Do you want a friend?

Are you isolated and vulnerable to mental and emotional distress?

Do you have problems with anxiety and depression?

Are you trying to put your life together after a breakdown?

Do you feel unable to make and keep friends?

Have your friends and family deserted you?

If you can answer yes to some of these questions then you might like some friendly support, someone to talk to or to go out with, and above all someone sympathetic and understanding of your needs.

How can we help?

The service provides volunteer befrienders who will be willing to visit you for an hour or so a week, on a regular basis. This could vary from a walk in the park, sitting and having a chat over a cup of tea or going shopping. A Befriender can help you feel better about yourself.

Befriending

Volunteers are carefully selected and recruited. They provide support and companionship for as long as you need it, whether you live alone, in a group or a hostel. We believe it is important to match you with someone who we feel you will get on with and so it may take some time before the right person is found for you. We very much hope you will get on, but if you feel the person is not right for you, we'll find someone else.

How do I get a friend?

If you think you would like to have a Befriender, please telephone the Befriending Manager on: 020 8343 5700

The Befriending Manager will make arrangements to meet you to discuss your needs in more detail and answer any questions you may have.

We look forward to hearing from you.