Aims:
- To encourage people to get out and about and try new activities
- To provide individual support and companionship through home visiting volunteers
- To offer a couple of hours respite to carers via home visitoring volunteers
- To recruit volunteers to help with the above and offer training and support.
services provided:
The befriending service promotes the involvement of volunteers to befriend isolated and vulnerable people living in East Lothian. They offer support to people with mental health difficulties; people with disabilities or long term illnesses; people with learning difficulty; young people aged 16 plus; older people and people who are carers.
Strive have another office in Tranent.
Opening hours:
9.00am – 5.00pm, Monday – Thursday
9.00am – 4.00pm, Friday.
Address
Volunteer Centre East Lothian
98 North High Street
Musselburgh
East Lothian
EH21 6AS
Phone: 0131 665 3300
Website: http://www.volunteereastlothian.org.uk/befriending
Email: info@strive.me.uk