire.
Highland Hospice
Susan Smith, Highland Hospice, Ness House, 1 Bishops Road, IV3 5SB
At Highland Hospice we aim to support people, their families and carers, living with an advancing, life shortening illness in the Highlands to live the best possible life and to prepare for and experience the best possible death.
Hope Community Project (Wolverhampton) (Lisa Storey)
Hope Community Project (Wolverhampton), 40 Ling House, Long Ley, --Select--, WV10 0HH
‘Together Here’ is a volunteer led project which will ‘welcome the stranger.’ Once per month, we will invite all new residents to the neighbourhood with a particular focus on residents from refugee and migrant communities.
HUBB Support Group
DINAH BRYANT, HUBB Support Group, C/o HUBB 82 Shepherds Hill, Harold Wood, Essex, RM3 0NJ
HUBB is run by & for adults familiar with mental health problems, as an unregistered charity in London Boroughs of Havering, Barking & Dagenham, Our monthly Meetings are a safe place to share experiences, hear visiting Speakers & enjoy a buffet & raffle.
Ilkley & District Good Neighbours (Walk & Talk)
Ilkley & District Good Neighbours, Riddings Hall, Riddings Road, West Yorkshire, LS29 9LU
Befrienders Befrienders play an invaluable role in offering friendship, reducing isolation, providing stimulation and building confidence by providing”¦ Companionship to an individual older person living in their own home A listening ear, cheerful company and conversation Sharing a pot of tea, reading or writing letters A game of scrabble or a puzzle together Potentially a trip out to a local cafe or accompany on a short walk
Include Me 2 Club SCIO (Include Me 2 Club -Buddy Up)
Include Me 2 Club SCIO, The Hub At James McGuire, 124 Main Street, Barrhead, East Renfrewshire, G781SG
Include Me 2 Club SCIO - Buddy Up Project provides a service aimed at our members to focus our work on serving anyone with an additional support need, learning, physical disability, or mental health condition, suffering isolation or loneliness whatever their age.
Inspiring Communities
Inspiring Communities, Raploch Community Campus, Drip Road, Stirlingshire, FK8 1RD
Volunteers Befriending project has been set up by Inspiring Communities, to support people in the community who experience difficulties.
Interest Link Borders
Andrew Findlay, Interest Link Borders, Volunteer Hall, Langtongate, Berwickshire, TD11 3AF
We aim to improve the quality of life of people with learning disabilities and their carers in the Scottish Borders through volunteer befriending.
Isle of Wight Society for the Blind (Sight for Wight)
Isle Of Wight Society For The Blind, Millbrooke House, 137 Carisbrooke Road, NEWPORT, Isle Of Wight, PO30 1DD
A telephone befriending project for anyone on the Isle of Wight that is visually impaired.
Ivision Trust
Vicky Edwards, Ivision Trust, Waverley House, Unit 10 Killingbeck Drive, LS14 6UF
Ivison Trust Volunteers provide emotional and practical support to parents and carers of children affected by Child Exploitation.
Jersey Hospice Care
Jersey Hospice Care, Jersey Hospice Care, Mont Cochon, St Helier, Jersey, JE2 3JB
Jersey Hospice Care in in the process of developing a befriender service.
Jesuit Refugee Service
Jesuit Refugee Service, 2, Chandler Street, E1W 2QT
JRS UK provides holistic support including advice and casework support, practical support to asylum seekers who are destitute and living in London.
Jewish Care (Jewish Care)
Jewish Care, Maurice And Vivienne Wohl Campus, 221 Golders Green Road, England, NW11 9DQ
Our friendly, warm team of telephone befrienders is there for anyone who is isolated or lonely.
Keech Hospice (Hospice)
Keech Hospice, Keech Hospice Care, Great Bramingham Lane, Bedfordshire, LU3 3NT
Compassionate Neighbours is a growing movement of people who support each other to promote compassion in their communities.
Kew Neighbourhood Association
Ioana Goga, Kew Neighbourhood Association, Kew Neighbourhood Association, St Luke's House, 270 Sandycombe Road, Surrey, TW9 3NP
Kew Neighbourhood Association operates in Kew TW9.
Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project (KASP Befriending)
Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project, 182a Esplanade, Fife, KY1 1RE
Kingdom Abuse Survivor Project (KASP) is a registered Scottish charity and a company limited by guarantee with more than 25 years’ experience of providing services to women and men who have experienced childhood sexual abuse.
Lambeth and Southwark Mind
Venus Caesar, Lambeth And Southwark Mind, Piano House, 9 Brighton Terrace, London, SW9 8DJ
Lambeth & Southwark Mind provides a friendly, safe and confidential telephone befriending service.
