Befriending Networks
Our objectives
Our vision is of a society where quality befriending support is available to everyone who needs it, and the importance of meaningful connection is recognised.
Our Mission
As the network for befriending organisations, we’re the intermediary between our members, supporters and stakeholders. We work collaboratively and inclusively to connect and strengthen the befriending sector.
We support organisations to deliver quality befriending services that promote wellbeing and meaningful connections, ensuring that everyone feels valued.
We further our mission by:
- Maintaining and expanding an effective and connected network of members
- Providing information, resources, training, awards, and consultancy about all aspects of befriending
- Raising the profile and understanding of befriending and its impact
- Coordinating Befriending Week, our annual campaign taking place 1st to 7th November
Our activities
We are the network for befriending organisations. Established as a charity in 1994, we have thirty years of experience in supporting and connecting befriending services.
Our members form the largest network of befriending services in the world.
We provide access to sector-specific training, events, resources, and awards which support quality in befriending. We are the voice of befriending and represent the members at local and national policy level, particularly around the areas of social isolation and loneliness. Each year we coordinate Befriending Week from the 1st – 7th November.
Today we are small team of 9 staff led by a board of trustees supporting over 300 befriending projects across the UK and beyond.