{"id":548,"date":"2026-02-11T15:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T15:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.positive-change.org\/staging\/?page_id=548"},"modified":"2026-07-02T17:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T17:14:22","slug":"refer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.positive-change.org\/staging\/refer\/","title":{"rendered":"Refer"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"548\" class=\"elementor elementor-548\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62929e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"62929e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcfd3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bcfd3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab03a32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ab03a32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Refer Someone to Positive Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5855789 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5855789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you, or someone you know is experiencing loneliness or social isolation within the\u00a0<br \/>London Borough of Hounslow, you&#8217;re in the right place<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75f4628 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"75f4628\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45b4f87 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"45b4f87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f080eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f080eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who might need our support?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ff9d29 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ff9d29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fefa42e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fefa42e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c37ce2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c37ce2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e27d592 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e27d592\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lonely or isolated<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ad9440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ad9440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Someone with limited social contact with friends, family and \/ or a reduced social 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Individuals who may be struggling after a bereavement such as the loss of a spouse.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eef5e0a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eef5e0a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-507b89b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"507b89b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d433a95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d433a95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Lives alone<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Once this has been completed and returned to us, we aim to carry out an in-person assessment within 10 working days.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f45d4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7f45d4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.positive-change.org\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Positive-Change-Referral-Form-1.docx-Google-Docs.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download our Befriending Referral Form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3affe6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c3affe6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a72dba8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a72dba8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca6f6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca6f6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help us to create a Positive Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f9b086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8f9b086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you want to volunteer, make a referral, or support our work, there are many ways to get involved.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eafe7c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eafe7c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d127e6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d127e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/staging\/donate\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Donate Now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76b93d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"76b93d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/staging\/volunteer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Volunteer with us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b86c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"58b86c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\/staging\/contact\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Contact Us<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Refer Someone to Positive Change If you, or someone you know is experiencing loneliness or social isolation within the\u00a0London Borough of Hounslow, you&#8217;re in the right place Who might need our support? 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