Brighter Futures
Brighter Futures is a Mental Health Foundation and Glasgow Association for Mental Health partnership providing a peer mentoring service for older people in the community. It is funded by the Big Lottery to run for a period of two years. The aim is to significantly improve the quality of life of older people, enhancing their social networks, mental health and enabling meaningful activity.
Mentoring is a one to one relationship based upon trust, confidentiality and mutual involvement. As a Brighter Futures volunteer you will be able to use the skills and experience you have built up during your lifetime to help an older person become less isolated and enhance their mental health and well-being. This will involve visiting an older person on an agreed basis to support them to become more actively involved in their community.
All volunteers will participate in mentoring training. Regular planned one to one support will be provided by your volunteer coordinator and there will also be opportunities to meet other peer volunteers to feel part of a team.
This volunteering opportunity is only available to individuals aged 50 and over and if you are interested in hearing more we will arrange a time to meet you for an informal chat. If you wish to become a peer mentor volunteer, we will need you to fill in an application form, and will take up two references. You will be invited to attend an induction training session. As our work is with vulnerable individuals, all volunteers will be supported to complete a Disclosure Scotland form.
Contact Details
Postal Address: St Andrews by the green,33 Turnbull Street,
Glasgow,
G1 5PR
Telephone
Number: 0141 552 5592
Email Address: brighterfutures@gamh.org.uk
You can find out about what brighter Futures does, by downloading the leaflet below.
Brighter Futures Volunteer Leaflet
You can find out how to access the brighter Futures service, by downloading the leaflet below.