"The calls are like a little ray of sunshine in an otherwise dark time."
Re-engage provides vital, life-enhancing social connections for older people at a time in their lives when their social circles are diminishing.
As the lockdown eases, we are excited about resuming our much-loved tea parties as soon as it’s safe and our groups are ready.
We are currently in contact with our tea party volunteers about this.
If you are a Re-engage tea party volunteer, please make sure you let us know if you would still like to be involved by completing our quick and easy form.
In the meantime, older people looking to stay connected should take a look at our popular call companion service and, for those in Wales, our activity groups.
All our services are free.
Help us reach more older people feeling lonely, in the lockdown and beyond
We need funds to cover the cost of putting in place safe programmes as we work with the most vulnerable older people:
- We need to run checks on new volunteers
- Pay for training
- Pay for calls using safe systems to protect vulnerable people
Please consider supporting this work and the work we will continue to do with the older people we meet in the coming months so that we can support them for years to come.
Our vision is a world where no one is ever too old to make friends and enjoy social interaction.
We can’t increase our impact without your support, so whether you can donate, raise funds or let more people know about us, we hope you’ll accompany us on our journey.
Join a group
If you live on your own and find it difficult to get out and about, you’re not alone – we’re here to help.
Volunteer
Volunteering can be incredibly rewarding. Be part of the team that’s making life better for the oldest people in our communities.
Refer
Do you know an older person who lives alone and is feeling isolated? Whether they’re a friend, relative, neighbour or patient, we’re here to help.
Here’s how your donation could help us
£5 could allow us to give our invaluable volunteers essential training and support
£15 could help to bring friendship and laughter to an older person in need of company
£50 could enable us to introduce new activities that avoid social contact but give companionship to older people who are now more isolated than ever
Become a supporter by giving monthly or make a single donation online.
Latest news
Recipe of the month - Italian Lemon Cake
It's Bake Off season and to celebrate we thought we'd share this recipe for Italian lemon cake from our CEO Meryl Davies. Head over to our social media pages for details of how to get your baking showstoppers (or disasters) featured on our website or social media pages.
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Meet call companion Alison
Alison is a call companion and a call companion interviewer and this is her dog Poppy. Alison was born with Spina Bifida and in 2009 she had to retire early as deterioration of her spine severely restricted her mobility. She told us "I am so glad I have found Re-engage as at last I feel useful again - something I have sorely missed since retiring."
By Re-engage
International day of older persons
On international day of older persons our CEO, Meryl Davies, reflects upon how it felt to attend her first Re-engage tea party in a very long time.
By Meryl Davies, CEO
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We have teams across the UK and our national office is in London.
Address
Re-engage
2 Grosvenor Gardens
London
SW1W 0DH