Our year in numbers Our impact Through our programmes and projects we aim to help children: Increase their confidence Increase their self-esteem Reduce their social isolation Learn new skills Improve their wellbeing 2021-2022 Children Befriend a Child supported 233 children 152 as part of our befriending programme 59 benefitted from our Abuse and Neglect project 22 as part of our intandem programme 22 through our Youth Club sessions 47% male 52% female 75 children aged between 5-8 years old 126 children aged between 9-12 year olds 52 young people aged 12 years and older 2 young people aged 16 years and over Referrals We received and accepted 134 referrals 45% from social work 45% from education 2% healthcare 8% other sources Top reasons for referral *Children can be referred for more than one reason Positive Adult Role Model 18 8% Social Isolation 43 18% Low Self Esteem 50 21% Behavioural Problems 55 24% Domestic Violence 12 5% Low self confidence 17 7% Child Mental Health 19 8% Parental Substance Use 76 33% Affected by Disability 9 4% Parental Mental Health 52 22% Young Carer 5 2% Victim of Abuse 77 33% Our Volunteers We worked with 273 befriending volunteers who were matched to 255 children. There have been 22 Intandem volunteers matched to 22 children. We had 6 volunteers making up our Board of Directors. Our group activities had 23 sessional volunteers throughout the year. That makes an incredible 273 people who have volunteered their time this year. Check out our most recent annual report here