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 2020/2021 Children Befriend a Child supported 255 children 190 as part of our befriending programme (74%) 52 benefitted from our Transition project (21%) 13 as part of our intandem programme (5%) 51% male 49% female 55 children aged between 5-8 year olds 132 children aged between 9-12 year olds 68 young people aged 13+ years old Referrals We received and accepted 139 referrals 40% from social work 37% from education 7% healthcare 16% other sources Top reasons for referral *Children can be referred for more than one reason Positive Adult Role Model 16 7% Social Isolation 33 15% Low Self Esteem 21 10% Behavioural Problems 44 21% Domestic Violence 20 9% Low self confidence 19 9% Child Mental Health 20 9% Parental Substance Use 64 30% Affected by Disability 4 2% Parental Mental Health 49 23% Young Carer 6 3% Victim of Abuse 61 29% Our Volunteers We worked with 214 befriending volunteers who were matched to 198 children. There have been 15 Intandem volunteers matched to 15 children. We have 5 volunteers making up our Board of Directors. Our group activities had 2 Playzone, 8 Youth Club and 10 Playscheme volunteer throughout the year. That makes an incredible 254 people who have volunteered their time this year. Check out our most recent annual report here