In just one week in December, our Big Give Campaign ‘Safe, Heard and Hopeful’ raised an incredible £20,000 for our Volunteer Mentoring Programme! 

A special thank you from our CEO, Ruth Keily: 

"We are deeply moved by the support from our local community. This comes at a time when the need for our work has never been greater, and we’re truly grateful to everyone who donated. Your generosity means more young people struggling in school, at home or with mental wellbeing will immediately benefit from 1-1 mentoring, positive activities and family support.  

On behalf of our trustees, staff and volunteers, a huge thank you to every individual, business, and group who donated or helped spread the word about our campaign. Special thanks to our longstanding supporter for being our Big Give Pledger, and to our Champion, ShareGift for making this possible." 

The difference Big Give donations will make 

The £20,000 raised through The Big Give will directly support our Volunteer Mentoring Programme, enabling us to reach more young people aged 7–25 in Bath & North East Somerset. 

Thanks to the generosity of our local community, we can safeguard our Programme and extend our mentoring support to even more young people facing challenges with their wellbeing, at school, at home, or within their community. 

🎥 Watch this short video featuring our Senior Mentoring Practitioner, Humphrey, to discover how mentoring changed a young person's life. Learn how the donations we received through The Big Give will make an incredible difference this year. 

📣 We're excited to announce our Big Give Christmas campaign, Safe, Heard and Hopeful, to help secure the future of our Volunteer Mentoring Programme.

From Tuesday 3 - 10 December, every donation you make will be doubled, thanks to The Big Give’s match-funding initiative. That means twice the impact for children and young people in Bath & North East Somerset.

Help us unlock our £10,000 match fund and reach our £20,000 goal — a milestone that would be truly transformative for our charity.

Mark your calendar, and join us in making a real difference this Christmas! 🎄💫

Walk, run, cycle, swim, skate, kayak or do it your way! This is the call from local youth charities, Mentoring Plus and Off The Record, and creators of The Bath 5k Map, who have teamed up to launch The Big BaNES 100k - a new nature-based fundraising challenge, to support young people’s mental health and emotional wellbeing.

The Big BaNES 100k launches on Friday 17 May and local residents can combine any number of activities to reach the 100k milestone. The challenge will run until Friday 27 September, and organisers are encouraging fundraisers to get out into the beautiful BaNES countryside and bring friends, family, colleagues and community groups with them.