The following are just a few of the ways in which as a volunteer befriender you can play an essential role in the lives of isolated or housebound individuals. Companionship spending time with a client. Gardening helping to restore and maintain gardens. Accompanying clients on short outings to local places of interest, like the local parks and shops, pushing a wheelchair if required. Helping someone who is visually impaired with their letters or correspondence. The role of befriender is very varied and flexible. The Dorcas Project is here to assist and befriend older or disabled people living in the Angel and Canonbury areas of Islington, to enable them to experience a better quality of life. dorcas@canonburybaptistchurch.org