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Telephone befriending (call companions)

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Delivered by: Re-engage This is a Claimed organisation
Last updated: 16/09/2024

Call companions is our telephone befriending service ensuring older people stay connected to the outside world. Call companions is available to anyone aged 75 and over who’s socially isolated and would like a regular chat over the phone with a friendly volunteer.

One of our call companions will phone you at a time that suits both of you, most likely once a week or twice a month. The calls last for half an hour or so and you can chat about anything that interests you. What’s great is that the same volunteer phones you each time, so you can get to know each other and share stories and laughter – for as long as you both want. The service is completely free and you don’t have to continue with it if you decide it’s not for you.

Regions:
  • Scotland
  • Aberdeen City
  • Aberdeenshire
  • Angus
  • Argyll and Bute
  • City of Edinburgh
  • Clackmannanshire
  • Dumfries and Galloway
  • Dundee City
  • East Ayrshire
  • East Dunbartonshire
  • East Lothian
  • East Renfrewshire
  • Falkirk
  • Fife
  • Glasgow City
  • Highland
  • Inverclyde
  • Midlothian
  • Moray
  • Na h-Eileanan Siar
  • North Ayrshire
  • North Lanarkshire
  • Orkney Islands
  • Perth and Kinross
  • Renfrewshire
  • Scottish Borders
  • Shetland Islands
  • South Ayrshire
  • South Lanarkshire
  • Stirling
  • West Dunbartonshire
  • West Lothian

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Virtual

Free to use service and unrestricted service length. All that is required is a telephone
Telephone service accessed by landline or mobile phone. All phone numbers are withheld and call are recorded for safeguarding purposes but only listened to, if required.
Befriending
Older Adults
Volunteers
Older Man holding mobile phone in his hands and smiling

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