Chatterbox is a free telephone befriending service for socially isolated, acutely lonely people, and for people who provide caring support to others. Our clients are carefully matched to DBS-checked volunteer befrienders, with whom they exchange supportive, friendly phone calls. They chat about their lives, families and interests.

January 2025 update:

Due to unprecedented demand for our Chatterbox programme, we are temporarily pausing registration of new clients.
Please check this page in February for a status update. We continue to accept volunteer befriender applications. Click here to sign up.