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Quality in Befriending and Mentoring

"The award has given us confidence in the quality of our Befriending Service.  It allowed us to review our operations and achieving the award was a personal success for the Befriending Co-ordinator who leads the service so well."

—Positive Help 

Quality in Befriending Excellence

The following befriending projects have achieved Quality in Befriending Excellence:

Action in Mind (AiM)
Expires May 2025
ALONE
Expires March 2025
Befriend a Child
Expires July 2025
Befriend Motherwell
Expires November 2025
Befrienders Highland
Expires November 2025
Bfriend (registered South Ayrshire Befriending Project)
Expires January 2027
Blind Veterans UK
Expires March 2025
Community Together CIC
Expires February 2025
Dumfries & Galloway Befriending Project
Expires May 2025
Home Link Family Support
Expires December 2024
LEAP Project
Expires August 2026
People Know How
Expires December 2024
Space @the Broomhouse Hub
Expires April 2025
St Barnabas Hospices
Expires March 2026
SWAN Women's Centre
Expires February 2026
Time to Talk Befriending
Expires December 2025
Volunteer Glasgow
Expires February 2025
West Lothian Youth Action Project
Expires October 2025

Quality in Befriending Award

The following befriending projects have achieved the Quality in Befriending Award:

Befrienders: Argyll and Bute
Expires January 2026
Befriending Caithness
Expires May 2025
Big Hearts Community Trust
Expires October 2026
Bridgend Association of Voluntary Organisations
Expires October 2025
CACE
Expires September 2024
Care for the Family
Expires February 2025
Epilepsy Connections
Expires February 2026
Fairway Fife
Expires December 2026
Getting Better Together
Expires August 2024
Kent Coast Volunteering
Expires December 2025
Kincardine & Deeside Befriending
Expires March 2026
Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project
Expires September 2025
London Irish Centre
Expires April 2025
Move On
Expires August 2025
Shetland Befriending Scheme
Expires July 2025
South Derbyshire CVS
Expires July 2026
The No. 1 Befriending Agency
Expires January 2025
The Welcoming Association
Expires November 2024
Together Co
Expires April 2026
Trust Befriending & Supportive Communities Befriending
Expires August 2026
Vibrant Communities, P&EI, East Ayrshire Council
Expires July 2025
Voluntary Action Orkney
Expires November 2024
Volunteer Centre Greenwich
Expires October 2026
West Norfolk Befriending
Expires June 2025

Aiming for Quality in Befriending

The following befriending projects are currently preparing their application for Quality in Befriending or have submitted their application and are waiting for assessment:

Changes
Expires June 2024
STAR Project
Expires May 2024

Quality in Mentoring Excellence

The following befriending projects have achieved Quality in Mentoring Excellence:

Kingston Carers Network
Expires March 2026
Le Cheile Mentoring
Expires June 2026

Quality in Mentoring

The following befriending projects have achieved Quality in Mentoring:

Volunteer Centre Greenwich
Expires October 2026

Aiming for Quality in Mentoring 

The following befriending projects are currently preparing their application for Quality in Mentoring, have submitted their application and are waiting for assessment: