Welcome to the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation

The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation aims to ensure that mentoring and befriending are at the centre of current and future national volunteering strategies.

Through the promotion of standards and a range of support structures and services, the Foundation aims to provide a quality experience for the volunteer and a successful outcome for mentees and befriendees.


Highlights from the annual mentoring and befriending conference 2008

Photo of panel members

"I like being around like-minded people who have the same problems so we can air them together… I still get something different out of this conference every time I come and this is my third year!”
Marie Greenhouse (Salford University) 

Read and watch highlights from the annual conference 2008 


Featured Case Study - Older Active People -The One to One Befriending Scheme

Befriendee and befriender go Christmas shopping

Older Active People (OAP) supports local older people in inner North West Leeds, a highly transient community with a large student population. Following an indepth evaluation, OAP have implemented new induction and training processes to help retain and motivate volunteers.
Read about their approach
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