Will you join Hope in Haringey in Mentoring a young person this year?
Hope in Haringey are inviting local people to join their team of Mentors to help support young people in Haringey improve their employability skills.
Since forming in 2014, Hope in Haringey have been enriching the life chances of Haringey’s young people between the ages of 4 and 24. One way they have been doing this is by running an employability mentoring programme for 16 to 24-year-olds working, studying, or living in the borough.
By pairing young people with professionals and retirees from the industries they wish to work in, the mentoring programme seeks to address two of the main issues facing new hires. The first is the lack of networking opportunities young people face when first breaking into a new career which ultimately limits their progression. The second issue being addressed is the knowledge gap new hires demonstrate when they start new roles.
The hope is that by tackling these two areas, Hope in Haringey’s mentors can be a solution, helping more than 8,000 young people in Haringey currently out of work.
Today, the charity continues to take important steps towards achieving that goal, training mentors in Solutions Focused techniques with John Brooker. Currently, Hope in Haringey work with more than 100 fully trained employability mentors who they have paired with aspirational young people. Covering areas such as Policing, Game Design, Law, Pharmacology, Finance and more; Hope in Haringey is making a focused effort to support young people.
In September, Hope in Haringey Mentee, Antwone spoke at the House of Commons about his mentoring experience. Reflecting on his 6-month mentorship, Antwone encouraged young people to join, citing how his experience improved his confidence and career prospects whilst also making his career goals clearer.
Hope in Haringey hopes to extend this experience to more young people in 2024. In the new year, Hope in Haringey’s mentoring team are hoping to welcome new mentors with experience in Entrepreneurism, Medicine, Architecture, Teaching, Fashion design, Electrical and other local industries.
Speaking at a recent mentor networking and social event, Hope in Haringey’s Mentoring Manager, Hannah Brooks-Plunkett (nee. Whitehead) recognised the “honour” it is to work with so many talented volunteers. Thanking Mentors for their contributions to “the development of young professionals”, Hannah implored contributors from “every industry” to get involved and see how they could make a difference in Haringey.
To find out more about Hope in Haringey’s Mentoring Programme, visit www.hopeinharingey.com/mentoring or contact Hannah via email on [email protected]