The Befriending Networks site has a lot of excellent content for experienced and new befrienders alike.

The following resources are some of the most popular:

• Telephone Befriending Guidance
• Volunteer Now: Good Practice in Setting Up a Befriending Service
• Being a Befriender: The Good Practice Guide
• A Decision Making Toolkit: The Impact of Easing Restrictions on Befriending
• Time Well Spent: A National Survey on the Volunteering Experience (Summary)
• Hints and Tips for Positive Conversations
• TTTB Telephone Befriending and Dementia Tips
• COVID-19 Guidance for Befrienders
• An exploration of the value and mechanisms of befriending for older adults in England ( 2011 )
• Time to Shine: Telephone Befriending – information and resources