Success Stories
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Youth mentoring is providing positive social outcomes for young people, mentors and the community.
Building a New Online World (August 2011)
Wayne is a successful Ballarat entrepreneur, a family man and a mentor. In 2005 Wayne began mentoring young people with Lead On Ballarat through the Log_On project, teaching young people about the art of web design to then help community groups design and build their websites.
Cooking Up a Storm in Trafalgar (August 2011)
Jackie and Sally first met three years ago at the Trafalgar Youth Resource Centre as part of the evening cooking program.
Initially Sally was unsure what having a mentor would mean, having been hurt in the past she was unsure about trusting someone new.
'Golden Gurus' Support Youth Mentoring (July 2011)
Last month the VYMA commenced a series of workshops to promote youth mentoring to older people. The workshops assist older Victorians to understand ways to effectively connect with young people and support local youth mentoring programs.
Clive and Christopher: Linking Young People to Education and Training
Clive and Christopher are two very different people who came together through the LYPET Mentoring Program to create a new friendship.
Making a Difference in Gippsland (July 2007)
The West campus of Traralgon College celebrated the end of their first mentoring program - facilitated by Lyn Simmons and supported by Student Welfare Coordinator (SWC) Fiona O’Donnell - by enjoying a game of Ten Pin Bowling.
Men Mentoring Men (May 2011)
Ray Clarke is a good mechanic.
He has been doing mechanical work all his working life.
And despite being legally blind – having detached retinas since he was 30 – he continues to do as much as he can of the work he loves.
Multicultural Youth Mentoring Program (July 2007)
The following story is loosely based on an existing mentee/mentor relationship in the Centre for Multicultural Youth’ (CMY) Multicultural Youth Mentoring Program which is funded by the Victorian Office for Youth.
Nick & Arnold - Bayside Mentoring Program - Melbourne (December 2009)
“If one of us can help someone get over the bumps and hurdles then we have earned tomorrow.”
Noor & Anne Mentoring with Big Brothers Big Sisters - Melbourne (July 2007)
They both laugh about their remarkably different tastes in music! And that seems to be where the differences end as Noor (13) and her Big Sister Anne have developed a close friendship spending regular time together.
Stephanie & Katherine: L2P program - Geelong (December 2009)
The program has helped two very different women create a lifelong bond and learn some safe driving skills in the process.
