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?
- 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.