Supporting individuals with dementia in their own home. Engaging in conversation and undertaking meaningful social activities. Befrienders would visit individuals with a diagnosis of dementia within their own home to undertake social conversation and support with social activities - reminisce, jigsaw, reading, puzzles, art/craft. Activities will be determined by both Befriender and Befriendee. This Befriending project will take place in and around the City of Dundee, Monday-Thursday.

Boomerang was set up in 1999 to provide a safe, comfortable and friendly centre in the heart of the community to stimulate community involvement and development with an aim to community regeneration. The project provides a user led centre assisting a variety of groups with varying interests to increase confidence, promote skill and strengthen individual identity and responsibilities. The Befriending role will entail visiting older people at home offering support to people within the Stobswell area who would otherwise be socially isolated. The role entails chatting with clients helping them reminisce, provide support accessing community activities and accompanying them on short trips outside the home.

The aim of ‘Friends’ is to help improve the quality of life for our customers and address loneliness and social isolation. We are looking for friendly, outgoing and organised volunteers who will provide a safe, consistent and reliable support service to help customers experience companionship/social interaction on a regular basis either on the telephone, in customers homes or on group outings. You will spend time with your befriendee and simply chat, listen and discuss various topics of interest making the service fun and interesting. You will also have to provide project staff with information on how the time spent with befriendee is going and attend volunteer meetings. Timings - by arrangement. Please enquire.

Dundee City Council Sheltered Housing Service provides housing and support services for older people throughout Dundee. Some tenants can become isolated in their own homes due to ill health or they may have lost contact with friends and family. Befrienders can offer companionship, encouragement and social contact through regular visits. Tenants can be encouraged to attend activities in the complex or in the local community. Activities can range from enjoying conversation over a cup of tea to accompanying the tenant on a short visit to a local place of interest.