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Sarah Misra, CEO of Befriend a Child
An Aberdeen charity is appealing for volunteer befrienders and mentors as the waiting list of children has soared as a result of the pandemic.
Befriend a Child has received over 70 referrals for children across the north-east in need of a volunteer befriender or mentor since reopening its waiting list towards the end of 2020.
This is a rise of 48% from this time last year.
Sarah Misra, CEO of Befriend a Child, said: “We currently have a huge waiting list of children across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire in need of a volunteer befriender or mentor.
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Over the past month we’ve been asking our readers to submit their votes through our Tokens for Toys campaign, while at the same time highlighting the work of our chosen charities Home-Start Aberdeen, the Denis Law Legacy Trust, Home-Start East Highland and Befriend a Child.