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Information for potential volunteers
Recuitment of volunteers
We are actively looking for volunteer befrienders to join the study. Please get in touch with a member of the study team if you are interested.
Volunteers will be linked with one of the following befriending charities; Outward (London) and The Befriending Scheme (Suffolk)
Through the befriending charity, volunteers will be matched with an individual with intellectual disability and the befriending relationship will be supported and monitored by the staff at the charity.
The role of volunteers
Providing befriending to an individual with intellectual disability once a week over six months
Listening and communicating with people with intellectual disability
Participating in activities with the individual you are matched with and helping to engage them with the local community
Volunteers can make a positive difference to the lives of people with intellectual disability