Delos - Befriending Service

Type of service:

Groups, Clubs And Activities

Address:

1 - 3 Newton Close, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN8 6UW

Telephone number:

01933 677889

Mobile number:

N/A

Email address:

info@delos.org.uk; support@delos.org.uk

Website:

http://www.delos.org.uk/community-services/befriending/

Service description:

The Delos Befriending Service enables adults with learning difficulties to build friendships and have fun in their community.

The service aims to help clients:
- Build on existing friendships and gain new friends
- Learn new skills
- Increase confidence
- Be more independent
- Avoid isolation
- Gain a sense of achievement
- Connect to their community
- Feel valued and respected

How it works:

- Clients are introduced to their befriender (who should have similar interests to the client)
- Delos will help the client build a relationship with their befriender
- Delos will link the client to social activities in the community and other Delos service-users
- The befriender will help the client make choices
- The client and the befriender will meet regularly
- The befriender will help the client make friends
- The client will have one-to-ones with the befriender for as long as necessary

Social activities can include leisure activities, attending appointments, educational courses, and going out with friends.

Cost:

Free

Age range:

16 years - 0

Opening hours:

N/A

Ofsted Inspection Grade:

N/A

Additional information:

N/A

Eligibility criteria: