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Loneliness

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Caldey11 · 28/06/2022 13:41

Hypothetically, if something like this was in your local community, would you support it or think some people might support it?

A method to connect SAHMs with time on their hands with lonely older people in the community, that live alone or are in care homes. To create meaningful relationships across the generations, many older people have no close family.

Connect new mums locally, providing ready made groups of mums with children the same age (opting-in to share details, children's names and ages etc). Provide regular meeting places for people who want to meet face to face.

Online network to post friend requests for people looking to make new connections, providing details of interests, age, availability for meeting etc

A way to connect older people with time and enthusiasm with new mums, especially single parents. Over time, if friendships are formed these people could help to look after the baby to give the mums a break. Some mums only know other mums or have friends who work, if no family live close by it can be hard to find anyone to provide help. I know there are childminders etc but this would be a way to help people make friends.

To provide information about other local charities and agencies who can provide support to those in need (financially, practically etc)

Loneliness is a big problem in society and I wonder if there might be a way to help this, if people had an easier way to make friends in their local community.

Interested to know if anyone thinks this is a good idea. Thanks

OP posts:
Littleraindrop15 · 28/06/2022 13:42

I think that's a great idea maybe an app that people can sign up to ?

Caldey11 · 28/06/2022 13:46

Maybe, although lots of older people wouldn't have access that way. I think it would need a physical presence and local advertising (e.g. in local magazine)

So pleased you think it might be a good idea. I'd love to try and make it work.

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Littleraindrop15 · 28/06/2022 15:16

genuinely have thought of this so many times especially during covid its brilliant idea and would really help individuals mental health. It does / would need safeguarding and a lot of marketing and manpower to raise the awareness ..

if you do go through with it pm me I would love to be involved x

Solosunrise · 28/06/2022 15:20

I think it's a lovely idea. Bound to be a million bits of red tape so potentially not simple, but I fully support the idea! Best of luck for it!

slowcookerforone · 30/06/2022 20:39

I think it's a great idea, not sure how it would take off - that's the difficult bit

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