Regional News

A list of news articles relating to the South West.

Sep 09

Playing for Success uses MBF training resources
Friday 12th September, will see the first of five planned bespoke training events organised by Playing for Success (PfS) and facilitated by the MBF peer mentoring team

Aug 18

Helping teenagers turn their lives around
SMASH helps vulnerable teenagers turn their lives around by assigning individual mentors to help build their confidence and self-esteem

Aug 12

Tiny turns in the right direction
A 'Guardian' article detailing the experiences of a mentor working with a troubled, chaotic teenager

Aug 06

One year on - the story so far from MBF Regional Advisory Groups
RAGs hailed as an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas and have a national voice

Jul 30

A scoping exercise of offender mentoring schemes in the South West
A study from National Offender Management South West, July 2008

Jul 01

Fewer troublesome teens in Wiltshire
Latest figures show that Wiltshire has seen a fall of 13 percent in the number of 10 to 18-year-olds being cautioned or convicted over the past two years

May 27

Mentoring/befriending key factors in community cohesion
New report launched at national mentoring and befriending conference 08