Volunteering Opportunities with West Sussex County Council - Independent Visitor Scheme

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The Independent Visitor Scheme is for children who are Looked After by West Sussex and who are between the ages of 8-17. Independent Visitors are volunteers who visit and befriend a child in care. Independent visitors are matched with children who have little or no contact with their birth families, or where it is considered in their best interests for them to have an adult outside of the professional network, to provide a consistent, positive and supportive relationship. Independent Visitors befriend and advise the individual child they are matched with, visiting them at their foster or children's home on a regular basis and taking them out, e.g to the park or beach, swimming, bowling, etc. Visits are normally monthly.