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.


Anti-bullying elephants stampeded into MBF's national conference

Angela Smith, MP, Minister for the Third Sector

Angela Smith, Minister for the Third Sector meets a herd of breathtakingly coloured anti-bullying elephants at the annual MBF conference.

Read more about the successful conference and the elephants here



Case study - SEAL it with your peer mentors - St. Gregory's Catholic High School

Peer mentors and mentees in the playground
“I have definitely seen a real difference over the last year in my son's confidence” - Parent of a year 7 mentee

Hear how the High Five peer mentoring programme is playing a dual role for peer mentors and mentees and how the PASS system is being used to demonstrate positive outcomes.

Read about this peer mentoring programme