Sharing Time Befriending Service
- Location: Age UK Cheshire
- Price: Free
Age UK Cheshire
Barbers Lane
Northwich
CW8 1DT
United Kingdom
Email: sharingtime@ageukcheshire.org.uk
Telephone: 01606 305005
Age UK Cheshire’s Sharing Time Befriending project is a free service, available across the whole of Cheshire, supporting people 50+ who may not have the opportunity for social interaction.
SHARING TIME BEFRIENDING SERVICE
The service aims to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation by bringing people together to offer companionship, build confidence, improve wellbeing, and help people feel more connected.
The service offers two types of support:
Sharing Time Reconnect Project
Time limited face to face befriending support will provide meaningful social contact, build confidence and support community engagement.
The aim of our Reconnect Project is to help people develop a social network and gain new sources of social support, setting clear goals to reconnect with their local community.
Our coordinators will support individuals to develop a co-produced forward thinking plan, then match with one of our trained and vetted volunteers who will offer ongoing support.
Our team of volunteer befrienders will support with access to local groups and physical activities e.g. craft groups, coffee mornings, lunch clubs or meeting up for a coffee with other befriendees to form their own friendship group.
Sharing Time Stay Connected Project
Weekly pre-arranged telephone calls to provide social contact and companionship.
The aim of our Stay Connected Project is to offer social connection to people who are unable to access social support in the community.
Our Coordinator will take the time to understanding a person’s interests and social needs before matching them with one of our trained and vetted volunteer befrienders.
Our volunteer befriender will offer open ended support, building a meaningful long term befriending relationship over the telephone to relieve loneliness and isolation, build confidence and develop resilience to help deal with issues in the future.