Tameside b:friend telephone befriender
B:friend are looking for volunteers to befriend socially isolated older people in Tameside.
We are a small charity on a mission to end loneliness, and we need you!
We match Older Neighbours in need of more company with volunters who want to make a new friend. . For 3.6 million people aged over 65, the television is their main source of company. As the only person your neighbour may see or speak to for days at a time, your time and friendship will mean so much.
Duration: Ongoing
When can volunteers volunteer? Weekly
Availability:
This grid shows when you can volunteer for this organisation. E.G Monday morning.
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Tasks the volunteer will be required to do:
As a volunteer you pledge to call your Older Neighbour twice a week to check in and lend a friendly ear, and when the pandemic comes to an end you will spend an hour a week visiting with a cuppa and a biscuit or two in the Older Neighbour’s home. We ask that you can commit to volunteering for at least 6 months.
Skill and Qualifications Required:
Friendly, chatty
Areas of Interest: Community, Health and wellbeing, Older people, Social Welfare
Opportunity suitable for: From your office, Home, Indoor, Long term commitment, Older people, People seeking work, People with a visual impairment, People with restricted mobility, University students
What activities will the volunteer do? Befriending, Care work, Support Work
Skills gained in this role: Listening, Talking to others
Home based opportunity? Yes
DBS Check Required: Yes
Opportunity Accessibility: The volunteering location is not accessible
About the host organisation
Hosted by: b:friend