What we do
Barnardo's 4U - With U - provides support to children who are looked after by offering the support of an Independent Visitor Volunteer. Volunteers are carefully recruited and trained and match with a young person.
We work with children and young people aged 5-25yrs who are Looked After by IOW Local Authority
We can help with
- An Independent Visitor is a volunteer who befriends, advises and assists a child or young person who is being looked-after by their local authority. They become be a consistent presence over a long period and can become a valuable source of support. We recruit and train the volunteers before matching them with a child or young person in their local area who shares similar interests. We then provide ongoing support to help the relationship grow.
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