Together Co - Befriending, Social Prescribing and Volunteering services
Contact details
Together Co - Befriending, Social Prescribing and Volunteering services
Projects The Lanes, Nile House, Nile Street
Brighton
BN1 1HW
Public phone: 01273 775888
Email: hello@togetherco.org.uk
Website URL: http://www.togetherco.org.uk/contact-us
General information
Service offered: We are a social health and loneliness charity that creates connections to change lives. We do this through our befriending, social prescribing and volunteering services in Brighton & Hove, and by sharing our ideas and expertise nationally. Together Co Social Prescribing helps people who are over 18 to find the people and places they need to be happier and healthier. This might be having someone you can chat to when needed, or someone who helps navigate local services that could benefit you. We connect people with services, groups and activities that suit their needs. The aim of Together Co Befriending is to provide volunteer befriending services to people who are experiencing isolation and loneliness so that they can maintain contact with their local community. We work with people who are socially isolated, but specifically: People aged 50+ with limited to no social connections. People aged 18+ with health conditions causing isolation. Carers of either of these groups. Our volunteers commit to an hour or so once a week or fortnight. Their main role is to provide companionship and to develop a relationship through regular befriending visits. This largely involves visiting for tea and a chat; but could include sharing a meal, reading aloud, playing games, or helping someone with their paperwork. Once a relationship has developed, they might go out for walks or do some local shopping together. We also offer telephone befriending as an alternative to in-person visits, and host regular befriending social groups throughout the city.
Target group: Adults living in the City of Brighton and Hove.
Area served: Brighton & Hove, including Portslade.
How to contact: Phone(01273 775888)/ Email hello@togetherco.org.uk / Website www.togetherco.org.uk . Open Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm
Availability
Monday: 9am-4.30pm
Tuesday: 9am-4.30pm
Wednesday: 9am-4.30pm
Thursday: 9am-4.30pm
Friday: 9am-4.30pm
Weekends:
Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-4.30pm
Accessibility
Wheelchair access: Yes - full
Accessible toilets: Yes
Access notes: Lift in building
Other information
Languages other than English: Access to interpreters.
Charity number: 1083390
Year established: 2000
Staffing: 18 staff full/part time, 494 volunteers.
Public transport:
Record last checked: 26 June 2025