Our Phone Friend Service provides companionship to people over 65 who are lonely and would like a regular phone call from a friendly volunteer. We aim to match people with volunteers who have similar interests.
If you decide that you would like a Phone Friend, your local Visiting Service coordinator will contact you to get to know you and find out about your interests. They’ll then try to match you with a carefully chosen, trained volunteer who will call you regularly.
We will keep in touch with you and your volunteer to make sure you’re both enjoying your phone calls. If there’s ever a problem, we’ll work with you to put it right.
One of our Phone Friend Service volunteers, SockHwee, recently said: “I encourage others to use the Phone Friend Service,” SockHwee says. “It could be for a short period even. If you feel your life needs connectivity, this is worth a try. Age Concern’s services are helping many people by linking them.” You can read more about her experience with the service here (click here)…
If you’re feeling lonely and would like a phone friend, or if you’d like to refer someone to this service, then give us a call on 04 499 6646 and one of our Visiting Service Coordinators will be in touch.
If you would like to volunteer to be a phone friend volunteer, please check out our volunteering page for more information, or click the button to register now.
