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A service befriending lonely elderly people has been funded for another year. The Redcar and Cleveland Befriending Service trains volunteers who visit isolated people and help them re-establish social ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

A South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust befriending service is being credited with reducing loneliness and social isolation among older people, after two Bangor residents formed a close ...

Christmas can be a lonely time for many, but here in Fermanagh one group is going the extra mile to help keep everyone in the ...

A SUCCESSFUL telephone befriending service for older people who live alone or feel lonely or isolated has been extended in Co Mayo. Four new Befriending Mayo services have been launched for Ballina, ...

CONNOR Denholm needs little prompting to talk about the value of friendship. The 14-year-old's friend in this case is a 51-year-old, Paul McGurk. Mr McGurk is a volunteer befriender with Aberlour ...

Remote working or learning and virtual team meetings is something we have all become used to during lockdown, but the idea of remote healing practices might be a little more difficult to imagine.

WRVS volunteers could join forces with Perth and Kinross Council to provide a “befriending service” if plans to scrap Meals on Wheels get the green light. According to Councillor Peter Barrett, the ...

A new Befriending Service is now available for people who live in Dartford and Gravesham. The aim of the Befriending Service is to help reduce the loneliness and isolation felt by many people, both at ...