Forres Area Community Trust
Cameron ProjectAbout Forres Area Community Trust
Our Befriending Service aims to reduce social isolation and loneliness in the local community and links to other projects which offer variety of events for people to come and socialise together or to learn a new activity. The Befriending Service and associated programme of activities was initially set up with funding from the Auchernack Trust. This trust was established when the local postman William Cameron left the majority of his wealth to residents of a local old people’s home where he spent his final years. If you feel disconnected, lonely and isolated and are finding it difficult to get out, a Befriender can help you. It may be a visit, a new activity or a trip out, a supportive volunteer can help make the small steps to reconnect you to your own community.
Forres Town Hall,, High Street, Forres, Moray, IV36 1PB
Service Eligibility
Information for Volunteers
We provide a volunteering service for a variety of reasons which includes being a Befriender.
The benefits of being a volunteer include:
- Learning new skills
- Increased confidence
- Meeting new people
- Making a difference
- However, possibly the most important factor is making sure that you have fun.