WHAT is a mentor
A mentor is a coach, a facilitator, a counsellor, a networker but above all, someone who is prepared to give. They also offer the benefit of their life experiences in a positive way to encourage the mentee to approach and address a range of new learning experiences with confidence... Read more
HOW will I actually mentor

You will meet with your mentee regularly, for perhaps 2 hours each week, either in school or at another centre. We try to work on a same sex “Big Brother, little brother, Big Sister, little sister” basis. The mentees are usually aged between 8 and 16. Read more

WHAT support does a mentor have?
You are not mentoring “on your own”. You are part of an organisation that has over a hundred active volunteers many of whom have mentored before and will have experienced both problems and successes within your selected volunteering project. Read more

WHERE will I actually mentor

To find out more about the kind of projects we run in London and Manchester click here.

To find out more about the locations of the projects, when they run and what the criteria are for joining a project click here for Manchester projects and here for London projects.