Custodial Youth Justice Mentoring,Whitelion,Aims to support young people housed in either Parkville Youth Residential Centre or Melbourne Youth Justice Centre,Young people in Parkville Youth Residential Centre or Melbourne Youth Justice Centre.,12-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Tertiary Mentoring Program,The Smith Family,Improve tertiary outcomes and support post-education plans,Young people in tertiary education (must be a graduate of The Smith Family scholarship program),18yo+,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
EACH Mentoring Program,Eastern Access Community Health (EACH),Increase the well-being of young people through the development of a relationship of positive role modelling.,Disadvantaged young people ,12-16yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Refugee and CALD Youth Mentoring Program,South Eastern Migrant Resource Centre ,To enhance the capacity of secondary school students to remain engaged in school, reduce early school leaving and disengagement, improve self esteem and participation in a range of leisure activities.,Refugees and culturally diverse young people who happen to be students in secondary college.,14-20yo,One2one & Peer Mentoring,Community & School Based
Career Bridge Mentoring Program ,Victoria University,Aims to match final year students with mentors from industry to bridge the gap between university and the workplace,Vic uni students - final year,n/a,Group Mentoring,Uni Based
Career Mentor Connection ,University of Melbourne ,To assist in the transition from study to work,Students across the University of Melbourne are encouraged to establish career-development relationships with mentors in relevant professional disciplines.,n/a,One2one Mentoring,Uni Based
Youth Mentoring Assisted Pathways (YMAP),Marybyrnong/Moonee Valley LLEN,To improve outcomes of young people particularly those of early school exit,Youth at risk of leaving school in Years 9-12,15-18yo,One2one Mentoring,School Based
Youth Mentoring Program,Kildonan Uniting Care,Kildonan Uniting Care Youth Mentoring Program aims to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing of vulnerable young people by providing them the opportunity to develop a trusting relationship with a positive adult role model.,Young people involved in the program who live in the northern suburbs and have current involvement with DHS Child Protection Services and are deemed to be "at risk" or "high risk".,11-17yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
XLR8 Mentoring Program,Jesuit Social Services,To connect young people to an adult role model who can enhance their pathways to employment, education and training opportunities. ,Young people on Youth Justice Orders,12-20yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
3 WAY Mentoring Program,Concern Australia,Utlising the mentoring of disadvantaged young people as a means of personal development,Disadvantaged young people,15-19 yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Leadership Mentoring 79,Moreland City Council,This initiative aims to increase and strengthen the leadership skills of people with a disability, through partnerships with leaders in local government,People with a disability who are interested in leadership in local government,18-65yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Volunteers in Schools Program,Young Life Australia,To build resilient teenage young people through adult volunteer mentors connecting within the school environment. Based upon in-school work builds platforms for outside school mentoring.,Yrs 7-12 high school students, including those from single parent families.,13-18yo,One2one & Group Mentoring,Community & School Based
SCEEC Mentoring ,Melbourne City Mission, Support for young people developing self-employment ideas as part of employment pathway ,Disengaged young people ,15-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Menzies Mates Mentoring Program,Menzies Inc,To match a trained volunteer with a young person in need of a supportive and positive role model in a one to one friendship or a group mentoring program.,At risk young people,12-18yo,One2one & Group Mentoring & Peer Mentoring,Community & School Based
Leaving Care Mentoring,Whitelion,Support young people leaving Out-of-Home Care to become independent,Young people who are leaving Out-of-Home care.,16-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
i-track (e-mentoring),The Smith Family,To support and inform students who are beginning to form their post-school plans by pairing them with active members of the workforce who can offer encouragement, advice and share the benefits of their experiences.,Senior high school students from low socio-economic status areas,15-18yo,One2one Mentoring,School Based
Community Based Youth Justice Mentoring,Whitelion,To increase opportunities for young people & their connectedness to their community.,Young people at risk of offending, on community-based youth justice order, or transitioning back into community from the justice system.,14-21yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Ansaar Mentoring ,Whitelion,To increase opportunities for young people & their connectedness to their community,Young people from Islamic backgrounds, identify themselves as Muslim and attend a school in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, or are involved in the Youth Justice or Out-of-Home Care Systems,12-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Mentoring through Music, Hume,Stride Foundation,Educational engagement and life skills enhancement for indigenous young people in disadvantaged areas of northern Melbourne,Disengaged young people ,13-16yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Jindi Woraback,Shire of Yarra Ranges Youth Services,Jindi Woraback youth mentoring program aims to support young people aged 12-25 years of age who are in need of additional support and friendship with a volunteer mentor. Jindi Woraback is based on having fun and sharing interests and recreational activities through one to one and group based mentoring.,Disengaged youth at risk,12-25yo,One2one & Group Mentoring,Community Based
