Sarah and Lola’s Mentoring Journey
After seeing a post on Facebook from Befriend a Child about recruiting mentors, Sarah knew she wanted to volunteer because she was passionate about helping a local child develop skills and reach their goals. Sarah also felt a programme like mentoring was something she and other children could have benefitted from when she was younger. […]
Alex and Jason’s Mentoring Journey
Alex signed up to be a volunteer mentor after he came across a Befriend a Child social media post searching for male volunteers. We matched Alex with a 15-year-old boy called Jason and they have been together for 9 months. Jason was referred to our mentoring programme due to low self-esteem and social isolation, having […]