Are you a young person in care who would like time away from your placement with someone who listens?
Independent Visiting is for young people in care. It matches you with a trained volunteer independent visitor for positive time out, usually once a month, focused on your interests and what you like to do.
- Spend time away from your placement setting
- Choose activities you enjoy
- Have someone to talk to while having fun
- Be listened to and understood
- Monthly visits can be varied to meet your needs
Cost: Not stated
How to access: Request a referral through Joy.
Categories:
Activities for children and young people
Connecting with others
Mental health
Youth support
Service access criteria:
The service is for Suffolk's looked after children
Additional needs catered for:
Vision impairment friendly
Hearing impairment friendly
Wheelchair accessible
Learning difficulty friendly
Physical disability friendly
Dementia friendly
Non English speaking friendly
Waiting list (weeks):
0
