How volunteering as a mentor made me a better fundraiser
Nikita Smith Senior Fundraising Officer This article was originally published by the Charity Times. You can read the article on their website at charitytimes.com/ct/case-study-reach-out.php. When I was at school, I would have really benefited from having a mentor. Working with a role-model who believed in me, who wasn’t a parent or a teacher, and who […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
