Mentoring

Mentoring

Our mentoring approaches aim to build self-confidence, improve wellbeing, participation, and connection with opportunities for individual growth and success.

Our empowerment approach supports Participant/young person to discover the different aspects of who they might want to become. We recognise, value and accept and give supportive, consistent space to grow on their own terms – allowing the freedom to decide how they’d like to grow, in what direction, and how quickly they’d like to get there.

No matter your background, everyone can benefit from having a positive mentor in their life:

• Our Mentors provide consistency.
  The immediate benefit of a mentor is having a consistent person who always shows up, through victories and struggles alike. When life feels overwhelming, knowing your mentor will always be there (and is choosing to be there) can be the first step in building a trusting relationship.
• Mentoring looks different for each individual.
  Every Participant/young person is a unique being, and our mentoring acknowledges and celebrates these differences. A mentor takes time to know, understand and accept a Participant/young person for who they are, what they’re going through, and who they have the potential to be.
• Participants/Young people are empowered to walk their own path – knowing they’ll be accepted no matter what.
  We strive to be a system of support and acceptance while providing safe opportunities and places for exploration and discovery. Where Participants/young people, feel comfortable making a mistake and can access guidance without judgment.
• Mentors support and challenge while allowing space to grow.
  Our mentors accept a mentee for exactly who they are, and yet encourage them to seek out experiences and ideas that safely challenge their understandings of the world and themselves.

A strong mentee-mentor relationship is built on consistency, communication and – most importantly – trust. We believe when we create an environment for Participants/young people to try new things, make mistakes and dream big, they learn that this support system is always here for them.

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