Unfold (Empowerment through Mentoring)
We tackle loneliness, enabling young people and parents to identify and achieve their potential, building their confidence and skills to independently manage the challenges they face, preventing a slide into crisis.
ABOUT US: 

We work with young people aged 10 – 25, and mothers with children aged 5+ offering one-to-one support from trained and supervised volunteer mentors, who empower our mentees to get to where they want to be, through achieving our aims of boosting confidence, building lasting independence and connecting mentees with 1 or more organisation or service.

WHY OUR WORK MATTERS: 
  • By becoming a mentor with Unfold you will be contributing to supporting those who often face exclusion, this is because, although we are open to everyone, 85% of the families we support are single headed households led by a woman, 93% of our service users are from racialised groups, 60% of our referrals come from other supporting services and In the last 18 months, we expanded and adapted our services to support Afghan evacuees and asylum seekers.
  • Mentors will help break cycles of social isolation, improve family cohesion and wellbeing.
  • By being part of the Unfold mentor family you will be helping us to have greater reach in making a positive impact on the lives of many vulnerable families and young people, living in Westminster.
  • With the opportunity to be a mentor on our Asylum Seeker programme, you will be a welcoming and reliable person of support in often difficult and challenging times, supporting the navigation of achieving goals in new environment.
OUR VALUES: 
Listening: In our work, we listen to people and we respond to their needs.
Inclusion: In our work, we aim to create more inclusive communities.
Empowerment: In our work, we support people to identify and achieve their potential, building confidence and skills to independently manage challenges
Connecting: In our work, we tackle loneliness and connect people to their communities to reduce social isolation.
Accountability: In our work, we aim to make a demonstrable, positive change to peoples’ lives, and we measure and share this impact with the people we work with and the people who support us.
Integrity: In our work, we communicate regularly, clearly and simply, and we share the lessons we have learned. We do what we say we will do.
WHAT WE LOOK FOR IN OUR PEOPLE: 

Your life experiences are what make you unique and  there is no one size fits all,  above all we look for individuals with the passion, commitment and the willingness to support someone to make steps towards positive change and we will support you with the rest.

Our Opportunities

 
Mentor young people in a Pupil Referral Unit
Unfold (Empowerment through Mentoring)
Min. 24 Weeks Minimum weeks
Mentor young people in a Pupil Referral Unit
Volunteering
Mentor
Education, Young People

Pupils in a pupil referral unit have been permanently or temporarily removed from mainstream school, often resulting in experiencing further difficulties and challenges. We have seen positive change in such pupils through our mentoring

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BAME Mentor
Unfold (Empowerment through Mentoring)
Min. 24 Weeks Minimum weeks
BAME Mentor
Volunteering
Mentor
Young People

The majority of young people we support are Black and Brown which further increases the likelihood of experiencing exclusion. Being a mentor who can relate to their experience as Black or Brown person you will support your mentee to help them achieve

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