disability charity seeks volunteer befrienders

Young and Free, is  a “buddying” and befriending service for disabled young people with physical and sensory impairments aged 16-25 in the Bristol area.

As well as group wide events in a range of locations we also can offer a social outlet on a 1:1 basis which we actively encourage.

We do a range of activities including:

Bowling
Theatre trips
meals out
Disco’s and Quizzes
We are looking for befriending champions to help support our work and provide our members with a friendly face and someone to talk to and share their interests with.

Volunteering looks great on CVs and references can be obtained on request after you have committed a minimum of 10 volunteering hours.

The hours you donate will be tracked and recorded and certificates of thanks and recognition are given out on a regular basis.

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All training is provided by the charity.
Expenses can be claimed by for 1:1 buddying
Transport provided on request to event locations
If this is something you may be interested in please get in contact using the information included in this listing.

You can find out more via our website www.youngandfreecharity.co.uk