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making meaningful connections that enhance your life through friendship and support

With online, phone, and in-person support*, you can build lasting connections, reduce isolation, improve well-being, and engage more with your community.

Our service, led by disabled people, prioritises inclusivity, accessibility, and meaningful connections.

*Please note that our in-person support is provided on an availability basis and we are currently expanding our in-person support across London initially.

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Choose from a range of different Buddy services:

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Meet with your Buddy in person in your local area* and do activities together such as:

  • going for a walk

  • meeting for a coffee and a chat

  • trips to the cinema, theatre, concerts

  • going to sport events like football matches 

  • any other social activity

*Please note that our in-person support is provided on an availability basis and we are currently expanding our in-person support across London initially.

Connect with a Buddy via virtual video call or online messaging (such as through WhatsApp or email).

Chat with your Buddy over the phone about absolutely anything!

Examples of social and leisure activities Buddies can do together:

Request a Buddy for someone else

If you have a family member, someone you care for or work with that is disabled, you can refer them to our service.

You can complete this form on theur behalf by including your own contact information if required.

Buddying programme fees

At Buddies for All, we aim to keep our services as accessible and affordable as possible. We offer a range of flexible payment options to suit different circumstances and prices are available on request:

 

Payment options

​Clients can use their personal income or disability benefits to pay for our service. These include:

  • Personal Independence Payments

  • Disability Living Allowance

  • Direct Payments from their Local Authority

Prices for one hour of in-person Buddying is £30 per hour.​​ Prices for 30 minutes of telephone or 45 minutes of video call Buddying is £25.

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When signing up you will be entitled to 2 free sessions with your buddy.  One of these sessions is an introduction to set expectations with your buddy and the other free of charge session is to enjoy an activity of choice with the support of your buddy.

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After this you will be billed £30/£25 an hour for each session. Discounts are available for bulk bookings. We also offer flexible payment options. Please email david@buddiesforall.org.uk for more information.

Please note that our in-person support is provided on an availability basis and we are currently expanding our in-person support across London. Our in-person services are currently unavailable outside of London.​​

Our buddying is a paid service only.  For more information on our paid services, please email: david@buddiesforall.org.uk

Pay What You Can

We encourage all clients to contribute what they can to help sustain our service and support others in need. Every contribution makes a difference.

Pay It Forward

Through our "Pay It Forward" model, generous donors can gift sessions to clients who may not otherwise afford support. This allows more people to benefit from our Buddying service.

We are committed to ensuring no one is left without support. If you have any questions about payment options, please get in touch.

Request a buddy form

Buddies for All is a social and leisure Buddying scheme that supports disabled people with all social and leisure activities. We support people with physical, sensory and hidden disabilities, such as chronic illnesses or neurological conditions, currently aged 18-65. However, as our organisation develops, it is our aim to provide a Buddy to as many disabled people as possible, at our discretion, based on the capabilities of our Buddies.

Who we can support

You can have a Buddy if: 

  • You are a disabled person - you don't need to have a formal diagnosis

  • You want a buddy for a social or leisure activity 

  • You are aged 18-65  

 

Sorry, but we cannot offer a Buddy to you if: 

  • You do not consider yourself to be disabled

  • You have recently been detained or sectioned under the Mental Health Act

  • You need specialist support or advice to manage a mental health condition and it is not currently considered 'well managed'

  • You wish to attend hospital or other appointments 

  • Any personal care is needed and you do not have a carer to provide this for you

Please note that all applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, so if you're unsure if you are eligible, please still complete an application and we can advise accordingly. More information on our eligibility criteria can be found here https://www.buddiesforall.org.uk/buddying-programme or you can contact us at david@buddiesforall.org.uk if you are unsure.

Buddies for All will contact you within 5-10 working days to discuss your requirements in greater detail.

Our Buddying Service Fees

 

​Payment options

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Clients can use their personal income or disability benefits to pay for our service. These include:

  • Personal Independence Payments

  • Disability Living Allowance

  • Direct Payments from their Local Authority

Prices for one hour of in-person Buddying is £30 per hour.

​​

Prices for 30 minutes of telephone or 45 minutes of video call Buddying is £25.

​​​

When signing up you will be entitled to 2 free sessions with your buddy.  One of these sessions is an introduction to set expectations with your buddy and the other free of charge session is to enjoy an activity of choice with the support of your buddy.

​​

After this you will be billed £30/£25 an hour for each session. Discounts are available for bulk bookings. We also offer flexible payment options. Please email david@buddiesforall.org.uk for more information.

Please note that our in-person support is provided on an availability basis and we are currently expanding our in-person support across London. Our in-person services are currently unavailable outside of London.

​​Pay What You Can – We encourage all clients to contribute what they can to help sustain our service and support others in need. Every contribution makes a difference.

Pay It Forward – Through our "Pay It Forward" model, generous donors can gift sessions to clients who may not otherwise afford support. This allows more people to benefit from our Buddying service.

We are committed to ensuring no one is left without support. If you have any questions about payment options, please get in touch with us at david@buddiesforall.org.uk.

How We Use Your Information

The information you provide on this form will be kept secure and used only for the purpose of organising a Buddy to support you. For more information about how we will use your data, please read out Privacy Policy: https://www.buddiesforall.org.uk/privacy-policy.

If you need help completing this form

Please contact us if you need help by calling us on 0203 488 8629 or emailing us on david@buddiesforall.org.uk.

Alternatively, you can request the form here and send the completed form to us at david@buddiesforall.org.uk.

Our buddying is a paid service only.  For more information on our paid services, please email: david@buddiesforall.org.uk.

By completing this form you understand the above information.

Your Details

Your gender
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
Other

This helps us to match you with an appropriate Buddy – we match male clients to male Buddies, and female clients to female Buddies.

Your address

Please enter your full address, including postcode.

 

This is for us to identify a Buddy close to you.

Your Date of Birth

Please note that our Buddying service is currently only available to people aged 18-65.

Your Email address

We hope to keep you up to date with your match via email. We will also email you a confirmation when your request has been submitted to us. If you do not want to share your email address with us, or do not have one, please enter N/A - please ensure you provide a contact phone number below instead.

Your contact number

We may need to call you regarding your match - please provide the best contact number here. Your Buddy will also make contact with you initially via phone.

 

About Your Needs and What You Want From a Buddy

How would you like to engage with your buddy?
What sort of leisure or social activities would you be interested in doing with your Buddy (please tick all that apply):
Do you require any of the following (please tick all that apply):

Payment method

Will you be using a disability-related benefit (such as Personal Independence Payment) to pay for your Buddy service?

Your consent

In order to provide a service for you, we need to record your personal details. Everything you tell us is treated confidentially and stored securely and you can ask to see a copy of your record at any time.

Full details about how we manage your personal data can be found on our website https://buddiesforall.org.uk/privacy-policy or by emailing us at david@buddiesforall.org.uk

Please read and tick the following statements to indicate your consent for how we process your details and application to Buddies for All. If you have any questions about the statements, please contact us on david@buddiesforall.org.uk
I am happy to be contacted by my Buddy by (please tick all that apply):
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