Local charity, HOPe (Helping Older People New Forest) offer a Free Befriending Service to help any older people who are troubled by loneliness at any time.
Loneliness can hit for lots of reasons, particularly at this festive time of year, with the HOPe Free Befriending Service, nobody needs to feel alone.
The team at HOPe aim to learn about your interests and experiences and then find a match with one of their volunteers, who they hope will, over time, become a good friend.
To find out more, please visit www.hopenewforest.org/befriending
or contact Georgina, to find out how they can help on 07936 495708 or befriending@hopenewforest.org.
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About HOPe
HOPe (Helping Older People New Forest) are a local charity who are dedicated to making sure that they empower older citizens so they can have the best life they can.
They do this by offering two key services, both available in Milford on Sea: Information and Advice and Befriending. These services are funded by running two shops, through very welcome donations, and the generous grant funding from a wide variety of sources.
They endeavour to keep their overheads as low as possible so that most of every pound that comes their way is ploughed back into providing valuable services.
They deliver the services through a small number of employees and a wonderful team of volunteers.
Information and Advice Service: The charity offers a free, confidential and impartial service across a wide range of subjects. If you are elderly (or you know of someone) and need some guidance about almost anything, then you only have to ask. Even if it is not in their usual area of expertise, they will be sure to point you in the right direction.
Befriending: For many years now, loneliness has been recognised as the cause of a great many mental and physical ailments. Whilst not exclusively an elderly problem, there's a greater likelihood of this happening as loved ones die, friends become less able to visit and families are hundreds, sometimes thousands of miles away.
Both services are completely free.
To find out more, or apply for support; please click here.
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To Help or Get Involved:
To get involved as a volunteer, please click here, or to make donations to sell in the shop, or by cash, please click here.
01425 629009
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Milford on Sea Clubs & Classes Calendar
For those wishing to meet new people or get involved with a friendly a club or activity during the coming year, please take a look at:
or if you are just looking for an event to attend, please see:
