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Seafarer Link Telephone Befriending Service

Seafarer Link Telephone Befriending Service. Maritime Charities Funding Group. 2007 carried out national research. Social isolation is common amongst retired seafarers in the UK. 11% seafarers 7% generic older population. 20 years experience

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Seafarer Link Telephone Befriending Service

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  1. Seafarer Link Telephone Befriending Service

  2. Maritime Charities Funding Group 2007 carried out national research

  3. Social isolation is common amongst retired seafarers in the UK 11% seafarers 7%generic older population

  4. 20 years experience providing telephone befriending to socially isolated people

  5. Pilot funding • Programme development guidance • Management and Development • Recruitment of seafarers • Setting up/supporting telephone groups • Publicity and project profiling across UK • Project Evaluation • Senior Volunteer (RSVP) • Recruitment of seafarers • Publicity across UK

  6. About Seafarer Link: “It’s so important that we keep in touch. Seafarers Link is like a helping hand saying “Don’t worry Shipmate, you’re not the only one in the boat.”

  7. Phase 1 Evaluation Key Findings Sample: 30 active seafarers of 40 recruited Disability declared 26% disabled (of which) 62% have reduced mobility

  8. Maritime Occupations • Merchant Navy: 60% • Fishermen: 30% • Royal Navy: 10% (including WRNS)

  9. Worst things about retirement: • 46% loss of work colleagues and camaraderie • 36% living alone

  10. Would like more opportunity: • 56% To talk to more people regularly • 50% To talk to other seafarers • 53% Keen interest in world affairs

  11. Project progress: • 5 Active telephones groups • 30 retired seafarers, widows/wives active in the project • 5 members trained as group facilitators • Approx. 150 maritime/seafarer organisations consulted

  12. Key Support Organisations :

  13. Shipwrecked Fishermen & Mariners Society • Federation of Naval Associations • Merchant Navy Welfare board • Merchant Navy Association Branches: Hull, Cardiff, Barry and National HQ • Numast (Mariners Park)

  14. Fishermens Mission, Grimsby • WRNS Association: London, Portsmouth, Glasgow • Merchant Seamens War Memorial Society • Royal Navy Association: SW Flotilla

  15. Other organisations contacted: • Aged Merchant Seamen: Sunderland • Age Concern: Plymouth, Lowestoft • Apostleship of the Sea • Blesma • Blue Funnel • Courageous Society • HMS Nelson • HMS Drake • HMS Peacock • Liverpool Seafarers Centre • Merchant Navy Association: Newport • MNA Old Friends • P&O Ferries • PoppyScotland

  16. Plymouth Befriending Network • Royal Navy Association branches and HQ • SSAFA: London, Portsmouth, Plymouth • Royal Navy Benevolent Trust • Royal Navy Charities Co-ordinator • Royal Navy Patrol Service • Royal Marines Association • Royal National Lifeboat Institution • Sailors Society • Scottish Nautical Welfare • Sir Gabriel Woods Mariners Homes • Service Personnel and Veterans Agency • Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation • Star and Garter • South West Company of Mariners • The Forces Church • Veterans Outreach Support Drop In Centre (Portsmouth)

  17. Community Network 20th AnniversaryPavillion Terrace House of CommonsMarch 2010Seafarer Link beneficiaries came to the celebration

  18. The Way Forward • Pilot Evaluation Findings - evidence of success • Attracting financial resources to maintain project • Continued consultation with seafarers & maritime organisations • Implement development strategies

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