Contact the Elderly is the only national charity solely dedicated to tackling loneliness and social isolation among older people.
We aim to do this by organising monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for small groups of older people (aged 75+) who live alone, and volunteers within their local community, offering a regular and vital friendship link every month.
Each older person is collected from their home by a volunteer driver and taken to a volunteer host's home for the afternoon. The group is warmly welcomed by a different host each month, but the drivers remain the same which means that over the months and years, acquaintances turn into friends and loneliness is replaced by companionship.
Our tea parties are a real lifeline of friendship for our older members who have little or no contact with any family or friends. They bring people of all ages together, develop fulfilling friendships and support networks, and give everyone involved something to look forward to each month.
Groups in Essex:
- Brentwood
- Chelmsford
- Coggeshall x 2
- Great Dunmow x 2
- Harlow x 2
- Wethersfield
- Witham
By volunteering with Contact the Elderly you can find enjoyment and fulfilment in helping to make a real difference to the lives of older people who are otherwise isolated from family and friends.
Address:
2 Grosvenor Gardens, London, SW1W 0DH
Telephone:
Freephone: 0800 716543 or Office no. 020 7240 0630