Compassionate Neighbours

Are you a kind and compassionate person?

Are you a good listener who enjoys a chat?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to both these questions, then you have what it takes to be a Compassionate Neighbour.
No other qualifications are needed.

You can brighten someone’s day. All it takes is 1 or 2 hours a week to lend a listening ear and offer your friendship and support.

You may also be surprised how good this makes you feel. Being a Compassionate Neighbour brings a sense of warmth and wellbeing that’s a two-way street.

Your impact

Could you help support someone in your local community by becoming a Compassionate Neighbour volunteer?

If you do choose to join the Compassionate Neighbours movement, we will support you with fun, engaging sessions to help you feel confident in your role and connect with others who are sharing their kindness by becoming a Compassionate Neighbour, like you.

We will then introduce you to someone who lives nearby and who shares some of your interests. If you hit it off, you’ll be encouraged to meet each other once a week.

Apart from that, it’s up to the two of you to decide how best to get to know each other and how to build your friendship together - but we will always be here to support you both if you feel this is needed, or there is a change in your circumstances.

“Just do it. You make a friend. There are so many people who don’t see anyone, you just want to be lifted.”

Hear from Tina and Margaret all about their friendship, found through our Compassionate Neighbours project.

Tina often brings small touches from outside into Margaret’s world, borrowing books from the library, picking up fish and chips, or even being gifted a cake from a local café when people hear she’s on her way to visit. These gestures help maintain a connection to the wider world when getting out isn’t always possible.