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An Independent Visitor is an adult volunteer who befriends a young person in care and develops a long-term friendship with them. This often involves helping young people develop new interests, skills and hobbies or going on outings such as to the cinema, bowling or just a walk in the park. Each volunteer is carefully matched with a child or young person in care in their local area who shares similar interests. What do Independent Visitors do? Visit a child to befriend them Provide looked after children with someone to talk to who is independent of the local authority Provide a consistent and reliable adult with a view to building a trusting and positive relationship with the child Provide a child with the opportunity to try new activities and spend time with them away from their placement. This in turn can enhance progress and resilience of children, by building self-esteem, strengthening mental health and opening new social relationships outside of the care system.