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Befriending Older People, Brightening Local Lives
We're working together to help older people in Chesterfield, Bolsover and N.E Derbyshire, move away from isolation and loneliness
For more information email enquiries@brightlife.charity
BrightLife
Befriending Older People, Brightening Local Lives
What is telephone befriending?
The Telephone Befriending Service is a community based telephone befriending & support service which provides a link to a trained volunteer once a week.
This FREE service is for older people who are socially isolated or lonely.
The Befriending Service Line offers a friendly chat and a signposting service to local agencies who many be of benefit.
Wherever possible we link service users with volunteers who share similar interests in the hope friendships can be formed.
How the telephone befriending service can help you.
We are committed to making a difference to older people’s lives, especially those who live alone and don’t have relatives or friends popping in to see them on a regular basis.
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We can provide a friendly phone call once a week from one of our team of committed volunteers. This can make all the difference to an older person who may be feeling lonely and isolated.
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The Telephone Befriending Service Co-ordinator or volunteer can also signpost the older person and their carers to reliable sources of up to date information and advice on a variety of topics e.g. welfare benefits and care in the community.
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Referrals can be made by anyone e.g. older person, their family, friends, carers and health professionals and can be made by emailing us here
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