Before volunteering with Mentoring Plus, I volunteered with young people from challenging backgrounds when I lived abroad. I grew up on a tough estate, and I wanted to give something back. It was really fulfilling and rewarding. Then, as a parent, I feel like an element of parenting is mentoring, and when you’ve gone through the cycle with your own children, I thought why stop there, when you can help others? 

So, when I saw a Mentoring Plus advert in Boston Tea Party calling for volunteers, I thought what the heck, I’ll give it a go.

We know that 1-2 hours a week with a Volunteer Mentor can be life-changing for a young person having a tough time. Having the undivided attention of a kind, empathetic adult who has chosen to spend time with them can make all the difference to a young person’s happiness and well-being. 

But what is it like to be a Volunteer Mentor? What’s involved? How does it impact our volunteers?

In this interview, one of our lovely Volunteer Mentors shines a light on their experience.

At Mentoring Plus, we believe in the transformative power of art to inspire, heal, and empower young minds. We are launching this campaign which will help fund sessions to provide safe, accessible, and creative spaces for young people to access and be supported by experienced art practitioners and youth workers.

We are delighted to announce that we have been chosen as Bath Building Society's Charity of the Year. 

Bath Building Society Colleagues were asked to nominate a charity close to their heart, who they believe do great work in the local community and would like to see the Society partner with as our Charity of the Year. Colleagues and Members voted for a shortlist of three amazing local charities and the winner was Mentoring Plus.