Re-engage is committed to older people being heard, valued and engaged. As we get older, our social circles diminish, and we find ourselves with fewer and fewer people to turn to. Re-engage envision a world where no one is ever too old to make friends and enjoy social interaction, with a mission to work within communities to end social isolation and loneliness in older people.
We are looking for kind and empathetic people to help befriend an Older Person through regular telephone calls. Conversations can be about anything and everything and take place from the comfort of your own home, scheduled at a time that suits you.
Telephone Befrienders are matched to an Older Person for a weekly or fortnightly chat - depending on availability. We know a good chat can mean the world and this is a great opportunity to reconnect with your community and make someone's week a bit brighter while volunteering in your own home with to fit with your own schedule. If you think you could volunteer then please enquire now!
We exist to provide social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminishing. In 2020, 8,500 older guests were part of over 900 regular social gatherings across the UK, supported by 14,000 volunteers. However, in response to the COVID-19 crisis we suspended these social gatherings and created a new telephone befriending service for older people called call companions. As well as making sure that all those already receiving our support get a regular phone call throughout the lockdown, we are offering a call companion to anyone else of this generation who lives alone or in sheltered housing and feels lonely or isolated. We plan to make call companions a permanent addition to our work and will continue to run this new service alongside our social gatherings when things get back to normal.
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Flexible - contact your older person two to four times per month.
Calls take place weekly or fortnightly, at a time that suits you.
Experience required: No experience or particular skills required. We just need you to be an empathetic person who is ready to work alongside Older People over the age of 75.
Minimum age: 18
This opportunity is not listed at a specific location but is advertised across Falkirk.