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  1. Befriender, face to face
    Carterton

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.Face-to-face befriending means you will be visiting an older person in the care home.

    Mon-Fri 9am-4pm 2h/week This role is suitable only to those aged 18 and over.
  2. Befriender, face to face
    Buckinghamshire

    Hours are flexible 1-2 hours a week Monday-Friday
  3. Befriender, face to face
    Letchworth

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.Face-to-face befriending means you will be visiting an older person in the care home.

    Mon-Sun 2h/week This role is suitable only to those aged 18 and over.
  4. Befriender, face to face
    Penarth

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.Face-to-face befriending means you will be visiting an older person in the care home.

    Mon-Fri 9am-4pm 2h/week This role is suitable only to those aged 18 and over.
  5. Befriender, face to face
    Milton Keynes

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated.Face-to-face befriending means you will be visiting an older person in the care home.

    Mon-Sun, 9am-4pm 2h/week This role is suitable only to those aged 18 and over.
  6. Befriending Volunteer
    Ormskirk

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    Mon - Sun
  7. Befriending Volunteer
    Frodsham

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    Mon - Fri Mornings or Afternoons
  8. Befriending Volunteer
    Colwyn Bay

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    Mon - Sun
  9. Befriending Volunteer
    Altrincham

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    Mon - Sun
  10. Befriending Volunteer
    Middlesbrough

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely. Our befrienders are introduced to an older person with the purpose of them spending an hour or two each visit to bring friendship, company, and a chance to chat.

    Mon - Sun
  11. Befriending Volunteer, The Willows

    As a Volunteer Befriender you will help improve the quality of life for older people who are socially isolated and may feel lonely.

    Flexible days and times
  12. Befriending volunteer
    Buckinghamshire

    Volunteer Befrienders provide support and friendship to older people who may be feeling lonely or isolated. 

    Monday - Friday one to two hours per week
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Make a difference with just a phone call

Brighten someone’s day and make a meaningful connection be becoming a volunteer telephone befriender. By offering regular, friendly chats, you’ll provide much-needed companionship and emotional support to an older person feeling lonely or isolated. Flexible and rewarding, this role allows you to fit calls around your schedule while helping to reduce loneliness and improve wellbeing.

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