At New Beginnings we provide mentoring and befriending for anyone looking to make a fresh start and move on in life.

Who benefits?

We work with any group of people and in any adult age group which can for instance, include refugees, longer-term unemployed people, older people, disaffected young people, offenders and ex-offenders, care leavers, disabled people, homeless people, students, lone parents and people with life controlling issues such as addictions.

We all have something we need and all have something we can give. Involvement in mentoring and befriending schemes can be a very rewarding experience for all participants as it offers an excellent developmental opportunity as well as a chance for many people to put something back into the community.

We offer one to one support and recovery groups and we provide opportunities for people to access New Beginnings to receive support and to support others.

So what is mentoring and befriending?

Mentoring and befriending are very similar activities with some differences of emphasis. In general, they both involve the development of one to one relationships based upon trust, confidentiality and mutual involvement.

 The relationship is voluntary with the goal of providing practical assistance and support.

 The main difference between mentoring and befriending is usually the emphasis placed on working towards goals. Mentoring tends to focus more on goal setting and operates within a clearly defined timeframe whilst befriending tends to develop more informal and supportive social relationships, often over a longer timeframe. We offer both.

We can offer skills training, referral, and specific recovery programs, plus signposting to other groups and organisations. We also provide advocacy services.

It works!

How to Connect

If you would like support or if you would like to support others we would like to hear from you?

New Beginnings can be accessed through our Street Level Access Programme (SLAP) or by contacting us directly.