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Voice of Young People in Care (VOYPIC)
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VOYPIC is a charity that was set up in 1993. It is an organisation that works throughout Northern Ireland, independent of social services and works with children and young people in residential care, foster care, leaving and aftercare or any child or young person who has an experience of care.
Our aim is to improve their life chances, through working in partnership with children, young people, staff, managers, agencies and government.
We do this through listening and learning and facilitating change which impacts and influences legislation, policy and practice.VOYPIC is a charity that was set up by 50 young people and professionals in 1993
Do you Care?
Our “Do you care? Campaign, aims to encourage adults of all ages from N.I to volunteer for the charity’s Mentoring programme. Mentors are asked to spend time with young people in care, doing everyday things with them such as going for coffee, bowling, talking about school and encouraging them to set and achieve goals for themselves.
Potential mentors will be provided with accredited training and carefully matched with a young person in their area for a year. We also provides ongoing support to mentors throughout their participation in the programme.
We are is particularly keen to encourage males to consider becoming mentors as there are a number of young men who could benefit from a positive male role model.
Anyone aged 18 and above who wishes to volunteer for VOYPIC’s Mentoring Programme should visit www.voypic.org or contact Caoimhe Lyttle on 02871 378980 for an application pack. Applications should be returned by 26 June 2009.
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