Become a Mentor

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“Being part of Promise Foundation has transformed my life. My mentor has given me the stability that my parents couldn’t. I now have the opportunity to pursue my dreams and become a midwife.”

AbigailAbigail grew up in care

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Something else that came out of this experience was a day at The House of Commons. I was speaking at the Promise Foundation’s end of year event, and another of the mentors, Tulip Siddiq, who is an MP, heard me and invited me to shadow her for a day at work. It was a brilliant experience

CharlesCharles was orphaned at a very young age and now lives with his sisters in Queen’s Park

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Being mentored has created a desire in me to mentor someone myself, because I can see what a difference it makes. After college I want to study criminology at University. I’m ambitious now, but that’s quite a recent thing, I have to say. Being mentored has helped to push me forward, to believe in myself and see that so many things that seemed almost impossible are, actually, quite achievable.

LylasWhen Lylas first began her mentoring relationship, her mentor Kristina struggled to encourage her to turn up

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I want to carry on seeing Maya for as long as possible. She said she's going to help me with a revision timetable before my exams, and I think this is really going to be good for me...So far I've completed all the targets that she's set me with my maths homework and this has made a big difference to how I'm doing in class.

Chiara, 14Mentee

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I want to be a footballer. My mentor, Paul, is a sports coach which is perfect for me. But at the same time, I also motivated me to focus in class and pay more attention. I've always been more sporty than academic. helped me see that studying is important too.

Javern, 14Mentee