Mentoring One On One Volunteers (MOOOV),Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services Vic,Increase the well-being, self-esteem and opportunities of young people,Youth at Risk ,12-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
FAN Volunteer Program,Family Access Network (FAN),Volunteer Mentors are recruited to act as a neutral and consistent role model and provide adult friendship and support to young people, including pregnant and/or parenting women, young men and women and same sex attracted young people,Volunteers are over 25 years and have some experience/understanding of issues relating to young people. Clients are linked in with FAN and are aged between 15-25 years,15-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Ucan2 project,Centre For Multicultural Youth Issues,The pilot project in partnership with Foundation House offer newly arrived young people classroom based work skills training (group mentoring), social support through a group program, 1:1 peer mentoring and part time work with Coles.,CALD Young People,17-21yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Multifaith Multicultural Youth Mentoring,Centre For Multicultural Youth Issues,Aims to foster dialogue between young leaders from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds and decision makers in Victoria corporate, faith and govt sectors,Young people from diverse cultural and faith backgrounds,18-25yo,Group Mentoring,Community Based
Multicultural Youth Mentoring Project,Centre For Multicultural Youth Issues,Increase confidence and opportunities for CLD young people,CALD Young People,12-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
United Brothers & Sisters Project,Big Brothers Big Sisters - Melbourne,Build long term, trusting relationships for refugee young people from Burma ,Young people,12-25yo,Group Mentoring,Community Based
Kids Under Cover Mentoring Project,Big Brothers Big Sisters - Melbourne,Provide mentoring support to young people who are have training, employment and education goals,Young people,17-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Outer South East Melbourne,Big Brothers Big Sisters - Melbourne,Build a long term, trusting relationship for disadvantaged young people ,Young people,7-17yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Freeza Central,The Push,Helps establish young people in the music industry by providing hand on experience with industry professionals,Young people,15-25yo,One2one & Group Mentoring,Community & School Based
RAMP Mentoring,Whitelion,To engage young people aged between 13-17 years living in residential care in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs to give them experiences that will inspire them to take a positive and proactive approach to their lives.,Young people living in residential care,13-17yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
By My Side,Australian Lebanese Welfare Inc,,Lebanese Young People,15-21yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Visionary Images Next Young Leaders (VINYL),Visionary Images,To develop and practice sustainable creative leadership skills to create opportunities for themselves and their peers to fulfill their potential.,Young people with experience of hardship,12-25yo,One2one & Group Mentoring,Community Based
Arabic Male Youth Mentoring Indoor Soccer Program,Victorian Arabic Social Services,To reduce the gap in recreational activities for arabic young men in the Northern region of Melbourne,Arabic male youth,12-18yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
The Northern Mentoring Support Program,The Salvation Army,To work with newly arrived refugees and provide them with a one2one mentor that will guide them in their settlement process.,Newly arrived refugees,no age limit,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Getting to Work Program,Mission Australia,To assist young people to gain employability skills, training and employment,Newly arrived, refugee and migrant young people in City of Greater Dandenong,16-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Buddy Up,Beacon Foundation,A work ready mentoring program whereby volunteers from the community work on a one2one basis with a student at risk of not completing secondary school,Students from Dandenong HS, Sunshine College & Galvin Park SC at risk of not completing school,12-18yo,One2one Mentoring,School Based
Chance for Children Mentor Program,Mallee Family Care,Support young people to achieve goals in tertiary education,Tertiary Student,16-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Mentoring Connections,Down Syndrome Association of Victoria,Structured mentor program for people with Down Syndrome to match older, more experienced volunteers with younger, less experienced participants for the purpose of building relationships of trust, respect and increasing opportunities and experiences for both parties.,Young people with Down Syndrome,Under 25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Business Skills Program(TM),Young Achievement Australia,To provide an authentic learning environment for a team of 15-25 young people to build their skills, knowledge and experience by putting their ideas into action to establish, plan and operate a self directed business,Senior secondary & tertiary students,14yo+,Group Mentoring,School & Employment Based