Le Cheile Mentoring
Le Cheile Mentoring, Le Cheile Mentoring, 24 Tivoli Terrace South, Co Dublin, A96 K522
Le Chéile Mentoring is a national, volunteer mentoring and family support service in Ireland, which works with young people and their families, where the young person is involved in or at risk of offending.
Lead Scotland - Adults (Fife Befriending Adults)
Eloise Slaven, Lead Scotland - Adults, Lead Scotland Head Office, Studio 1.09, St Margaret’s House, 151 London Road, Edinburgh, EH7 6AE
Lead Scotland’s Fife Befriending project is a service for adults (16+) in Fife who feel isolated, lonely or disconnected, perhaps as a result of disability, ill health or other circumstances.
LEAP Project
Georgie Madden, LEAP Project, 197 Hamilton Road, Cambuslang, Lanarkshire, G72 7PJ
LEAP works in a number of communities within the South Lanarkshire area providing a free befriending and handyperson service, and activities and classes, to people aged 50 and over who are lonely and isolated, helping them remain safe in their homes and a part of their community.
Leeds Jewish Welfare Board
Janine Field, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board, 311 Stonegate Road, West Yorkshire, LS17 6AZ
We support people to stay independent, active and lead fulfilling livesr.
Leuchie House (Leuchie@Home)
Leuchie House, Leuchie House, East Lothian, EH39 5NT
Leuchie House is a National Respite Centre for individuals with long term neurological conditions.
Link Visiting Scheme
Link Visiting Scheme, The Charity And Community Hub, Waterford House, Erftstadt Court, Berkshire, RG40 2YF
The Link Visiting Scheme supports older people struggling with the serious impact of loneliness.
LINK: East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project
Senga Smith, LINK: East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project, 31 Peebles Drive, DD4 0TF
LINK: East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project is an adult befriending service for people with poor mental health, isolated within the community.
Linking Lives Bedford
Linking Lives Bedford, Project 41, Woodside Church, Dover Crescent, Bedfordshire, MK41 8QH
We offer befriending to adults (18+), who live in Bedford and are experiencing loneliness and isolation.
Linking Lives Eastbourne
Linking Lives Eastbourne, East Sussex
Linking Lives Eastbourne is a befriending scheme for the over 65’s who are living alone, connecting them with volunteers who offer friendship through visiting, telephone chats or going to community activities, with the aim of reducing loneliness and improving quality of life.
Linknet Mentoring Limited (Befriending)
Linknet Mentoring Limited, 31 Guthrie Street, Scotland, EH1 1JG
Minority ethnic people from Edinburgh and the Lothians who feel isolated, lonely, and needing help can receive LINKnet’s befriending service.
Little Miracles Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Little Miracles Charity)
Little Miracles Charitable Incorporated Organisation, Little Miracles @the Spinney, Hartwell Way, Westwood, Cambs, PE3 7LE
We are a charity that supports families that have children with additional needs, disabilities and life limiting conditions
Love Woburn Sands CIO (Community Smiles)
Love Woburn Sands CIO, The Methodist Church, High Street, Woburn Sands, MK17 8RH
We plan to recruit and train volunteers to provide a befriending support service to Woburn Sands, Woburn, Aspley Guise, Aspley Heath, Battlesden, Eversholt, Husborne Crawley, Milton Bryan and Ridgmont.
Macular Society
Sharron Hart, Macular Society, Crown Chambers, South Street, Hampshire, SP10 2BN
Helping to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation for people affected by macular degeneration.
Marie Curie (Community Engagement, Involvement and Development)
Marie Curie, One Embassy Gardens, 8 Viaduct Gardens, London, SW11 7BW
Our Helper Volunteers offer companionships and practical support to terminally ill people, their families and carers.
Medway Voluntary Action (MVA)
Medway Voluntary Action (MVA), 5a New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6BB
Medway Voluntary Action (MVA) are working in partnership with Carers FIRST (CF), wHoo Cares, Swale CVS other local voluntary & community sector (VCS) and statutory organisations to deliver and co-ordinate befriending support in Medway and Swale.
Migrant Help
Migrant Help, Charlton House, Dour Street, Kent, CT16 1AT
Migrant Help, we exist to protect people affected by displacement and exploitation, helping them thrive as individuals and recover from their trauma.
Mind in Bradford
Mind In Bradford, Mind In Bradford, Kenburgh House, 28 Manor Row, West Yorkshire, BD1 4QU
Community Companions are trained volunteers, who offer one-to-one support to build up a friendship and encourage confidence to be able to meet face-to-face out in their local community.
Mind in Harrogate District
Mind In Harrogate District, The Acorn Centre, 101a Station Parade, North Yorkshire, HG1 1HB
This service offers the opportunity to meet with a volunteer befriender on a regular basis for walks, a café visit , a shopping trip or other community activity.
