News

All the news we put up is listed below. Each type of news has its own page too: our own, policy and evidence updates, funding opportunities and information to guide and support you. Go to our press office if you have a media enquiry.

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MBF news

• Volunteer Mentors needed!

  February 22nd

  Volunteer Recruitment for the Employment Mentoring Project now underway.

• Congratulations to the latest projects accredited with APS

  February 9th

  The latest projects to have achieved the national quality standard

• Qualification in mentoring for offenders update

  February 7th

  Latest on this new mentoring qualification for offenders

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Policy and evidence news

• A Netherlands befriending project – find out more about Humanitas Tandem

  February 22nd

  How a Netherlands-based befriending project helps prevent growing problem of social isolation

• What support needs will you require in the future?

  February 22nd

  Give your views to the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) on the future of capacity building funding

• Mentoring programmes see 11% increase in young people wanting to go to university

  February 21st

  Report found that raised aspirations and improved ‘soft skills’ for mentors and mentees

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Funding news

• Wilkinsons Helping Hands Fund supports your local community

  February 20th

  Visit your local store and pick up an application form

• The Archer Trust gives small grants to support disadvantaged or disabled people

  February 20th

  Trustees meet to consider applications in March and September

• Grants to help change attitudes around mental health

  February 20th

  Next application deadline is 30 March 2012 (2pm)

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Guidance and support news

• Consultation on portability of CRB checks

  February 17th

  Information from employer consultation briefing pack

• Want to show the difference that your project is making?

  February 16th

  Our new toolkit on monitoring and evaluating outcomes can help you

• Updated MBF guides supporting the investment of mentoring and befriending

  February 4th

  Free downloadable guides aimed at commissioners and funders to find out more about the ‘promising returns’ of investment in mentoring and befriending

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Press releases

• MBF wins NOMS grant funding

  December 20th

  Press release announcing MBF’s success in winning National Offender Management Service (NOMS) grant funding and become apart of a national development which aims to join up and improve the accessibility of information about mentoring services across England and Wales and to encourage a significant increase in the number of volunteers and mentors working within the criminal justice system.

• UK survey shows spending cuts will impact on 72% of mentoring and befriending projects

  May 26th

  The findings of our 2011 funding survey of mentoring and befriending projects includes the impact of spending cuts as well as revealing the resilient response of projects to the challenges they face

• Restructuring exercise update

  April 1st

  Our new structure will focus our resources on engaging with projects, providing training and support services and strengthening our knowledge of mentoring and befriending in key sectors

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