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Any donation, large or small, is really appreciated by all of us on the ReachOut team. Even if all you can afford to give today is £1, it all counts and helps us continue our mission to bring more young people, exceptional mentors.
Friends of ReachOut are loyal and generous supporters who, each year, help fund our work with a minimum donation of £2,500 (or £200 pcm).
Become a Friend of ReachOut today and you’ll play a crucial role in ensuring the delivery and impact of ReachOut mentoring for children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds across the UK.
“My mentor has helped me get through things I would have never been able to get through alone. I’ve been able to improve my staying power and get through rough times at school. My mentor Jack has been one of the best things in my life. I don’t know where I’d be without him. I love my mentor!” Neo, Year 8 Mentee
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ReachOut run one-to-one mentoring projects in London, Greater Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds on a weekly basis, supporting hundreds of young people. By donating, you could help us support more people like Neo.
“At first, I was really hesitant to take on the Project Leader role, despite having mentored with ReachOut. However, with the support of the team I’ve really developed my skills. For example, at the Mentee Graduation, I stood up in front of 200 people and presented an award which is something I would never ever have been able to have done before, and isn’t an opportunity I could gain in my other situations.”
Amy McCutcheon, Project Leader at ReachOut Academy, Dean Trust Ardwick, Manchester.
“Being able to spend the summer working at Rede Partners, was an amazing experience. Whether it was working in HR or Finance, I learned so much about the world of private equity, made great connections with fantastic people and I got to learn first-hand what it would be like to work there! I really believe that I can go onto build the career I want now I’ve been a part for a workplace for real”
Victor Adekunle, 18 years old, ReachOut Ambassador, London
“When I first my mentee, she was very reluctant to participate in the sessions. Now, I see a completely different person! Her confidence has grown and she is happy to join in! She still has some self-doubt when it comes to academic work, but that’s what I hope to help her overcome, because she is a very bright person!
Through mentoring, I’ve learnt I’m a lot more patient than I realised. There will be days where she refuses to participate and those are the days that I really see the importance of the character strengths, for both the mentees and the mentors. It also makes it easier for the mentee to understand the character strengths, when I use them myself”
Myrtle, ReachOut Club mentor at Tufnell Primary School, London
“There are more distractions than ever outside of school, and the commitment of our students to attend ReachOut sessions is testament to the value they place on the relationships they foster there, and the challenge and enjoyment they provide.
ReachOut’s focus on communication skills and character development has become an important aspect of our provision of support for these students. The opportunity to relate to a positive role- model other than their usual teachers is key to the programme’s impact, and the evidence of this has been seen in the students’ attendance, resilience and to their overall progress across all the subjects in the school.”
Thomas Janvrin, Assistant Vice Principal at the Petchey Academy London