Monifieth Befrienders
Lindsey Le Grice, Monifieth Befrienders, The Health Centre, Victoria Street, Angus, DD5 4LX
Monifieth Befrienders offers a free befriending service for socially isolated older people, and recently bereaved people of any age, living in Monifieth.
Montrose Befriending (Grace Linton)
Grace Linton, Montrose Befriending, 21, William Street, Ferryden, Angus, DD109RP
A volunteer befriending service in Montrose, Angus which operates through referrals.
Morning Call and Visiting Service
Nadine Morrison, Morning Call And Visiting Service, 28 Culloden Road, Balloch, IV2 7HQ
We aim to help and assist in alleviating the loneliness and isolation of older people living in the community within the north of Scotland by arranging visits to their homes or elsewhere by appropriately trained and PVG checked volunteers.
Move On (Move On Support Service)
Louise Stroobant, Move On, 5 Bakehouse Close, EH8 8DD
The Move On Support Service provides social and emotional support to young people aged 16-25 who have previously been affected by homelessness and who are living in the City of Edinburgh.
MySight York
Catherine Bamford, MySight York, 14 Merchants Place, Merchantgate, North Yorkshire, YO1 9TU
MySight York MySight York has 2 types of befriending servivces: Home Visiting and Keeping in Touch.
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council (Safe and Well)
Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, Neath Port Talbot CBC, Civic Centre, Neath Port Talbot, SA113QZ
The befriending service is provided by Neath Port Talbot Council.
New Friends for You (Friends for You)
Susan Forshaw, New Friends For You, 43 Kensington Drive, GREATER MANCHESTER, BL6 6AE
Friends for you reaches out to lonely people in the Chorley, Lancashire area by offering them a volunteer to visit them for an hour a week at the same time, same day each week.
New Mills & District Volunteer Centre
New Mills & District Volunteer Centre, 33-35 Union Road, New Mills, Derbyshire, SK22 3EL
Our Befriending Service is aimed at people who are feeling lonely or socially isolated people and who live in New Mills and the surrounding areas in High Peak.
New Way (SC050014)
New Way, 7/9 Colquhoun Street, Argyll & Bute, G84 8AN
New Way provides peer befriending services for people in difficulty with their own or another persons use of alcohol and other drugs.
North Berwick Coastal Community Connections
North Berwick Coastal Community Connections, North Berwick Community Centre, 8 Law Rd, -- All UK And Ireland --
If you are an adult living in the North Berwick Coastal area and are worried about you or someone you know becoming isolated or lonely, we may be able to help you.
North Coast Connection
North Coast Connection, North Coast Connection, The Kyle Centre, Lairg, Highland, IV27 4XA
North Coast Helping Hands is a volunteer befriending service providing support and companionship either by telephone or in a person's own home.
North Halifax Partnership (Staying Well) (Staying Well)
Nicola Webster, North Halifax Partnership (Staying Well), Kevin Pearce Children's Centre, Ovenden Road, W.Yorkshire, HX3 5RQ
Staying Well was created in 2014 to establish interventions for a range of socially isolated people in Calderdale.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Duncan Macmillan House, Porchester Road, Nottingham, NG3 6AA
To befriend patients and provide individual support enabling patients in one of our Forensic units who have little or no contact with persons outside the Hospital to take part in social contacts and provide them with an opportunity to develop links with the outside community.
One Place East (Befriending Services - Pan Disability)
One Place East, One Place East, 2nd Floor Ilford Chambers, 11 Chapel Road, Essex, IG1 2DR
We provide social /emotional befriending support for people with pan disabilities who are isolated or lonely we can support you to access opportunities in the community, increase your social network have somebody to talk to over a cuppa or lunch, play games , go for walks, share interests
ORKNEY BLIDE TRUST
Tanya Wood, ORKNEY BLIDE TRUST, LAURA GRIMOND HOUSE, 54 VICTORIA STREET, ORKNEY, KW15 1DN
Orkney Blide Trust is a charity providing drop-in, housing support and befriending services for adults whose lives are affected by mental illness.
ParentSpace (Befriending with ParentSpace)
ParentSpace, ParentSpace, Office 1, Volunteer Hall, Langtongate, Berwickshire, TD11 3AF
Parenting is the hardest job and at ParentSpace we aren't afraid to admit it!
Plasma of Hope
Plasma Of Hope, 95 Brackendale Drive, Walsall, West Midlands, WS5 4DA
Plasma of Hope aims to improve the quality of health, social and economic wellbeing of those affected by genetic blood disorders such as Sickle Cell and Thalassemia Disease (SCD), as well as survivors of associated complications, including stroke and other health issues resulting in disability.
Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity
Polycystic Kidney Disease Charity, 91 Royal College St, NW1 0SE
Around 70,000 adults and children in the UK have PKD.
Prestonfield & District Neighbourhood Workers Project
Prestonfield & District Neighbourhood Workers Project, 63 Prestonfield Avenue, 63 Prestonfield Avenue, Midlothian, EH16 5EX
In the building since it was built, we have run day care, dementia day care, lunch clubs, a Men’s Group, a Women’s Group, a Mental Health Support Group and an Art Group.
Racing Welfare (Check in and Chat)
Racing Welfare, 20b Park Lane, Suffolk, CB8 8QD
We offer professional guidance and practical help to all of racing’s people – including stud, stable and racecourse staff, alongside those working in associated professions – whose dedication is vital for the wellbeing of racing.
Railway Benefit Fund
Railway Benefit Fund, Millennium House, 40 Nantwich Road, Cheshire, CW2 6AD
We run a telephone befriending service for anyone who is part of the rail community - current, retired, apprentices and former, all are welcome.
Rainham Foodbank (Rainham Foodbank Befriending Service)
Rainham Foodbank, 1st Floor Mick Fury House, Lowen Road, ESSEX, RM13 8HT
Rainham Foodbank Befriending Services provides 1-1 befriending support to people from 18 years old who are struggling with their mental health and well-being and are socially isolated and lonely through our wrap-around support.
Rannoch Community Trust
Rannoch Community Trust, Tigh Na Coille, Camghouran, Tayside, PH17 2QG
We support people of all ages who are socially isolated or feeling lonely.
Ray of Light Wales Cancer Support
Ray Of Light Wales Cancer Support, The Meadows, Peterston Road, South Glamorgan, CF72 8NU
Ray of Light Cancer Support provides free social and emotional support to patients, carers, friends and families affected by cancer.
Reach Out Hertfordshire - North Herts Centre for Voluntary Services (NHCVS)
Reach Out Hertfordshire - North Herts Centre For Voluntary Services (NHCVS), 2 Walsworth Road, Hertfordshire, SG4 9SP
Reach Out is a project that aims to reduce loneliness in those who have recently been discharged from hospital, are are living with frailty by linking them up with a volunteer in their neighbourhood who can offer companionship and practical support to help them to feel less lonely and isolated.
Reading Voluntary Action
Rhiannon Stocking-Williams, Reading Voluntary Action, 3rd Floor, Central Library, Abbey Square, RG1 3BQ
We will be developing a 'volunteer buddies' offer to social prescribing patients who need accompanying to access local activities.
Relationship Circle
Florence Cantle, Relationship Circle, 68 Shenfield Place, Essex, CM15 9AH
Relationship Circle is a Community Interest Company (CIC) organisation with the aim of bringing women together to learn how to support each other during challenging times when they experience relationship problems/crisis with partners/spouses or family members at home.
Rentstart
Rentstart, 55 High St, KT12 1DH
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Royal Mencap Society
Royal Mencap Society, 123 Golden Lane, EC1Y 0RT
At Royal Mencap Society everything we do is about valuing and supporting people with a learning disability, and their families and carers.
Royds (The Wow Partnership)
Adele Longstaff, Royds, Royds Enterprise Park Future Fields, Buttershaw BD6 3EW, Royds Enterprise Park Future Fields, Bradford & Craven, BD6 3EW
Royds Community Association (Royds) operates a thriving and diverse range of community services within the Royds ward of Bradford and beyond.
Rushcliffe Community and Voluntary Service
Rushcliffe Community And Voluntary Service, The Cotgrave Hub, Rivermead, County (optional), NG12 3UQ
Our friends are an essential part of our support networks and help make us who we are.
Sacriston Community Association
Sophie Wallace, Sacriston Community Association, The Fulforth Centre, Front Street, County Durham And Tees Valley, DH7 6JT
The Fulforth Centre is a Community Centre in the centre of Sacriston, County Durham.
Safety Net (UK)
Safety Net (UK), 1 Fisher Street, Cumbria, CA3 8RR
If you have been affected by rape, exploitation, sexual or domestic abuse and live in Cumbria our befriending service can support you on your recovery journey following engagement and support from the service.
ScotsCare (Blether Buddy Befriending Service)
Louise Davies, ScotsCare, 22 City Road, London, EC1Y 2AJ
We are a modern 21st century organisation with a 400 year-old history of helping out Scots, and the children of Scots living in and around London.
Scottish Cot Death Trust
Scottish Cot Death Trust, 5th Floor (5B), West Glasgow Ambulatory Care Hospital, Dalnair Street, Glasgow, G3 8SJ
Scottish Cot Death Trust was founded in 1985 and is the only charity in Scotland dedicated to the issue of the sudden unexpected death of babies and young children.
