Our befriending service connects students who may feel lonely with trained volunteer befrienders. They then meet up, usually near our students' homes, for activities like walks, bike rides, coffee, shopping, or simply a chat.
Befrienders are thoughtfully matched with students based on shared interests, offering regular support and friendship.
Who can use our befriending service?
The service is only available to current students who attend Share for at least one day a week.
How does befriending help?
- It encourages communication, helping students to improve their social skills and feel more self-confident.
- It motivates students to get more exercise by getting out in the fresh air to explore their communities.
- It helps our students to feel less lonely; they make friends and have someone trusted to talk to.
Activities are chosen by students and meetings are typically once a week for one to two hours.
All volunteers are DBS and reference checked.
Nathalie and Monica: a befriending story
Share is a member of Befriending Networks, a charity providing support, training and guidance to hundreds of befriending projects across the UK. Befriending Networks envisages a society that values befriending, recognises its importance, and provides befriending support to everyone who needs it.
Ellis and Ross: a befriending story
Where to next?
Be a befriender
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