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17-11-2008 - TimeBank is delighted to be supporting the Council on Social Action and making it easier for people to start mentoring. We share the Prime Minister’s vision of a society where everyone feels they have someone they can turn to.
TV Dragon wants you to Pitch your Project
03-11-2008 - James Caan, entrepreneur and ‘dragon’ on BBC 2’s Dragons’ Den is backing a competition for local community groups in Greater Manchester, South Essex and Basingstoke and Hampshire.
Surf’s up….don’t get left behind!
27-10-2008 - It’s hard not to feel left behind in today’s world of technology if you have little or no knowledge of the internet. It’s never too late to learn and Digitall, a mentoring project which aims to help over 45s get internet savvy is the answer…but only until the end of November.
Digitall, based in Greater Manchester is running for just one more month so now is a great chance for 16-25 years olds to volunteer to mentor over 45s giving them one to one support to help them get to grips with the Internet and email. Workshops take place in the evenings or weekends to suit mentors and mentees and lengths of the sessions vary from one hour to one day dependent on mentees’ needs.
Digitall, based in Greater Manchester is running for just one more month so now is a great chance for 16-25 years olds to volunteer to mentor over 45s giving them one to one support to help them get to grips with the Internet and email. Workshops take place in the evenings or weekends to suit mentors and mentees and lengths of the sessions vary from one hour to one day dependent on mentees’ needs.
Call for “volunteer friends” in Scotland
27-10-2008 - Volunteers are wanted to act as mentors to refugees as they settle into the community and find their feet in Scotland. The mentors are being recruited by Time Together, a programme which helps forge friendships between refugees and local people.
Time Together forms one strand of the new Refugee Integration and Employment Service (RIES) which offers support to all newly arrived refugees to the UK as well as those granted humanitarian protection. RIES is funded by the UK Border Agency and delivered and managed in Scotland by the Scottish Refugee Council.
Among its partner organisations are the Volunteer Centre Glasgow and TimeBank, which are jointly responsible for the Time Together programme. Once the immediate needs of refugees have been catered for, mentors are introduced to help them settle into the community.
Time Together forms one strand of the new Refugee Integration and Employment Service (RIES) which offers support to all newly arrived refugees to the UK as well as those granted humanitarian protection. RIES is funded by the UK Border Agency and delivered and managed in Scotland by the Scottish Refugee Council.
Among its partner organisations are the Volunteer Centre Glasgow and TimeBank, which are jointly responsible for the Time Together programme. Once the immediate needs of refugees have been catered for, mentors are introduced to help them settle into the community.
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Jeremy MilnesFame Academy mentor and TV personality Jeremy Milnes “Mentoring and befriending is an incredibly powerful vehicle for empowering people. Volunteering as a mentor or befriender is a valuable and worthwhile use of time, which is hugely appreciated by those receiving advice and support.
People are often put off the idea of being a mentor or befriender by thinking ‘what can I offer?’ when, actually, they have years of experience and knowledge. I know from personal experience how the simple act of offering tips, advice and companionship to people, who may have had a tough time but want to get on in life, can be utterly life changing.”
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