Volunteering

One of our 5s to 13s focus children has been donated a super second hand bike by a local not for profit, social enterprise organisation Bespoke Biking. Focus child Jack, had outgrown his bike a [...]

Winchester-based charity, Friends of the Family, is appealing for volunteers to train to become befrienders for children who live in the local area. The charity’s 5s to 13s Befriending Service [...]

It’s Volunteers Week; a time to celebrate the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. We would like to say a huge thank you to our volunteer play workers, [...]

Friends of the Family has welcomed five new volunteers to its 5s to 13s Befriending team after they all successfully completed the charity’s two-day training course this month. Following a [...]

Our 5s to 13s Befriending Service had an amazing day at Calshot Activity Centre on 12 August. The day was organised by Befriending Manager Sam Hunt, who, along with five volunteer befrienders, [...]

On Wednesday 12th June seventeen FOTF volunteers had the opportunity to undertake a three hour training session with psychotherapist, trainer, supervisor and author Jennie Miller PTSTA (P), CTA, [...]

Six new volunteers have joined the 5s to13s befriending team having completed their two day training programme. The volunteers participated in discussions and exercises over the two days training [...]

On Wednesday 6th February, Jo Wright, Head of Creative Learning at The Theatre Royal led a drama workshop for ten, 5s to13s, focus children and their volunteers. Jo joined the children for picnic [...]

Friends of the Family is inviting local people to apply now for its next befriender training course, taking place in Winchester in February 2019. The free, two-day course, will enable [...]

On Wednesday 17th Oct children and volunteers from the 5s to13s Befriending took part in a cake decorating workshop after school. Thirteen children were provided with half a dozen cupcakes [...]