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.


Mentoring and befriending are 'high up' on the political agenda says MBF Chief Executive

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MBF's new Chief Executive, Steve Matthews, talks to ePolitix.com about the future of the organisation and the challenges they face 

Read more of the interview


Case study - Tower Hamlets College - mentoring

Mentee
This programme helps students aged 16+ to realise their potential through ongoing support, advice and encouragement. Tower Hamlets has over 20% of 16-24 year olds claiming Job Seeker’s Allowance 

“My mentors were a great source of support giving me an invaluable insight into the world of work” - Sarwar, a former mentee now reading law at LSE

Read about the impact at Tower Hamlets College
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