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs (Befriending service - Local Support)
Scottish Families Affected By Alcohol And Drugs, Edward House, 199 Sauchiehall Street, Lanarkshire, G2 3EX
We are looking for people to volunteer as part of our Befriending Project!
Seafriends
Mary Lumley, Seafriends, 34 Sutton Road, BN25 1
Seaford based providing a 1-2-1 befriending service (face to face, or telephone), weekly social groups and regular outings.
SeAscape Ltd
Liz Robertson , SeAscape Ltd, SeAscape, Unit 1A, Mosshill Industrial Estate, Ayrshire, KA6 6BE
SeAscape provide a tenancy support service and rent deposit guarantee scheme as well as befriending in South Ayrshire.
seescape
Seescape, Unit H, Newark Road North, Fife, KY7 4NT
Seescape was founded over 150 years ago in 1865 as Fife Society for the Blind – to make life with a sight loss easier and to allow blind and partially sighted people to be independent.
Sheffield Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (SHASBAH)
Sheffield Association For Spina Bifida And Hydrocephalus, BL 10 Capel Building, 57 Burton Street, South Yorkshire, S6 2HH
Sheffield Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus supports individuals with either or both conditions, living in the 'S' postcode in and around Sheffield.
Sheffield Churches Council for Community Care (Good Neighbour Scheme)
Sheffield Churches Council For Community Care, Unit 19 President Buildings, Savile Street East, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S4 7UQ
SCCCC Good Neighbour Scheme has helped the older people in our local community since 1965.
Shetland Befriending Scheme
Mairi Jamieson, Shetland Befriending Scheme, Market House, 14 Market Street, Shetland, ZE1 0JP
Shetland Befriending Scheme offers befriending on a 1:1 basis to children from aged 7 years, young people and adults aged 16+ years who need support to engage in the community in a positive capacity.
Sight Concern Bedfordshire
Sight Concern Bedfordshire, Ground Floor, 116 Bromham Rd, Bedfordshire, MK40 2QN
Sight Concern Bedfordshire is a local, independent charity with offices in Luton and Bedford.
Sight Scotland & Sight Scotland Veterans
Sight Scotland & Sight Scotland Veterans, People Team , Sight Scotland And Sight Scotland Veterns, 2a Robertson Avenue , EH11 1PZ
Sight Scotland is Scotland's largest vision impairment organisation.
Sight Support Derbyshire
Sight Support Derbyshire, Sight Support Derbyshire, 2a Wentworth House, Vernon Gate, Derbyshire, DE1 1UR
Our Befriending Service is for visually impaired people in Derby and Derbyshire who are over 50.
Sight Support Hull & East Yorkshire
Sight Support Hull & East Yorkshire, 466 Beverley Road, East Yorkshire, HU5 1NF
Sight Support Hull & East Yorkshire is a UK registered charity which supports people with sight loss.
Sightline Vision (North West) Limited
Ian Edwards, Sightline Vision (North West) Limited, Howick House, Howick Park Avenue, Lancashire, PR1 0LS
Sightline offers a confidential telephone befriending service for people with a visual impairment, their friends, family and carers.
Silver Cord (Silver Cord)
Silver Cord, 27 Home Farm Avenue, Hyde, SK14 6JC
Local churches working in partnership to address issues of isolation and loneliness in Tameside (Greater Manchester) and Glossop (Derbyshire).
Skye & Lochalsh Council For Voluntary Organisations (Befrienders Skye and Lochalsh)
Skye & Lochalsh Council For Voluntary Organisations, Tigh Lisigarry, Bride Road, Portree, Highland, IV51 9ER
Befrienders Skye & Lochalsh is a volunteer befriending project run by Skye and Lochalsh Council for Voluntary Organisations in partnership with Highland Hospice.
Slough CVS (Wellbeing Friends Service)
Tagreed Ismail, Slough CVS, Slough CVS, 27 Church Street, Berkshire, SL1 1PL
The Wellbeing Friends Service is a free, confidential, local befriending telephone service for any one aged 18 and over, older people, their families, friends, carers, and their cared for for anyone feeling lonely or needing some practical help, advice and support.
Sneham Malaysia
Sneham Malaysia, No 59 Jalan Bukit Noning 2, Taman Bukit Noning, Not US Or Canada, 14000
OUR VISION: No life should be lost by suicide.
South Derbyshire CVS (SDCVS Connect Befriending Service)
Connect Befriending Team, South Derbyshire CVS, The Hive, Top Floor Unit G, Sharpe’s Industrial Estate, Alexandra Road, Derbyshire, DE11 9AZ
SDCVS Connect Befriending Service is a free service funded by Derbyshire County Council to deliver a vital lifeline to South Derbyshire residents who are 18 years + and feeling lonely or isolated for whatever reason.
