Social welfare Charities That specialise in Loneliness

The promotion of social inclusion among people with disabilities, those with additional learning needs or who are in ill health who are socially excluded from society or parts of society: Raising public awareness, workshops, forums, advocacy and general support.

Aching Arms provides comfort teddy bears to parents whose baby has died during pregnancy, birth or infancy. They gift bears to parents via maternity health professionals and befriending groups in the UK. The bears are used to discuss support available to parents. The charity also leads awareness training for health professionals and hosts a telephone befriending service for bereaved parents.

An award-winning community centre based in Smethwick, West Midlands, providing an inclusive place of welcome & opportunity, bringing people & organisations together in a spirit of friendship & equality, enabling our local community to thrive. Addressing local issues including poor physical, mental health, obesity, & social isolation by providing/hosting a range a groups, activities, and services.

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, particularly those from Eastern European communities, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.

The relief of poverty, sickness and social exclusion of persons living with and vulnerable to HIV/AIDS and related infections, substance misuse and poor sexual health. To target the public with information on sexual health, HIV and substance misuse, through relevant campaigns and awareness events, to provide information or support around those issues to people living in Lincolnshire.

Age Concern Barnstaple and North Devon supports older and vulnerable people to reduce loneliness and isolation, improve health and wellbeing and support independent living. Services include Care Line, Community Transport, Shopping Service, Befriending, Carer Support, Hospital Support and Community Activities.

The Charity's principal activities are : Providing a befriending service and extended support for isolated older people. Operating a debt counselling service. Supporting the unemployed and homeless. Offering prayer for healing, hospitality and welcome in the city centre. Organising family activities in the city centre.

The objects of the Great Yarmouth Pathway are the relief of poverty and social isolation for the public benefit in the borough of Great Yarmouth for those who are experiencing difficulties such as (but not limited to), displacement, homelessness, addiction, unemployment & mental health issues. This is chiefly done through the provision of a free, hot lunch three days a week.

The charity provides out of school activities for socially isolated & financially disadvantaged children and young people, inc. children with special needs / disabilities, from ethnic minority communities in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Haringey. The Charity's aims to educate children through social, leisure & educational activities to develop their physical, mental & emotional capacities.

LEAH works with asylum seekers, refugees and migrants who are socially isolated due to their lack of English language. Our volunteer-led service provides one to one English language tuition face to face or online; small group classes in the community or online; trips and social activities; health and well being support; and education, employment and volunteering progression support

The delivery of arts events and performances; the education of performing arts and associated skills and providing opportunities for our local community to upskill participants, battle social isolation and provide valuable experience to those often forgotten. This takes place within the city of Portsmouth but events and performances may take place across the UK.

To provide a safe, non-judgemental environment for womenTo promote equality and inclusionTo address social isolation and develop sustainable support networks for womenTo improve well-being outcomes for children and familiesTo develop partnerships with statutory, voluntary and private sector services to meet the needs of women and the community

Set up in response to wishes of the local residents, we support individuals and families with a variety of services and aim to maintain and improve health and wellbeing by:Enabling residents to stay in their own homes and remain part of the community.Offer a way to counteract loneliness, isolation and social disadvantage.Provide extra support for those who are caring for relatives.

Our mission is to reduce the negative impact of loneliness and isolation on the physical and mental wellbeing of older people particularly those who are cold in their homes. We operate across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and are expanding elsewhere. Our primary activity is sourcing and distributing free of charge practical Warm in Winter gift bags and helpful information packs to our recipients.

The Good Company People carries out its purposes by providing relief to (a) people who are experiencing loneliness and social isolation and/or experiencing cognitive changes, living with dementia or other disabilities and (b) to their informal carers. Our beneficiaries will usually be over the age of 65 but TGCP does not limit its services solely to the elderly.

Provide facilities in social welfare, health & wellbeing, recreation,leisure with object of improving conditions of life,combating isolation, relieving needs of older people over 50,particularly African, Caribbean and other BME groups living in Kensington & Chelsea, surrounding boroughs and offer care services to those suffering physically.

DAY SERVICES HUBOffering a range of help, high quality care, meals prepared daily, bathing facilities, daily activities. Also lunch only option (plus home delivery).DROP-IN/BEFRIENDING SERVICEvisits made to older people in their own homes, offering social stimulation and support using paid employees and volunteers.HOME VISITING SERVICEvisits using paid staff (not personal care)

Community Rersources for Change seeks to support isolated members of the community through befriending, lobbying and offering advocacy. Various services and courses are offered, with the help of volunteers, to empower vulnerable people.The charity also runs a community coffee shop.

FRP's main areas of work are collecting and re-distributing waste paint, recycling office paper, organising waste exchange events, supporting communities to develop waste minimisation initiatives, and a volunteer programme enabling marginalised people to gain valuable skills and work experience through volunteering, reduce social isolation, and take positive action for their community.

The Posh Club runs daytime social and entertainment clubs for people over the age of 60 years old with the aims of reducing social isolation and loneliness, improving well being and helping people to feel part of their local community.

THE CHARITY AIMS ARE TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING SOCIAL EXCLUSION AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED IN SALFORD, MANCHESTER AND THE REST OF THE UK. CURRENT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY FOOD PARCELS THROUGH SALFORD FOODBANK.

SoundLincs designs and delivers high quality, creative & innovative music-making opportunities which acknowledge the unique needs & individual circumstances of the diverse communities we work with primarily across the East Midlands - promoting inclusivity, tackling social exclusion, undertaking research, and reducing health inequalities in partnership with local, regional & national agencies.

The object of the CIO is to relieve the needs of those persons residing in the area of operation who are socially isolated, elderly or mentally or physically disabled by the provision of support and assistance so that their quality of life may be improved. This objective is carried out by providing Day Care, Outreach Groups, One to One Befriending, Meals on Wheels and Transport.

Relief of financial hardship locally by providing or assisting in the provision of items and services to individuals in need.Promotion of social inclusion by preventing the young, the aged, those with ill-health or infirmity, those suffering relationship or family breakdown, and those in financial hardship, from becoming socially excluded, and assisting them to re-integrate into society.

Yorda Adventures runs a Playhouse & Forest area in Chessington, Surrey specialising in supporting children with severe & complex disabilities & their families. We offer a range of projects 7 days a week giving children a safe place locally to Play, or be cared for reducing isolation & offer respite to parents. We also offer opportunities to SEN schools & adults with LD. We fundraise via events.