Supporting youth through meaningful connections with our mentoring program.

Our mentoring programs support young people experiencing challenges with family, personal life, education, or navigating life after out-of-home care.

Youth mentoring

Helping young people form positive connections.

Our youth mentoring programs support young people who are between the ages of 12 and 25, and may be experiencing challenges with family, personal and educational circumstances, to build positive relationships with caring and supportive mentors from the community. If you’re in need of guidance to set up a life you’re excited about, our mentoring programs might be able to help.

Referrals to this program can be made by case workers, school staff, community workers, or health service workers. If you or someone you know may benefit from this program, speak with one of our Uniting support staff or contact us online.

Better Futures and Community Connections – Wimmera

For young people leaving care, Better Futures will provide a mentor who’ll help with developing goals to set you up for the future. They’ll help you explore your options and follow your interests, whether that’s study, finding a job, or discovering something new to be passionate about.

The Community Connections program helps you move to the next step and take action to achieve the goals you identified as part of Better Futures. This could include one-on- one support or attending groups to learn skills that have been identified as gaps.

Eligibility:

Are 15 years 9 months up to 25 years of age
Have been in out-of-home care, residential care, foster care or kinship care
Live in Wimmera, Hindmarsh, West Wimmera, Yarriambiack or Northern Grampians.

For a referral or to learn more, contact us online or call (03) 5362 4000.

Mentoring – Epping

Our mentoring program in Epping helps young people to build positive relationships with caring and supportive mentors from the community. We can help if you are between the ages of 12 and 17, and experiencing challenges with family, personal and education.