BeFriend

BeFriend is supported by the National Lottery Community Fund Scotland and Berwickshire Housing Association,
to help people living in Berwickshire and Kelso who are over the age of 65, to maintain social connections and engage with their local communities.

What do we offer?

• In-person befriending
• Telephone befriending
• Community befriending

1:1 Befriending is where an individual is matched with a volunteer who may visit you at home or telephone befriend on a regular basis. Having a volunteer befriender may enable you to get involved in hobbies, accompany you to go for a walk, a coffee outing or along to other social events.

Community Befriending is an opportunity to be involved in a number of regular activities such as including community lunches, shopping trips, dances and gentle movement classes. 

Our volunteer befrienders are vetted, trained and have ongoing support from staff.