Telephone Friendship Groups (TFG)
Our latest project is the result of working in partnership with local charities, health care providers and BCP.
Telephone Friendship groups are being established to help alleviate the social isolation being felt by our residents who have become more isolated due to Government Covid19 restrictions.
Telephone Friendship groups consist of a CCP volunteer host and five participants. Our objective is to bring groups of people together for a natter over the phone with existing or new friends, for them to have regular contact with people who share similar interests.
Our pilot groups have been created from existing CCP service users who missed the regular interaction with their friends. These have been really successful and fun!
Now we have proven we can work the technology! we are launching the following groups, if you are interested in joining in please free to contact us. We are open to ideas for any new groups that will be benefit our community.
Mens Shed, Young Mums, Book Club, Single Parents, Carers, Arts & Crafts
Telephone Friendship groups are being established to help alleviate the social isolation being felt by our residents who have become more isolated due to Government Covid19 restrictions.
Telephone Friendship groups consist of a CCP volunteer host and five participants. Our objective is to bring groups of people together for a natter over the phone with existing or new friends, for them to have regular contact with people who share similar interests.
Our pilot groups have been created from existing CCP service users who missed the regular interaction with their friends. These have been really successful and fun!
Now we have proven we can work the technology! we are launching the following groups, if you are interested in joining in please free to contact us. We are open to ideas for any new groups that will be benefit our community.
Mens Shed, Young Mums, Book Club, Single Parents, Carers, Arts & Crafts
How the groups work.
Our groups run fortnightly and calls last for 45 minutes.
The group Host will log in via our telephony website and open a secure telephone chat room.
As a client you can either dial into the call or wait for us to call you. Calls are to a local number.
You will be given all the details well ahead of time.
All you need is that important cuppa, to be sitting comfortably with your phone ready for the chat to begin.
The group Host will log in via our telephony website and open a secure telephone chat room.
As a client you can either dial into the call or wait for us to call you. Calls are to a local number.
You will be given all the details well ahead of time.
All you need is that important cuppa, to be sitting comfortably with your phone ready for the chat to begin.
Our Hosts
The role of the Host is to put our clients at ease, to ensure every one has the chance to speak and be listened too, that the call is warm, friendly and inclusive. Our hosts are all volunteers, fully vetted and trained with excellent communication skills.
Could you be a host?
As a host you can fit volunteering in with your lifestyle. You would need to commit an hour of your time once a fortnight.
You will benefit from
You will benefit from
- Training with Pramalife in how to use the online telephone call system. A simple to operate user friendly system. All you need is access to the internet.
- Ongoing training and support from our TFG Project Co-ordinator.
- Our CCP Induction Course
- Making new friends and bringing joy into people lives