St Augustine's Centre Halifax (A helping Hand - Befriending project by St Augustines Centre)
St Augustine's Centre Halifax, Hanson Lane Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 5PG
Our centre members are those seeking sanctuary in UK as well as refugees.
St Barnabas Hospices (Community Companions)
St Barnabas Hospices, St Barnabas House, Titnore Lane, West Sussex, BN12 6NZ
Befriending service for patients of St Barnabas House - providing companionship to help relieve isolation or boredom - assist with taking a person out for practical or social reasons - provide company while the patient's carer takes a break for a couple for a couple of hours Visits are generally for 2 hours on a weekly basis
St Martins Centre
Yvonne Shanley, St Martins Centre, Roman Avenue, Tyne And Wear, NE6 2RJ
Our Befriending Service aims to help people experiencing loneliness and/or social isolation to build and develop a more fulfilling social life and reduce these feelings of loneliness.
St Raphaels Hospice
St Raphaels Hospice, London Road, Surrey, SM3 9DX
If you or someone you know (living in the borough of Merton or Sutton) is: - approaching the end of life due to frailty or illness, a carer for someone who is, or is bereaved (and) - socially isolated then our project can support you - by introducing you to a ‘Compassionate Neighbour’.
Stanley Development Trust (Care & Wellbeing Project - Befriending Service)
Laura Baird, Stanley Development Trust, Cairnsmore, The Square, Perthshire, PH1A 4LT
Stanley Development Trust - our purpose is to improve the quality of life and the environment of the village of Stanley and its surrounding rural area.
Stanwell Events (Stanwell Befriending)
Stanwell Events, The Community Building, Cordelia Park, Surrey, TW19 7ER
Stanwell Events is offering one to one phone support and aims to support our residents to access the community building to eat together and enjoy activities as a community .
STAR Project
Heather Kay, STAR Project, STAR Project, 12-14 Wallace Street, Renfrewshire, PA3 2BU
STAR Project is an award winning community organisation, delivering sustainable and positive social outcomes in the North End of Paisley and beyond.
Strathcarron Hospice
Gillian Gunn, Strathcarron Hospice, Randolph Hill, Denny, Denny, FK6 5HJ
Based at an independent Hospice, Strathcarron Compassionate Neighbours provide a range of tailored support provided by volunteers in the community for people living with or caring for someone with a deteriorating health condition, or those who are lonely or bereaved.
Sutherland Care Forum
Shirley McHardy, Sutherland Care Forum, Craig House, Main Street, 0920/379832167, KW10 6TG
Through this free, confidential befriending service we aim to help people of all ages isolated by disability or health issues feel part of their community.
SWAN Women's Centre (Befriending Service)
Rebecca Moughtin, SWAN Women's Centre, 6 Linacre Road, Merseyside, L21 8NJ
We are a women's service based in Sefton offering face to face and telephone/online support for 12 months for over 18's.
TACC London (Therapy accessible on contact without charge) (RDUK Befrienders)
TACC London (Therapy Accessible On Contact Without Charge), TACC, Thrive, 1 Teredo St, London SE16 7LW, London, SE16 7LW
TACC are able to provide befrienders to people who are vulnerable and who may be facing mental health problems.
Tandem
Melissa D'Amico & Heidi Clarke , Tandem, The Michael Young Building, Restore, Manzil Way, Cowley Road, Oxon, OX4 1YH
An independent charity offering befriending partnerships to people recovering from a period of mental ill-health in Oxford City.
The Birchall Trust
Bethany De Hert, The Birchall Trust, 60 Hartington Street, ---, LA145SR
The Birchall Trust empowers people affected by rape, and sexual abuse, sexual violence, and exploitation to recover from their trauma so they can lead safe and fulfilling lives.
The Careline (Care Friends)
The Careline, 219 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6BD
The Careline befriending service is aimed at alleviating the negative impacts of loneliness on mental and physical health and is therefore available to anyone who is feeling lonely, isolated, experiencing anxiety or has limited social contact.
The Disability Social Network (Community Befriending Service)
The Disability Social Network, Chat Chill Connect C/o Connexions, 100 Church Street, Lincolnshire, DN21 2JR
Anyone suffering from social isolation will be able to connect with a befriender, and in turn, reconnect with their local community.
The Healing Hubs Mental Health Charity 1201382
The Healing Hubs Mental Health Charity 1201382, The Healing Hubs, Atticus House, The Windmills, Turk Strret, Hampshire, GU34 1EF
The Healing Hubs Mental Health Charity provide befriending calls for people, of all ages, who are living with a mental health diagnosis or who are living with reduced mental wellbeing; due to ill-health, disability or bereavement, who are feeling lonely and/or isolated.
