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NSPCC - Building Connections

Befriending Children and Young People experiencing loneliness
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NSPCC - Building Connections

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NSPCC Building Connections
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Befriending Children and Young People experiencing loneliness

Our new NSPCC service, Building Connections, has launched. This online service empowers young people to tackle loneliness and has been developed to help young people cope. To apply for this role please click here

This is a ‘volunteer from home’ service that supports children and young people who are experiencing loneliness. 

As a Volunteer Befriender you will be matched with a young person, online through a text based messaging service to support them to develop skills to manage their emotions around loneliness, build their confidence, self-esteem and support them to find new ways to cope.

You will be part of a team, making a difference to the lives of children and young people.

You will volunteer from home in a private space, and be given full training & support by our team of Befriending Coordinators who will also provide regular supervisions and group sessions for learning and development. Additionally our befriending coordinators will celebrate your milestones and introduce you to the volunteer hub where you will have access to discussion groups, see all of the opportunities available, including voluntary and paid positions and have access to a wide range of online learning opportunities.

After 1 year of volunteering, we can provide references for employers

Our new NSPCC service, Building Connections, has launched. This online service empowers young people to tackle loneliness and has been developed to help young people cope. To apply for this role please click here This is a ‘volunteer from home’ service that supports children and young people who are experiencing loneliness.  As a Volunteer Befriender you will be matched with a young person, online through a text based messaging service to support them to develop skills to manage...

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Community
All Wiltshire
Theme
Children & young people Loneliness Mental health
Topics
Emotional & behavioural development Listening Motivation Wellbeing
Help type
Befriending
 

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