Kids Hope,World Vision,To have a positive impact on the social, emotional & academic development of young people,Young people in primary school in Government schools nation wide,5-12yo,One2one Mentoring,School Based
YouthWorx: Youth Mentoring Program,Family Life,The YouthWorx program is a social enterprise offering young people, structured workplace training and work experience.,Young people,15-19yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Baysis,Good Shepherd Youth and Family Services,Develop inner strength and confidence in young women, enabling them to reach achievable goals and become active participants in their community.,Young women who have been clients of Good Shepherd,18-35yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Eastern Industry Education Partnership,Eastern Industry Education Partnership,Enhance transitions from school onto further education, employment and training,Disadvantaged young people,13-19yo,One2one Mentoring,School & Employment Based
Bayside Youth Mentoring Programme,MacKillop Family Services,To prevent 'at risk' young people in the community from becoming 'high risk' by linking them to trained and accredited adult mentors.,Young people,12-18 yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Asista Mentoring and Friendship Program,YWCA,To build self-esteem & resilience through positive role modelling & relationships,Young women ,12-21yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Stand By Me,Youth Force,To provide mentoring to young people in Sunbury,Young people in Sunbury,12-22yo,One2one Mentoring,Community & School Based
Buddies Program,Anglicare,To provide at risk boys with positive male role models,At risk boys,9-18yo,One2one & Group Mentoring,Community & School Based
Student-to-Student Telephone Mentoring Program,The Smith Family,Improve young children's confidence in reading and their reading skills,Primary school aged children having difficulty with reading mentored by other young persons 1-2 years older.,7-11yo,One2one Mentoring,School Based
Willing & Able Mentoring Program,Deakin University ,To address negative perceptions and enhance personal and professional strategies to assist students with a disability to become more competitive in the challenging transition from study to career.,Students who have a disability with mentors in employment in the student’s field of interest,18yo+,One2one Mentoring,Uni Based
Youth in Philanthropy,Lord Mayors Charitable Fund ,Young people work together with a Board member of the Fund to gain an understanding of philanthropy, make decisions regarding real applications for funding and present the rationale behind their decisions to all charities / applicants. ,Year 10 & 11 secondary students from the Melbourne metropolitan area,15-17yo,Group Mentoring,School Based
Beyond All Expectations Mentoring Project ,Emerald Centre for Hope and Outreach (ECHO),To reconnect disengaged young people from Emerald and its surrounds, with their community, school, further study or employment,Disengaged learners referred either in or out of school,15yo+,One2one & Group Mentoring,Community Based
Teen Mentoring - Melbourne Western suburbs,Red Cross,To improve the school engagement and social connectedness of young people, and to support them to be prepared for life experiences beyond secondary college.,Early intervention for secondary students (yr 7-9). Mentees may experience difficulties in their relationships with peers, family or teachers, and in their transition to or participation at secondary college.,13-15yo,,School Based
Linking Young People into Education & Training (LYPET),RMIT,To increase self-esteem and support re-engagement into training or education,Disengaged young people ,12-25yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Given the Chance,Brotherhood of St. Laurence,Given the Chance links refugees with mentors from business, community and government. It offers work experience opportunities and job search training specific to the needs of refugees,Refuges,,One2one Mentoring,Employment Based
IELLEN Youth Mentoring Program,Inner East LLEN,To provide pathways and transition support to young people,Young people,15-19yo,One2one Mentoring,Community & School Based
Young Carer's Mentoring Program,Carers Victoria,Support for young people who are young carers,Young carers who live in Melton and Wyndham LGA's,14-18 yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Big Brothers Big Sisters Melbourne,Big Brothers Big Sisters,Build a long term, trusting relationship for disadvantaged young people ,Young people across metropolitan Melbourne,7-17yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
Going the Distance - Big Brothers Big Sisters Brimbank/ Moonee Valley,Brimbank Youth Services, YMCA - Western Region,To realise the potential of young people though One2one mentoring.,Young people who live in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne and who may be disengaged from training or education,10-25 yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
IBM Mentor Programs,IBM,Assisting with post school plans including study and employment. Much of our school mentoring involves an online component.,Disadvantaged students & disadvantaged young people (refugees, CALD),12 - 50 yo,E-Mentoring,Community Based
Leadership Mentoring 79 (LM79),Leadership Plus,To give people with disabilities leadership mentoring experience in local government.,People with disabilities who live, work and study in local governments across Victoria.,18-65yo,One2one Mentoring,Employment Based
Linkz,Emerald Centre for Hope and Outreach (ECHO),Students who have the potential but have trouble with transition to secondary education,Years 7-8,13-14yo,One2one Mentoring,Community Based
