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Volunteers needed to befriend autistic youngsters
VOLUNTEERS are needed to join a scheme which provides short breaks and respite care for young people with autism in Peterborough.
The National Autistic Society is appealing for helpers for its Peterborough Befriending Scheme.
The scheme, run in partnership with Peterborough City Council and funded by Aiming High, offers autistic children up to the age of 18 and their families the chance to be matched to a trained volunteer for one-to-one support.
Volunteers need to give two hours a week but it can be on any day or evening.
They have to be aged 17 or over, live in the Peterborough City Council area and are expected to give a year’s commitment to the scheme.
Volunteers are matched with families with young people on an ideal match basis, rather than first come first served.
The distance the volunteer would have to travel to see the youngster is taken into account and they are generally matched with people who have similar hobbies and interests.
Volunteers do not need to have any previous knowledge of autism as they will have full training. Criminal record background checks are carried out and references taken.
For more information about the scheme, visit www.autism.org.uk/befriending.
To sign up contact Laura Clark on 0115 847 3536 or 07768 463763.
Alternatively, email Laura.Clark@nas.org.uk.
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