Supported by a nationwide network of over 11,000 volunteers, Contact the Elderly organises free monthly social events for small groups of isolated older people.
We provide a group activity that encourages:
Inter-generational links
Friendships to develop between older group members and volunteers
Our groups:
Operate at weekends, when most community services for older people are not available. Moreover, Sunday has been highlighted to us by our older guests as being a particularly lonely day of the week.
Are kept purposely small, and they meet in the welcoming environment of someone’s home.