The Keepers - Wotton Area Community Hub
Gail Stephens Tuffee, The Keepers - Wotton Area Community Hub, The Keepers, Symn Lane, Gloucestershire, GL12 7BD
Introducing Buddy Up, our befriending service for individuals living alone and seeking a bit of companionship.
The Linda Tremble Foundation (SupportED)
The Linda Tremble Foundation, 14 Crichton Way, Auchtermuchty, Fife, KY15 5YJ
We offer help and support to anyone over 18, carer or sufferer, who is affected by an eating disorder.
The Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust, The Lullaby Trust, 10-18 Union Street, London, SE1 1SZ
The Lullaby Trust offer confidential support to anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child.
The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice
The Prince & Princess Of Wales Hospice, 20 Dumbreck Rd, Bellahouston, Glasgow, G41 5BW
The Befriending service is open to all patients known to the Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, the primary goal of the service is to enhance patients' well-being, increase socialisation, and improve their quality of life, making them feel more confident and connected to their communities.
The Reading Agency
The Reading Agency, The Reading Agency, 24 Bedford Row, London, WC1R 4EH
Reading Friends brings people together to read, share stories, meet new friends and have fun.
The Welcoming Association
Chiara Puppi, The Welcoming Association, 20 Westfield Avenue, EH11 2TT
The Welcoming supports New Scots (refugees, asylum seekers and migrants) in Edinburgh by providing a range of services, including: English language classes, employability support, home energy advice, a community fridge, and a lot of social and cultural integration opportunities.
The Widows Empowerment Trust
The Widows Empowerment Trust, Bizspace Business Park, Wilsons House, Lancashire, M40 8WN
We provide support for widows across Greater Manchester that are feeling lonely and Isolated to develop greater resilience and wellbeing .
TLC SCIO (TLC Befriending Project)
TLC SCIO, The Venue, 18 Palmerston Road, Union Square South, Aberdeen City, AB11 5QN
Our befriending service is there for people who are experiencing feelings of loneliness & Isolation.
Together Co (Together Co Befriending)
Assuntina Cardillo-Zallo, Together Co, Projects The Lanes, Nile House, Nile Street, East Sussex, BN1 1HW
Together Co Befriending offers friendship to those who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation and are: - over the age of 50 with limited to no social connections - or over the age of 18 with health conditions causing isolation - or are a carer to these groups We match people for face-to-face befriending, telephone befriending and group befriending.
Together.ly
Together.ly, Cavendish Court, South Parade, South Yorkshire, DN1 2DJ
Our mission is to empower those who care with the tools, technology and know-how to bring a valuable sense of connection and community to those who are most at risk of loneliness and isolation.
Tower Hamlets Friends and Neighbours
Rita Chadha, Tower Hamlets Friends And Neighbours, St Margaret's House, 21 Old Ford Road, E2 9PL
We provide befriending services to isolated, vulnerable older people in the London borough of Tower Hamlets.
Trent and Dove Housing
Trent And Dove Housing, Trent And Dove Housing, Trinity Square, Horninglow St, Staffordshire, DE14 1BL
A telephone befriending service for Trent and Dove Housing residents across Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire.
TRIP Community Transport (TRIP Befriending)
Doreen Hooper, TRIP Community Transport, The Annexe, Honiton Surgery, Malpits Lane, Devon, EX14 2NY
TRIP runs a Community Transport operation that allows access to volunteer cars and mini buses that are adapted for those requiring lifting into vehicles as well trips out and the relief of isolation and companionship, using our Befriending scheme on a Tuesday morning in Honiton (East Devon) and surrounding rural areas.
Trust Befriending & Supportive Communities Befriending
Karen Wilkie, Trust Befriending & Supportive Communities Befriending, 7 ½, John Wood Street, Inverclyde, PA14 5HU
Our befriending projects aim to make and build connections between people in their community, reduce social isolation and improve wellbeing.
Two Generations CiC
Two Generations CiC, 315 Highgate Studios, 53-79 Highgate Road, NW5 1TL
Older people (and people living with disabilities) suffer from a number of disadvantages, including: Loneliness - more than 1m older people state they can go for over a month without speaking to a friend, neighbour or relative.
Vanik Council UK
Vanik Council UK, 37 HOWBERRY ROAD, EDGWARE, Middlesex, HA8 6SS
Befriending service by Vanik Council provides regular social contact to lonely adults, social and religious care to people suffering long term illnesses, give support to and signpost people with mental health issues to the appropriate agencies.
Viewpoint
Viewpoint, Unit 28, Ridgeway, Hertfordshire, AL7 2AA
We're a charity that supports people who have a background in mental health as well as addiction challenges.
