Launched during lockdown to help relieve isolation, our volunteer befrienders visit people near their homes to go for a walk, a bike ride, a coffee, do some shopping or just have a chat.
Befrienders are carefully matched to those with similar interests, offering support and friendship.
How does befriending help?
Befrienders are carefully matched to those with similar interests, offering support and friendship.
How does befriending help?
- It encourages communication, helping people improve their social skills and feel more self-confident
- It motivates people to get more exercise by getting out in the fresh air
- People feel less lonely, they make friends and have someone trusted to talk to
- People are supported to explore their local communities
The service is available to anyone who attends Share. Activities are chosen by student members and meetings are typically once a week for 1-2 hours.
All volunteers are DBS and reference checked.
Interested in volunteering as a befriender? Please get in touch.
For more on this exciting new project contact info@sharecommunity.org.uk or call 020 7924 2949.
| Share is a member of Befriending Networks, a charity providing support, training and guidance to hundreds of befriending projects across the UK. Befriending Networks envisages a society that values befriending, recognises its importance, and provides befriending support to everyone who needs it. |
