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Vital Statistics
Our Special Friends charity… at a glance
Our Work
Our Special Friends has helped over
1,700
cases since its inception in 2012
In 2020/21 we provided support to around
450 individuals
, made up of 150 existing clients and 300 new referrals
This represents 1-2 new cases
every working day
It currently delivers support to an average of
150 people
at any one time through a network of trained volunteers
Our Volunteers
8,541
contacts
made by volunteers and clients
(one contact could be several people in one setting e.g. a dementia day care centre)
7,192
hours
donated by our volunteers
219 volun
te
ers
have donated their time since 2010
73%
current volunteer retention rate
* as from January 2021
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