Supporting Young Londoners
Goal
Improve life chances and opportunities for disadvantaged young Londoners through positive opportunities in partnership with London’s youth sector
How we measure our impact
Helping young Londoners to access new networks and acquire new skills, through meaningful training and work experience opportunities
Helping young Londoners to develop confidence and coping strategies and build trusted relationships, via quality mentoring, workshops and events
Increasing access to quality mentoring for disadvantaged young Londoners, including more of our staff volunteering and training as mentors, supported by the Mayor’s Mentoring Quality Framework and Virtual Mentoring Academy Pilot
Collaborating with the voluntary and community sector and youth support organisations to support young Londoners facing the starkest inequalities, through training and practice sharing
Members
Association of Colleges ~ Film London ~ London Chamber of Commerce and Industry ~ London Fire Brigade ~ London Higher ~ Met Police ~ NHS ~ Transport for London ~ University of London
No. of volunteer mentors identified, trained and matched to young people
No. of positive opportunities directly delivered to young people
No. of positive opportunities created through funding external partners
Research or training delivered to support young Londoners or London’s youth sector
What we’re doing
Key resources
Call to Action:
Mentoring Young Working Group’s Call to Action Find out how you can join, as well tips on how to spread the word about the benefits of mentoring.
Self-Assessment Tool:
Mentoring Quality Framework A tool to help organisations reflect on and develop their own mentoring practice.
Application & Website:
The Local Village Network A volunteering platform for volunteer mentors and young people to connect to mentoring supports and youth opportunities.
Guide: Guidance and worksheets from the Princes Trust
Toolkit: Youth Endowment Fund Toolkit on Mentoring
Toolkit: Youth Participation Toolkit A resource to support peer-led research for youth organisations.
Interesting reads
Meet Charles, a dedicated mentor from the Met Police who has undergone specialist training to better support young people across London.
Case studies
Mentoring young people at the Met Police