Does anyone know who operates the phone buddy scheme

janer1967 · January 2021

Hi all

I have heard about a volunteer scheme where people who are lonely can have a person allocated to them who they have regular contact with on the phone.

I cant remember who administrators are for this but I would be interested in becoming a volunteer for them

Does anyone know any info or who they are

@Ross_Scope have you any idea ?

leeCal · January 2021

Esther rantzen started silverline which sounds like the kind of thing you are looking for.

https://www.thesilverline.org.uk/what-we-do/

Lisatho11987777 · January 2021

@janer1967 go on line type in phone buddy it comes up

Lisatho11987777 · January 2021

@janer1967 they are also looking for phone volunteers in help the aged and the samaritins

Lisatho11987777 · January 2021

Lisatho11987777 · January 2021

@janer1967 I found the above one most of them aren't accepting volunteers at the moment as thry have been overwhelmed with people applying

Lisatho11987777 · January 2021

There is also the befriending network all these are on line hope it helps

Ross_Alumni · January 2021

Hi @janer1967

It sounds like you're after befriending schemes, here are a few suggestions of organisations that offer services like that, with a link to the relevant page:

janer1967 · January 2021

@lisathomas50 and @Ross_Scope thanks for the info will look into it

Greatly appreciate your responses

Lisatho11987777 · January 2021

@janer1967 there are a few more on line you can try

Does anyone know who operates the phone buddy scheme

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