in person socials, digital literacy, friendly calls
referrals for different programs: matched for community visitation, Nationwide friendly calls, or programs they can attend onsite: cabarets, clubs, workshops. Hampers distributed, birthdays celebrated, cards and letters and calls. Ad hoc programs around health, technology, music, public speaking, a summer day trip program and festivities celebrated together. Travel facilitated by taxi and visits to nursing care homes also
What it sets out to do
help older people stay connected and feel safe
Who it reaches
calls are nationwide, visits are Dublin and Meath clubs are in Dublin 1
Who runs it
Charity in Dublin
What seems to make it work
A partnership approach and intergenerational networking which is volunteer led
What gets in the way
we dont get government funding which would stabilise our services as we are primarily funded by individual and corporate donations this is a challenge as wages are low with high staff turnover
How it is funded
individual and corporate donations
Moving it somewhere else
yes it can work in any country, but with a little cultural tweaks
The record
- Lead organisation
- Charity in Dublin
- Target populations
- Older adults (65+)
- Countries
- Ireland
- Evaluation status
- Peer-reviewed evaluation
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Publication
- https://friendsoftheelderly.ie/
- Contributed by
- Friends of the Elderly Ireland
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Friends of the Elderly Ireland (2026). in person socials, digital literacy, friendly calls. LONELY-EU Intervention Registry, entry LEU-034. https://buddyboss.silc-exchange.com/interventions/in-person-socials-digital-literacy-friendly-calls/
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