Contact the Elderly
Company Profile
Industry:Nonprofit Organization Management
Site:contact-the-elderly.org.uk
Description:We believe in the power of contact.
Contact the Elderly organises monthly Sunday afternoon tea parties for people over 75 who live alone with little or no contact with family and friends. With a very simple concept, we alleviate feelings of loneliness and isolation felt by older people.
Groups of volunteer drivers pick up the same group of older people, all living locally, and together they go to the home of a volunteer host where they spend a couple of hours together, drinking tea,...
Specialties:Tea, cake and friendship, Alleviating social isolation among older people, Giving volunteers an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of older people, Collecting and sharing stories of amazing lives
Founded:1965
Company size:11-50 employees