Mentoring programmes

Volunteer mentors make a difference to individuals and the community

Over the last ten years, we’ve seen how powerful volunteer mentors can be. Mentoring works because everyone’s different. And through one-to-one support, every individual’s needs can be addressed. Multiply that by 10, 50, a hundred people, and you create change - not only in individuals but also in the community.

Our current mentoring projects are:

• Back to Life - Mentors support young people recovering from mental health issues.  
• Futures Together - Young Muslim women support older Muslim women to increase their English and computer skills. Read the latest evaluation  
• Leaders Together - Leaders support leaders of small community organisations to build their capacity and meet local needs.  
• Parents First - Young mentors help parents to develop new digital skills so they can be more actively involved in their children’s development.
• Shoulder to Shoulder - Ex-Service personnel with mental health problems are supported by a mentor to successfully resettle into civilian life.

Training and support

Our projects are so successful because our volunteers are carefully matched with the person they support (their mentee). Both groups receive training, advice and ongoing support from a dedicated project coordinator at TimeBank.