Sova Midlands and Shropshire Independent Visitors

At Sova Midlands and Shropshire Independent Visitors we find, train and support volunteers to provide an Independent Visitor service to children and young people who are, or have been, in care.

We match each volunteer with a child or young person who needs extra support and encouragement, sometimes because they have little or no contact with their own families. The volunteer is there as someone ‘independent’ in the young person’s life, distinct from the professionals paid to support them. They might take the young person to the cinema or to the park, help them with homework, support them at meetings or simply be there to talk to. It makes a real difference to a young person to know they have someone who is on their side, who has chosen to be there for them.

All of our volunteers are fully trained and supported and are asked to give us at least a couple of hours each month. Sova Midlands and Shropshire Independent Visitors is funded by Wolverhampton, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Telford and Wrekin local authorities and Shropshire County Council.

For further information about how to become one of our volunteers please contact Carol Batchelor at [email protected]