Vision North Somerset
Vision North Somerset, 3 Neva Road, Avon, BS23 1YD
Service for individuals who have sight difficulties, are sight impaired or severely sight impaired and are facing social isolation.
VISITING FRIENDS SCIO
VISITING FRIENDS SCIO, First Floor, 101-103 East Clyde Street, Argyll And Bute, G84 7PJ
Visiting Friends provides volunteer befrienders for any adult in Helensburgh and Lomond who might be socially isolated or lonely.
Voluntary Action Camden
Mandira Manandhar, Voluntary Action Camden, Greenwood Centre, Greenwood Place, NW5 1LB
VAC Community Links is a single access point for Camden Care Navigation and Social Prescribing for Camden residents 18+.
Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire (VASLan)
Voluntary Action South Lanarkshire, 128, Almada Street, South Lanarkshire, ML3 0EW
We're a Third sector interface
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire
Rohini Corfield, Voluntary Action South Leicestershire, Torch House, Torch Way, Northampton Road, Leicestershire, LE16 9HL
Community Champions empowers people over 60 who live alone in Harborough District, and enables them to make new local friendships.
Voluntary Action South Leicestershire - Wellbeing Befriending Service
Emma Brown, Voluntary Action South Leicestershire - Wellbeing Befriending Service, Orch House, Torch Way, (near The Leisure Centre), Leicestershire, LE16 9HL
The Wellbeing Befriending Service aims to provide a therapeutic relationship to anyone 18+ living in the Harborough District who is experiencing mild to moderate mental wellbeing challenges and has a desire to develop positive wellbeing.
Voluntary Support North Surrey (Time to Talk)
Voluntary Support North Surrey, 1st Floor, IGC, Knoll Road, Surrey, GU15 3SY
Time to Talk is a befriending service for residents of Surrey Heath and Runnymede.
Volunteer Action
Volunteer Action, Fletton House, Fletton Way, Oundle, PE8 4JA
Volunteer Action offers both a Face to Face Befriending Scheme and a Telephone Scheme (which was set up during the Covid pandemic), The Scheme operates within VA's catchment area in North East Northamptonshire and supports isolated or lonely people who are in receipt of State Pension or have a disability or a life limiting illness.
Volunteer Centre East Ayrshire (Bee Busy Be Friend)
Annie Brown, Volunteer Centre East Ayrshire, 15 Wellington Street, East Ayrshire, KA3 1DW
Our trained volunteers offer companionship to people in East Ayrshire who are experiencing loneliness or isolation.
Volunteer Centre Greenwich (Supported Volunteering Project and Emotional and Well Being Project)
Liz Cutajar, Volunteer Centre Greenwich, 1st Floor, Equitable House, 7 General Gordon Square, London, SE18 6FH
Befriending The Emotional Support and Wellbeing Project provides telephone support to the residents of Greenwich isolated from the continuing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Volunteer Centre Sutton (Sutton Befrienders)
Volunteer Centre Sutton, Volunteer Centre Sutton, Market House, 216 - 220 High Street, SM1 1NU
Sutton Befrienders and Buddying Service, is a volunteering project which aims to reduce social isolation, loneliness and promote well being for people living in the London Borough of Sutton.
Warminster Action Group
Warminster Action Group, 5 Wilson & Kennard Yard, Market Place, Wiltshire, BA12 9AN
At Warminster Action Group (WAG), we offer a dedicated befriending service tailored for individuals who may be experiencing feelings of loneliness or isolation.
Wimbledon Guild (Befriending Service for Adults in Merton)
Annabella Dudziec, Wimbledon Guild, 30/32 Worple Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EF
Wimbledon Guild Befriending Service works across the borough of Merton in helping to reduce social isolation by matching people with a local Volunteer Befriender for a regular visit, meet-up or call to connect them back to the community.
Wirral Mind
Kate Russell, Wirral Mind, St Catherines Health Centre, Church Road, Tranmere, Wirral, CH42 0LQ
The befriending service exists to support adults aged from 18 to 65 years living within the Wirral who are experiencing or have experienced mental health problems.
Womankind, Bristol Women's Therapy Centre (Womankind Befriending Services)
Womankind, Bristol Women's Therapy Centre, 3rd Floor, Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, BS2 8PE
Womankind provides 3 befriending services.
Wonderfully made woman
Wonderfully Made Woman, 2 Sawley Road, Unit 55 Cariocca Business Park, M40 8BB
Wonderfully made woman provides holistic support for women and girls who have experienced significant adversity, helping them build their confidence so they can thrive.
Yealmpton Community Association (Yealmpton and Brixton Community Friendship Project)
Yealmpton Community Association, The Yealmpton Community & Resource Centre, Stray Park, Devon, PL8 2HF
We offer befriending for people who our housebound or feel isolated and would like some companionship.
