Blether Buddies Befriending Service
Are you looking for a Blether Buddy?“I always look forward to seeing my befriender. I especially enjoy our chats over coffee.”
Befriending
Befriending
We bring ScotsCare volunteers and clients together to help reduce loneliness and improve emotional wellbeing.
Blether Buddy Befrienders
Befrienders provide a supportive, reliable relationship during difficult times or periods of isolation. Our carefully selected volunteers can visit you at home for a friendly chat once a week, or accompany you on outings in your local community.
Blether Buddies provide a friendly chat over the phone at a regular time each week.
For more information call us on 0207 240 3718 or email us.
We bring ScotsCare volunteers and clients together to help reduce loneliness and improve emotional wellbeing.
Blether Buddy Befrienders
Befrienders provide a supportive, reliable relationship during difficult times or periods of isolation. Our carefully selected volunteers can visit you at home for a friendly chat once a week, or accompany you on outings in your local community.
Blether Buddies provide a friendly chat over the phone at a regular time each week.
For more information call us on 0207 240 3718 or email us.
Become a Befriender
Befrienders commit to one meeting a week for a minimum period of 6 months. If you have time to spare and want to get involved in what can be a very enjoyable and rewarding activity, we’d love to hear from you.
If you want to be involved and have less time to give, Blether Buddies commit to one or more phone calls at the same time each week from their home or workplace.
We provide training, ongoing support, out of pocket expenses and opportunities to meet other befrienders, through social events and volunteer meetings.
To apply to be a Befriender please fill in the Volunteer Application Form below.
Volunteer Application Form:
Become a Befriender
Befrienders commit to one meeting a week for a minimum period of 6 months. If you have time to spare and want to get involved in what can be a very enjoyable and rewarding activity, we’d love to hear from you.
If you want to be involved and have less time to give, Blether Buddies commit to one or more phone calls at the same time each week from their home or workplace.
We provide training, ongoing support, out of pocket expenses and opportunities to meet other befrienders, through social events and volunteer meetings.
To apply to be a Befriender, please fill in the Volunteer Application Form below.
Volunteer Application Form:
Other ways to volunteer
There are many other ways to volunteer with ScotsCare, from working at our social events for older Scots to helping out with projects in the office. Please see here for our full range of current vacancies, or just sign up for any future vacancies.
“ I would definitely recommend this to someone who was considering Befriending. It gives me a sense of great satisfaction, and I am sure it would for you too. ”
– Jon, Befriender
“ I would definitely recommend this to someone who was considering Befriending. It gives me a sense of great satisfaction, and I am sure it would for you too. ”
– Jon, Befriender