The video features a Linked Minds Befriending Project client and volunteer.
It was part of a campaign to attract more volunteers and features on our website: https://befriend.london/linked-minds.
BEfriend’s Debra Charles supplied the voiceover.
It was shot by Jonathon Kay of North Star Digital, scripted by Hywel Roberts of Hounslow Council, and promoted by Hywel Roberts and BEfriend’s Kevin Derbyshire.
Our Linked Minds Befriending Project provides one-to-one befriending for adults who are isolated because of a diagnosed mental health problem.
As a volunteer, you’ll meet inspirational people with fascinating stories, develop new skills and become part of a supportive team that values compassion and connection. If you are interested, find out more here.
BEfriend is a registered charity established in 1994, providing one-to-one volunteer befriending to support socially isolated people in the London boroughs of Ealing and Hounslow.
Our core Befriending Project supports people who are isolated and sometimes housebound. They may have a physical or sensory disability, or they may have mild dementia.
Our Linked Minds Befriending project supports people who are isolated because of a diagnosed mental health problem.
Volunteering with BEfriend not only enriches the lives of those who are isolated, but also offers immense personal rewards. As a volunteer, you’ll befriend inspirational people with fascinating stories, develop new skills and be part of a supportive team that values compassion and connection.
We regularly fundraise to make sure we can continue to provide support free of charge and every donation, big or small, makes a substantial difference. Your donation will help us train the volunteers who are the backbone of our services and by contributing, you’re investing in the power of connection, support and community.
If you would like to become a volunteer, or to donate, or to refer someone who needs our support, please visit our website:
befriend.london
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