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Browse our bank of befriending resources, designed to support your befriending project to thrive.

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Wythnos Gwirfoddolwyr – Volunteers Thank You Certificate

  • Toolkits and Sector Support
  • Updated: May 2024
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Being a Befriender: The Good Practice Guide

  • Good Practice in Befriending
  • Updated: May 2025
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Running a Befriending Service: The Good Practice Guide

  • Good Practice in Befriending
  • Updated: May 2025
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Starting a Befriending Service: An Introductory Guide

  • Good Practice in Befriending
  • Updated: March 2025
An introductory guide for those setting up a befriending service Download File
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Staying safe at the holidays / Cadw’n ddiogel yn ystod gwyliau’r gaeaf

  • Toolkits and Sector Support
  • Updated: December 2023
Many community projects shut their doors over the winter break. Here are some suggestions to help you consider your options and resources in advance. (Bilingual) Download File
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Supported Sector: The Voices of Befriending Networks Members

  • Research
  • Updated: December 2023
The voices of sector leaders shared at the Befriending Networks conference in November 2023 Download File

National Framework for Social Prescribing (Wales)

  • Strategy and Policy
  • Updated: December 2023
The Welsh Government Framework for Social Prescribing in Wales Download File
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Befriending Networks Statistics Report 2023

  • Research
  • Updated: October 2023
Our annual statistics report for the Befriending Sector with region by region breakdown Download File
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Top Tips for Getting the Most out of Volunteering / Awgrymiadau da ar Gyfer Cael y Gorau Owirfoddoli

  • Toolkits and Sector Support
  • Updated: May 2023
To ensure you find volunteering a rewarding experience, here are our top tips to make the most out of the opportunity. (Bilingual) Download File
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Top Tips on Being a Befriender / Awgrymiadau Da Ar Fod Yn Gyfeilliwr

  • Toolkits and Sector Support
  • Updated: May 2023
To ensure you are successful in your role, here are our top tips on building a strong befriending relationship. (Bilingual) Download File
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Bod Yn Gyfeillachwr: Y Canllaw Arferion Da / Being a Befriender: The Good Practice Guide

  • Good Practice in Befriending
  • Updated: April 2023
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Recovering our Connection 2023-2026

  • Strategy and Policy
  • Updated: March 2023
Scottish Government strategy for tackling social isolation and loneliness Download File
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Rhedeg Gwasanaeth Cyfeillachu – Y Canllaw Arferion Da (Running a Befriending Service: The Good Practice Guide)

  • Good Practice in Befriending
  • Updated: February 2023
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CPSU Child Protection Policy Statement Example

  • Policy and Procedure Template
  • Updated: January 2022
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The Lasting Difference: Tools for Organisational Sustainability

  • Toolkits and Sector Support
  • Updated: June 2021
A practical toolkit for measuring organisational impact Download File

Calculating the Economic Value of Volunteering

  • Toolkits and Sector Support
  • Updated: January 2021
Volunteer Scotland tool for calculating the economic value of volunteering Download File

The Effectiveness of Telephone Befriending

  • Research
  • Updated: July 2020
A research breifing on the effectiveness of telephone befriending in third sector organisations Download File
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Map of Gaps: Befriending in Scotland

  • Research
  • Updated: July 2020
Mapping exercise of befriending services in Scotland, conducted in spring 2020 Download File

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