Bath charity Mentoring Plus is looking for business partners to help support its work with vulnerable young people in the city.
The charity trains and supports adult volunteers to mentor young people aged between seven and 21 who need extra support with family, education, emotional needs or employment.
But as this costs more than £1,500 for each mentor, the charity is now looking for support from local firms.
Among its new mentors are Tom Annear, head of business development at Bath-based wealth management firm Epoch, and Mel Gogarty, an administrator at the firm. Both have completed their training with the charity and are now mentoring young people.
As well as funding Tom’s training, Epoch also paid for Mentoring Plus to enter a team in the recent Bath Boules tournament in Queen Square, which the firm co-sponsored.
Mentoring Plus director Jamie Luck, who led the Bath Boules team of volunteers, staff and trustees, said: “We’re very grateful to businesses like Epoch that have made a commitment to supporting our vulnerable young people.
“Being at the Bath Boules tournament provided a great opportunity for some of our senior team and trustees to network with local businesses.
“We’re really keen to engage with more local organisations; to find ways that they can partner with us and help us raise much-needed funds and recruit volunteer mentors.
“Not only is mentoring immensely rewarding, it can also help to transform the life of a vulnerable young person.”
Pictured, from left: Stephanie Massie, Jim Noke, Dan Martin and Jamie Luck from Mentoring Plus with Epoch Wealth Management staff Ed Grobler, Tom Annear, Mel Gogarty, Roman Moore, Duncan Watson and Emma Gould
