Bhavin’s ReachOut Story
Bhavin Jamnadas Operations Officer, ReachOut Most days, I wanted to run away from the estate where I grew up. My name’s Bhavin, and I’m ReachOut’s Operations Officer, but 15 years ago, I was a ReachOut mentee and a young kid growing up in Hackney. Everywhere on our estate there was the temptation of drugs. I […]
An Update on our New Strategy
Ben Hilton CEO The social and educational landscape for young people is constantly changing. Because of this, there are questions that youth-focused charities like ReachOut need to ask ourselves: Why do we do what we do? Who do we do it for? How do we do it? That’s what we’ve been doing over the […]
Introducing ReachOut Futures
ReachOut’s Volunteer Manager Rebecca Wade-Palmer looks at what students and companies can expect from our refreshed ReachOut Futures programme. One of the things that we hear over and over again from our volunteer mentors is just how rewarding mentoring a young person can be. Seeing them grow in character and confidence over the course of […]
ReachOut Appoints Professor Simon Hepburn as its new Chair of Trustees
We’re excited to announce that ReachOut has appointed Professor Simon Hepburn as our new Chair of the Board of Trustees. Simon takes up his new role as part of a distinguished career across the charity, education and skills sectors. Simon is the former Chief Executive Officer at the UK Cyber Security Council and a Visiting […]
Who are young people’s role models?
Footballers and activists top list of young people’s role models. Sports stars, doctors and nurses, teachers, campaigners and Youtubers are all sources of inspiration for young people, but only 1 in 5 see good role models amongst politicians. Marcus Rashford is the top role model for young people according to research by national mentoring and […]
Become a Youth Project Leader
Join Our Team Become a Youth Project Leader Thank you for your interest in becoming a ReachOut Project Leader. Applications for the 2024/25 school year are currently closed. If you still want to get involved and make a difference, why not find out more about becoming a volunteer mentor? Click here to get involved. About […]
Greater Manchester and Leeds Graduation 2021/22
In July, we held our Greater Manchester and Leeds Graduation. The day was a fantastic opportunity for all our brilliant mentees from our Club (primary school aged 9-11) and Academy (high school aged 11-16) projects to come together and celebrate the progress they’ve made during their time with ReachOut. At the event, we handed out […]
I wanted to be the mentor I wish I had when I was younger.
I’m Jamila, and I’m in my final year of a genetics degree at Queen Mary University. One of the reasons I wanted to become a mentor is that, when I was younger and in Primary School, I was a really shy kid. I wanted to be the mentor for a young person that I would […]
Liverpool Club Projects Graduation 2022
In April, we held our graduation ceremony for our Liverpool ReachOut Club class of 2021/22. The day was a fantastic opportunity for all our brilliant primary school mentees to come together and celebrate the progress they’ve made during their time with ReachOut. At the event, we handed out individual awards for making huge strides in […]
Get Involved and Stream for ReachOut
Are you an avid gamer? Do you want to raise money for amazing young people? Join us as we launch our first-ever streaming marathon and become part of our brand new gaming community! We’re looking for streamers to take part in a streaming marathon across May. You can choose the length of your marathon, from […]
