About FUN

Friends United Network (FUN) is a unique early intervention project helping vulnerable children (aged 5-16) in Camden and Islington by giving them a trained and screened adult FUN Friend, for long term companionship and support.

The aim of these friendships is to help the children increase their self confidence and fulfil their potential in life, through the experience of regular, dependable contact with trustworthy adults from outside the family. These nurturing and enduring friendships help lay the foundation for the children's emotional health later on. Moreover, they are not only fun and mutually rewarding, but are also a highly cost-effective investment for the future.

Since its inception in 1983, FUN has helped hundreds of children and young people through the difficult transitions of childhood and adolescence. Many of the friendships continue to this day to the mutual enrichment of all.

"A healthy childhood is the foundation for a healthy adult life." Bamardo's Manifesto 2000 - 'Our children, their future'

FUN currently operates in two of the most deprived Inner London boroughs - Camden and Islington, working in partnership with parents and statutory and voluntary agencies and providing a vital link between lone parents, their children and the wider community.

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