Social welfare Charities That specialise in Loneliness

The purpose of DAGE is to combat social isolation for pensioners of Lewisham and Greenwich by the provision of a pop-in facility for social contact, an advice and information service providing help with forms and referrals to specialist agencies, and the provision of advice from fire safety to crime prevention. The DAGE charity shop will make affordable items available to pensioners.

Organise volunteer car drivers to drive residents of Woodcote and surrounding villages without access to their own car, public transport, or any other form of transport to appointments, shops or other venues. Collect prescriptions for these residents who cannot otherwise do so. Organise social/recreational or other activities for this same group with the aim of reducing social or digital isolation

Befriending service, links medical students to children with special needs/ disabilities and their families. Events throughout the year e.g. parties, theatre trips, residential weekend trips.

Parents' Aid provides a package of support services to families involved with the Social Services Department or at risk of social exclusion: information, advocacy, support & befriending, family mediation, anger & aggression management, effective parenting skills and personal therapy where requested. We also give users free information booklets & offer a 24/7 information phone line.

Formby CTA is a community transport group which operates under Section 19. It has one minibus which has wheelchair access. The bus opens up opportunities for many individuals or groups who would be socially isolated without our service and volunteers.

We provide a weekly lunch & friendship for the elderly and lonely of Goring.

The charity provides facilities for research (1) to investigate the problems that arise in the day to day treatment of diseases (2) to carry out research to develop new surgical methods of alleviation or cure of disease and (3) to teach new concepts for the treatment of diseases. It is currently doing this by way of supporting the Islet Isolation facility at the Nuffield Dept of Surgery.

Phab inspires and supports children and young people with and without disabilities to make more of life together, breaking down community barriers, reducing social isolation, and creating opportunities for disabled people to enjoy the same activities and challenges as those without a disability. We provide a weekly social club for children aged 7 - 18 years.

Weekly befriending coffee sessions for multicultual communities especially the isolated; setting up of a community info point. Weekly children & youths activities including, group discussions, games, setting up of community library. Educational trips and half term music workshop. Community Visitations. Evangelistic outreach. Advice and counselling. Donations to individuals and charities.

The charity makes payments to residents and other charities in Gisleham for the relief of poverty and social isolation.

East Quantoxhead Village hall provides the only social centre in E.Q, a rural village in West Somerset. The hall committee raise funds to provide a place where residents from the local area are able to meet and avoid the social isolation that can be prevalent in rural communities. Craft, Yoga, live music and charity events, bingo,quiz evenings, and a popular monthly market and cafe take place.

Befriending, social and respite holidays for people with learning difficulties.

Charity's activities: Praise and worship, bible study, night vigil, prayer meeting, prayer request, deliverance service, evangelism, care and counselling, revival and seminar, information and advice, water baptism and Holy Spirit baptism and support all activities that addresses poverty and social exclusion.

SOCIAL CONTACT AND ENTERTAINMENT AT A FORTNIGHTLY CLUB MEETING. HOLIDAYS AND DAY TRIPS ARE ALSO ORGANISED.

The main activity is the organising and running of a befriending scheme to enhance the lives of those who, for whatever reason, are lonely and isolated and being excluded from social contact in the community.

To provide the residents of Dunmow with a friendship group so that they can spend time in the company of others. We meet for a social evening of games and live entertainment to provide physical and social recreation for our residents, promoting good mental health wellbeing and minimise risk of social isolation.

Our activities are very much community based. A small fishing village, with an industrial history of ironstone mining, and steel works, only a small specialised part of the steelworks remaining (steel brought in by road/rail, from Teesside). High number of unemployed/retired in an area of social deprivation. A good and tight knit community, the village hall provides for the needs of the community

The Charity provides services for older, disabled or vulnerable adults in the Gillingham area, including a transport service to medical appointments or other essential journeys, a basic gardening service and other services to alleviate social isolation.To do all such lawful things to further the attainment of such purposesArea of operation and benefit, Gillingham, Medway

We provide continuous live or recorded radio service for the enterainment of patients ,staff and visitors at the Luton & Dunstable Hospital.To engage patients in broadcast through visits to the wards,request from patients,staff,ralatives.We aim to help the patients feel part of the community,decrease feelings of isolation and contrbute to the well-being and recovery of patients in L & D area

To help relieve the stress and distress of patients in hospital and hospital settings through a personalised befriending service and radio broadcast to bedsides.

Worcester Park Womens Club is no longer affiliated to NAWC.. The purpose of the club is to provide a meeting place for women of any age irrespective of marital status, race, colour or creed. The aim of the club is to educate, entertain and foster friendships between women. We want women in our area to have a place to go so that they never need to feel lonely, isolated or w

Providing an entirely volunteer run & managed FM Community Radio Station to the care and wider general communities within Taunton Deane boundary, and to anyone outside of the reach of the FM broadcast via the internet and dedicated smartphone app, including patients cared for within all hospitals in Somerset, to ease isolation, inform on important topics and provide general entertainment

Sustain continuity of radio programmes on 24/7 basis to patients and staff of Betsi Cadwalader University Health Board. Undertake ward visiting to patients to counter loneliness. Play music requests and provide news and information. Fundraising to maintain organisation including visiting events with an outside broadcast vehicle.

This organisation provides a platform for local women to improve their education, craft skills and social contact. It also enables involvement on important issues both locally and nationally.

Providing transport for the elderly, lonely and those in need enabling them to attend medical appointments, dentists, chiropodists etc . We also provide lunch clubs twice a month and keep in touch with other organisations involved in similar work.