Befriending Week: 1st-7th November

It is time to celebrate Befriending – Week 1-7 November 2021. A great time to raise awareness about all the amazing things #BefriendingIs.

What is Befriending?*

Everyone needs other people, but not everyone has someone.

Befriending offers supportive, reliable relationships through volunteer befrienders to people who would otherwise be socially isolated. Around the UK, there are befriending projects which organise effective support for children and young people, families, people with mental ill-health, people with learning disabilities and older people, amongst many others.

“The chances are we’ve all been affected by Loneliness, either directly or through someone close to us. We can all do more to try and make a difference and make our country a less lonely place.”

—Minister for Loneliness Baroness Diana Barran

Source: Befriending Networks – Please do check them out, find out more and maybe get involved

https://www.befriending.co.uk/about/what-is-befriending/

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As always, please check on aDoddle as help and support, opportunities to volunteer or connect with others can often be found through local community organisations.

PS – If you are a local community organisation and haven’t already added your details to aDoddle – please do, it is totally free.