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Service / Project	Befriend A Child
Sector	Voluntary / Community
Address Line 1	9 Bon Accord Square

City	Aberdeen
Postcode	AB11 6DJ
Phone Number	01224 210060

Send Email >>	duncan@befriendachild.org.uk
Visit Website >>	http://www.befriendachild.org.uk
Brief Outline of Service	A befriending service providing regular respite for children affected by issues of health and homelessness. Young people are matched with an adult befriender who spends a minimum of 6 hours a month on outings and activities.

Area of Operation
City Wide	Yes	North	Yes
South	Yes	Central	Yes


Who is the Service for?
Male	No	Female	No
Children	Yes	Families	No
Age range	They take referrals for young people aged 5-12. However they continue the befriending relationship to the age of 18 where necessary.

Personal Circumstances catered for
Pregnancy	Yes	People with children	Yes
People on benefits	Yes	People with pets	Yes
People who smoke	Yes	Former Prisoners	Yes
Offenders	Yes	Ex Armed Forces	Yes
Physical health & wellbeing	Yes	Diagnosed mental illness	Yes
Mental health problems	Yes	Discharged from hospital	Yes
Domestic abuse	Yes	Alcohol misuse	Yes
Drug misuse	Yes	People in drug treatment	Yes
Rent arrears	Yes	Mortgage problems / repossession	Yes
Evicted / asked to leave by landlord	Yes

Additional information (if necessary)	They work with young people from various backgrounds and take referrals for a number of reasons. Any of the circumstances above can apply to the parents/guardians of the children.
Are there any groups you cannot accept?	None
Access to the Service
What is the charge to the client?	No charge
Is the client expected to pay personally?	No

Who can refer clients?
Professional referral	Yes	Self referral	No

How?
In person (drop-in)?	Yes	By telephone	Yes
By appointment	Yes



Opening Times
Which days are you open?	Every Day	Do you open 24 hours?	No
Opening Hours	Monday-Friday 7:30am-5pm. Weekends as required, appointment only.
Emergency / out of hours service?	Yes, for existing service users
Please give details	Mobile numbers supplied for volunteer co-ordinators.
Do you operate year round or seasonally?	Year-Round

Are there any specific closures?	Two weeks over Christmas and New Year.

Additional needs catered for
Literacy	No	Hearing Impairment	No
Visual Impairment	No	Physical Disability	No
Wheelchair Users	No	Learning Disability	No
Dementia	No	Other	No


Additional Information
Details of all selected categories	Family Support.

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This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy © Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008

This project is funded by The Aberdeen Homelessness Strategy
© Aberdeen Council of Voluntary Organisations 2008