Shorter days and bad weather during Winter can sometimes make people feel even more isolated from their community and in need of human connections. Here are some of the organisations who run befriending schemes for people living in local places across Kirklees.
Royal Voluntary Service – Home Service
RVS provide social and emotional support to help people keep leading independent, healthy and happy lives. Support is available for everyone aged over 18 years. Under 18s will also be considered on a case by case basis. Befriending can be either face to face or over the telephone.
Tel. 01484 226363
Email: home.libraryservice@kirklees.gov.uk
Royal Voluntary Service – Supporting people
RVS – Volunteering within the community
Age UK
Age UK offer a befriending service for any older person who feels lonely or isolated and try to support them to lead a more fulfilling life. Support is available for everyone aged over 18 years. This can be either face to face or over the telephone (a joint project with Yorkshire Children’s Centre).
Tel. 01484 415465
Email: communityconnections@yccuk.org.uk
Age UK – Request a befriender or volunteer
Yorkshire Children’s Centre
Our Community Connections Befriending Service is available to adults over the age of 18 who may be experiencing isolation and loneliness or a limited social life. Support can be either face to face or over the telephone (a joint project with Age UK).
Tel. 01484 415465
Email: communityconnections@yccuk.org.uk
Community Connections – make a request or volunteer
MHA Communities
MHA Communities befriending service is about getting people together to make friends. Support is available for people aged 55+ in the Huddersfield, Dewsbury and Cleckheaton areas. This can either be face to face or via telephone.
Tel. 01484 515420
Email: Cheryl.flynn@mha.org.uk
MHA Communities – Befriending
Luv2MeetU
Luv2meetU is a friendship service for people with a learning disability or autism. We support people to make friends and share interests. Befriending support is available for everyone aged over 18 years. This can be over the telephone, by text, via email or though chaperoned face to face friendship meets.
Tel. 07867 179902
Email: Wendy.ponton@hft.org.uk or Zoe.swearman@hft.org.uk or Halina.akrich@hft.org.uk
Luv2MeetU
The Kirkwood
The Kirkwood provide befriending support for people who have life-limiting illness or who are bereaved. This can be either face to face or over the telephone.
Contact: Sharon Kingsley
Tel. 01484 557917
The Kirkwood