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• 100,000 mentors to visit former schools to help improve employment prospects

  April 23rd

  Read the full article in ‘Children and Young People Now’, 17 April 2012

• Understanding Society: research findings into social support

  April 16th

  Longitudinal research helping us to understand pressing social issues

• Health and wellbeing boards – system leaders or talking shops? Read latest report from King’s Fund

  April 13th

  The King’s Fund releases report with latest findings and case studies on development

• Latest views on the Budget’s impact on the voluntary sector

  March 22nd

  Find out the latest views on how latest budget will impact on the voluntary sector

• Strategy for social justice launched by government with a focus on early intervention

  March 19th

  Mentoring and befriending activities are well positioned to support the implementation of this strategy

• BIG considers the value of quality standards… help influence them and raise awareness of APS

  March 14th

  Calling all APS approved and working towards projects, please fill in this short survey and increase the profile of APS and mentoring and befriending

• Research programme into neighbourhood approaches to loneliness by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

  March 13th

  Local residents look to find solutions to loneliness through this community-based action research programme

• Survey for charity employees on satisfaction with their workplace

  March 12th

  By completing the survey you can be entered into a prize draw for free coaching sessions

• Consultation on dignity in care for older people in hospitals and care homes – respond by 27 March

  March 11th

  Highlight the benefits of mentoring and befriending within this health and social care consultation

• 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

• Peer mentoring can support mental health of looked after young people

  February 20th

  Report from YoungMinds makes wide range of recommendations

• One in 13 school children have experienced cyberbullying research claims – how can mentoring help?

  February 15th

  Find out more and read about MBF’s support to set up peer mentoring anti-bullying programmes in schools

• New Employer Supported Volunteering resources and guides

  February 3rd

  Volunteer England have developed free resources to support projects to partner with business

• Mentoring siblings of gang members – learning from an evaluation

  January 25th

  Read this journal article that summarises research and highlights important issues

• Poll finds 85% support provision of mentors to young people in custody

  January 25th

  CSJ report on youth justice encourages promotion of mentoring

• Clinks launches volunteering evaluation project

  January 20th

  Sign up to the Clinks Network for Voluntary and Community Sector organisations working in the Criminal Justice System

• New payment by results scheme to help troubled families move into employment

  January 9th

  Government aims to help families overcome barriers to employment