BEFRIENDERS  HIGHLAND Make a Friend      Make a Connection     Make a Difference
	Befrienders Highland is a voluntary organisation and charity which provides a confidential befriending service for people across the Highland Council Region who have experience of mental ill health and who feel lonely and isolated, both socially and/or geographically. Established in 1993 in Inverness and 1999 in Nairn, Befrienders Highland has continued to grow and develop.  Thanks to a generous award from The Big Lottery Fund in 2009, we now have a further 5 years funding to expand our DISTANCE BEFRIENDING SERVICE to people in the more remote and isolated areas across the Highlands.

Befrienders Highland offers a variety of means of social contact to meet the needs of our Friends and volunteers.    All Befriending friendships are offered through our growing band of trained volunteers who provide regular, reliable and genuine social contact for our Friends who sometimes never speak to anyone socially outside of mental health circles.   The service is free and available across the Highlands.

 

 

 

 

 

Face to Face Befriending

Available in Inverness and Nairn areas Friends meet regularly (generally once a week) for a social get together and participate in activities that are of interest to both parties.  This can involve meeting for a coffee and chat, going to the cinema, having a meal, going bowling, having a walk or cycle, anything where friends share common interests.

Distance Befriending

Covering the whole of the Highland Council Region Distance Befriending is available for those who live anywhere within the Highlands, outside of Inverness or Nairn, who feel lonely or isolated or find socisalising and making friends a little difficult.    This form of befriending is offered by telephone, email or letter, whichever best suits the Friend and volunteer.