Compassionate Neighbours is a social movement, founded by St Joseph’s Hospice in 2014, to help reduce loneliness and social isolation. Compassionate Neighbours are trained volunteers offering friendship and a listening ear to people living in their community, who are at the end of life through age or illness.
So far, we have trained over 320 Compassionate Neighbours who are empowered to provide support to others in their local community.
Compassionate Neighbours make a real difference to their local communities:
People living with a serious, long-term or terminal illness, as well as the elderly, often struggle with loneliness and could do with some extra support.
Compassionate Neighbours are a network of trained people who offer their time, companionship and support to people living in their community who are coping with serious illness or old age.
Compassionate Neighbours help others by:
- visiting regularly
- offering friendship, emotional support and a listening ear
- helping them to do the things they like doing
- helping them stay connected to the community as well as family and friends
Our training is for two full days which are held over two consecutive weekends, two consecutive weekdays or four consecutive half days. You will need to complete the two full days to become a Compassionate Neighbour.
Please note we are also able to offer women only and men only training, for more information contact the team on 020 8525 6058 / [email protected]
Time commitment
As with all our volunteering roles, we do require a minimum commitment of six months and you must be over 18 to volunteer in this role.