Volunteer mentoring
We recruit, train and support adult volunteers from all walks of life to mentor young people who need a positive role model, someone who will meet with them each week and create the space they need for change.
Mentoring Plus supports young people in Bath & NE Somerset who are facing challenges. We help 5-25 year olds feel connected through award-winning mentoring schemes, youth clubs and inspiring activities programmes in our community.
Volunteer mentoring
We recruit, train and support adult volunteers from all walks of life to mentor young people who need a positive role model, someone who will meet with them each week and create the space they need for change.
Professional mentoring
Young people with more complex challenges in school or at home can also benefit from 1-1 mentoring in our community from one of our experienced mentors
Student and Family Support
Our professionals support students to re-access mainstream education following exclusion, low attendance, managed moves and similar, with family support also offered
Activities and participation
We offer young people access to inspiring, supported group activities to build friendships and confidence – and our advocacy groups feed back on services, co-design events and build skills
Training
We offer mentor skills training to businesses and organisations, while our student peer mentor training programmes bring compassion and support into schools
Are you looking for a rewarding volunteer experience in Bath & North East Somerset?
Join us as a Volunteer Mentor and help change the lives of young people in your community.
We train and support Volunteer Mentors and match them with a young person aged 7-25 years old who needs a positive role model - someone who will take them out each week, encourage them to explore their interests and try new activities and have lots of fun with them.
If you are kind, empathetic and have 1-2 hours to spare each week, we would love to hear from you!
600
Hours of mentoring sessions
30
New mentors
220
Youth Club Hours at Riverside Youth Hub
Our Volunteer Mentoring Programme receives generous support from Somerset Freemasons
Last week, the Somerset Freemasons generously awarded Mentoring Plus with a grant of £66,000 to support our Volunteer Mentoring Programme, enabling us to train 48 adult Volunteer Mentors over the next two years, and match them with young people in our community who need positive role models.
How can we help young people thrive in education?
How can we help young people thrive in education?
What works?
What can we do alongside schools to help young people cope within them?
That’s our theme at this year’s Mentoring Plus AGM on Monday the 27th Nov, 6.30pm, with speakers and discussion: what can we do to help young people struggling in school. We know we can't fix everything, but we don’t accept that we can do nothing.
If you have children and teens at school, if you’re a school staff member, a fellow professional, a supporter of our work or just interested in young people’s wellbeing, we want you to join the conversation.
Please RSVP to inspire@mentoringplus.net
The Big Give Christmas Appeal
The Big Give Christmas Challenge, the UK’s biggest match-funding campaign, is back again. You can DOUBLE your donation to Mentoring Plus. We are delighted to have already received matched giving pledges for £7,500 BUT to unlock this amount, we need to raise another £7,500 IN JUST 7 DAYS!
If we reach our fundraising target we will be able to support the salary for our Volunteer Mentoring Senior Practitioner next year. This skilled team member leads the project and directly supports up to 15 young people and their mentors at any one time. It’s a pivotal role, managing referrals, assessments, mentor training and matching and safeguarding.
Please help our work! You can donate online at The Big Give from Tuesday 28th November until Tuesday 5th December.