Befrienders *

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About

The Befriending Scheme recruits volunteers to befreind children and young people, who, for a variety of reasons, need extra support. The aims of the scheme are: * to recruit, train and support volunteers to act as befrienders * to receive referrals from a range of agencies including social work, schools, psychologists, reporters department * to match up thes referrals with befrienders * to work collaboratively with a range of statutory and voluntary agencies to support children in their own communities