Coronavirus update for all Gig Buddies
We are following updates and official advice closely. We have set up this extra page where we will post any information, advice or updates on the running of the Gig Buddies project.
Gig Buddies is volunteering made easy. Become a Gig Buddy today and join us in having a great time.
Gig Buddies matches up socially isolated people with learning disabilities and/or autism with a volunteer who shares the same interests.
Gig Buddies is NOT about providing free support or replacing statutory services
It's about enabling people with learning disabilities to have people in their lives who aren't paid to be there
It’s all about
Culture
Friendships
Leading
Community Life
Welcome to Gig Buddies
We are NOT about providing free support or replacing statutory services.
It’s about enabling people with learning disabilities to have people in their lives who aren’t paid to be there.
Through matching people up with a volunteer who commits to at least one gig per month we are able to show:
Credits: Hani Fauzia Ramadhani & Nada Ibrahim Saleh
Gig Buddy volunteers make a difference
Through matching people up with a volunteer who commits to at least one gig per month our evaluation shows:
86%said they see their Gig Buddy as their friend
82%said they felt really able to make decisions about what they wanted to do with their buddy
76%said they’re more aware of other ways they can now spend their spare time
79%said they now go out more in the evenings as a result of Gig Buddies (not just with their buddy)
90%said that having a Gig Buddy makes them feel less lonely
78%said they’d made new friends in addition to their Gig Buddy volunteer
From the blogs
9 April 2020
First impressions of Gig Buddies from our intern Sarah
Sarah arrived from Berlin, Germany at the beginning of March and moved to Brighton for her placement at Stay Up Late. Here she talks about […]
3 April 2020
Gig Buddies in lockdown – April 20
18 March 2020
Coronavirusfest – Gig Buddies going online
Gig Buddies Projects around the UK and Internationally
If you would like to find out about Gig Buddies projects in other parts of the country then please follow these links: