BrightLife/Age Concern Chesterfield and District
BrightLifeAbout BrightLife/Age Concern Chesterfield and District
BrightLife Age Concern Chesterfield and District has run a Telephone Befriending Service for many years. The Telephone Befriending Service is supported by our dedicated team of volunteers who are supervised by the coordinator. We work 4 days a week from our offices in the centre of Chesterfield. Our befrienders work on the same day each week so that they can telephone the same people each week. This gives the befrienders and the beneficiaries the opportunity to get to know each other. We telephone older people in Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire.
South Lodge Boythorpe Avenue, Chesterfield, Derbyshre S40 2BF,
Service Eligibility
Brightlife offers a Telephone Befriend Support Service to older people (55 yrs +) who live Chesterfield, Bolsover and N E Derbyshire who are lonely and/or isolated.
Unfortunately, we are unable to offer Telephone Befriending to older people with complex mental health needs as our volunteers are not trained to offer this type of support.
Please email enquiries@brightlife.charity for a referral form.
Information for Volunteers
BrightLife Age Concern Chesterfield and District is looking for volunteers who are interested in becoming Befrienders or volunteering with the charity. We work across Chesterfield, Bolsover and North East Derbyshire. Full training and support is given to all volunteers. Our befrienders work with the same group of people each week so that the befrienders and the beneficiaries have the opportunity to get to know each other. We are a very friendly group and would welcome anyone who is interested in becoming a befriender Volunteer. We work from our offices in Queens Park in the centre of Chesterfield.
More InformationAge Groups
Adults (25-65), Older Adults (65+)Themes
Older PeopleRegions
Country: England
Scottish Regions:
Other Regions: East Midlands
Other Information
Type of Befriending: Distance befriending including telephone, video call, letter writing or other means
Who can refer: Self Referrals Accepted, Friends & Family Referrals Accepted, Professional Referrals Accepted