Case Study: MHA
MHA is an award-winning charity which works to eliminate isolation and loneliness among older people by connecting them to communities…. Read more
Case Study: b:friend
b:friend’s vision is to reduce isolation for people who are over 65, live on their own, and do not have… Read more
Case Study: Together Co Befriending
Befriending Networks members Together Co Befriending offer an invaluable service to those over the age of 50 with limited to… Read more
Case Study: LEAP Project Befriending Service
LEAP’s befriending service offers one-to-one befriending and friendship groups to older people in Lanarkshire through their Hands On Project. Read more
Case Study: Kingdom Abuse Survivors
Kingdom Abuse Survivors Project (KASP) is a Befriending Networks member with more than 25 years of experience in providing services… Read more
Case Study: Ecas Befriending Service
Ecas is a Befriending Networks member that offers friendship and companionship for isolated, physically disabled adults living in Edinburgh. Read more
Case Study: Highland Hospice Helping Hands
Highland Hospice Helping Hands supports people who are living with an advanced, life-shortening illness. The Befriending Networks member is a… Read more
Case Study: Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis
Befrienders with Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis are trained volunteers who can offer a listening ear to anyone with pulmonary fibrosis,… Read more
Case Study: Vintage Vibes
Edinburgh-based charity and Befriending Networks member Vintage Vibes works to tackle the loneliness crisis in the city. Their befriending service… Read more
Case Study: Monifieth Befrienders
As a member of Befriending Networks, Monifieth Befrienders offers a free service for socially isolated older people, and recently bereaved… Read more
Case Study: Time to Talk (Voluntary Support North Surrey) Befriending
Time to Talk aims to tackle loneliness by recruiting volunteer befrienders to talk to people who otherwise might not see… Read more
Case Study: Interest Link Borders
Interest Link Borders provides one-to-one and group befriending services for children aged eight and over, young people and adults with… Read more
Case Study: LINK East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project
LINK East Fife Mental Health Befriending Project provides support for adults and young people who have become isolated, lonely or… Read more
Case Study: Apasen
Befriending Networks member Apasen delivers social and community services in the United Kingdom. The organisation set up a new befriending service… Read more
Case Study: The Welcoming
The Welcoming’s Friendship Project supports New Scots (refugees, asylum seekers and migrants) to overcome social isolation and build community in… Read more
Case Study: Kincardine & Deeside Befriending
A member of Befriending Networks, Kincardine & Deeside Befriending recruits, trains and supports volunteer befrienders who are matched with isolated… Read more
Case Study: STAR Project Community Befriending Scheme
The STAR Project Community Befriending Scheme provides befriending support to local individuals and families. Based in Renfrewshire, the award-winning Befriending Networks… Read more