We run a mixture of 1:1 befriending services, social and peer support groups, and connector schemes, helping people to meet up in their local area or socialise virtually from home. Our services offer a safe setting where you can meet new people, get out and about in your local area, and make long-lasting connections.

Who can benefit from our connect services?

We run friendship schemes and support groups for people with a learning disability, autism, or mental health issues. We also run groups for carers and people living with dementia.

Our services can support people from the age of 18 upwards. Just as with our day opportunity services, there is no upper age limit on who can join!

Find your local service

National

Better Connected

Better Connected is a fun, safe, and social club for people with learning disabilities and autism that you can join from home!

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Emotional Wellbeing Pathway

Guideposts Emotional Wellbeing Pathway offers structured coaching to help you come to terms with changes in your life, identify what’s not working, or things you want to achieve.

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Guideposts Radio Shows

Listen in on Saturdays for the Community Show and every other Sunday for Lights up especially for people living with dementia, their families and friends.

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INTERACT Workshops

The Fearless course is a series of online interactive workshops to explore what relationships are, how to manage them, emotions within relationships, and how to keep ourselves safe.

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Online Zoom Groups

Online groups to connect with others from home and share your experience with others in a similar situation.

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Gloucestershire

CONNECT at Home

A friendly service for anyone looking for regular companionship, conversation and laughs, hobbies/activities, respite breaks, a listening ear or practical support with day to day living.

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Guideposts CONNECT Social Groups

Guideposts CONNECT social groups are dementia-friendly friendship and support groups in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire for people living with long term health conditions, people caring for a relative or friend, and those looking to make new local friendships.

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Hertfordshire

Community Mental Health Services: Henry Smith House and South-West Hertfordshire

Guideposts’ supportive community working from our Hub in Watford, Henry Smith House, provides a supportive space for people with mental health conditions, with the aims to improve wellbeing, reduce social isolation, and help people to find a greater purpose in life.

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Community Support and Connect

Guideposts Community Support and Connect provides short to medium term support for people who experience mental health issues, in south west Hertfordshire. We arrange one-to-one peer support and support groups, aiming to aid recovery through increasing self-confidence, reducing social isolation, and giving emotional and practical support.

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Friendship 4 All

Friendship 4 All supports adults in Hertfordshire with learning disabilities to meet new people and develop meaningful relationships.

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Guideposts Carers Groups

We hold groups in South-West Hertfordshire for people who are carers of family members or friends with mental health problems, autism, and other conditions, meeting monthly to listen and support each other.

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Oxfordshire

Guideposts CONNECT Social Groups

Guideposts CONNECT social groups are dementia-friendly friendship and support groups in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire for people living with long term health conditions, people caring for a relative or friend, and those looking to make new local friendships.

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