Befriending service
LEAP's befriending service offer one-to-one befriending and
We are the leading befriending service for older
people in Lanarkshire and have won the
Quality in Befriending award. We were also
awarded the Queen's Award for Voluntary
Service, an organisational equivalent of
being awarded an MBE.
Our one-to-one befriending service matches
volunteer befrienders with clients aged 50 and over in their homes to offer companionship and chat, helping to combat isolation and loneliness. You can find out more about our befriending criteria.
We currently have more than 100 befriender volunteers who, in the
past year alone, gave almost 3,500 hours of their time to provide
companionship to people. While most befriending is face-to-face, we
also have matches who "meet" on the phone, through email or
through apps such as Zoom.
This service currently operates in Cambuslang, Rutherglen, Blantyre,
Bothwell, Uddingston, Hamilton and East Kilbride. People using our
befriending services also often use our handyperson services.
To find out more about the service, or to become a befriender, call
0141 641 5169 or email befriending@leap-project.co.uk
