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Dacorum Mencap Friendship scheme

Dacorum Mencap Friendship Scheme

The Dacorum Mencap Friendship Scheme aims to provide individual befrienders for adults who have learning difficulties (and may have additional disabilities) to help them to improve and extend their leisure activities and social lives.

The Scheme is managed by Dacorum Mencap, a charity affiliated to Royal Mencap. Day to day running of the Scheme is by the Co-ordinator, Elaine Precious.

Adults with learning difficulties or disabilities living or receiving services in the Dacorum area are eligible to join the scheme as long as they are living with or getting a lot of support from unpaid carers. This is due to the way that the scheme is funded. For more information about joining the scheme and an application form click here.

Due to the nature of the scheme its success depends on volunteers to befriend on a 1:1 basis. We are always looking for new volunteers as there are many people on the waiting list. For more information about becoming a volunteer click here. Members of the scheme decide with their befrienders where, when and what they will do. The flexibility of the scheme appeals to volunteers and scheme users alike. Some partnerships meet up weekly, others monthly. Many long lasting friendships have been formed already.

For more information please contact Elaine on 01442 247675 or email: dacorum.mencap@tiscali.co.uk