OUR PROGRAM

This is a free youth mentoring program lasting 6 months (commencing in January 2022). Our mentors are trained university students or graduates who are allocated to befriend a CALD youth based on interests and suitability.

Mentees set three personal goals, one each from the following domains:

relational, academic/career, and interest-specific.

Activities during mentoring sessions are decided by both mentors and mentees to develop friendly partnership and achieve the mentees personal goals.

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25 FULLY FUNDED MENTORSHIPS AVAILABLE

Up to $200 available per mentorship to fund mentoring activities.

Imagine Youth Mentoring is proudly sponsored by the 2021 Auspost Community Grant.

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Program Design

SIGN UP

Mentors and mentees are welcomed to the program after applying and being briefed.

MATCH

We link mentors up with mentees based on their preferences.

MEET

The two arrange their own mentoring activities, generally around once every two weeks to once a month.

CHECK IN

We check in with them once in a while to keep in touch with how they're going.

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FAQs

What makes this mentoring program different to other free mentoring programs?

This program is not purely academically focused. Instead, it is based on social interaction and achieving achievable objectives which may include social, psycho motor, or academic elements. This program also has funding for a wide variety of activities.

How do you provide a safe mentoring program?

The Imagine Youth Mentoring program and policies were set up with help from credible, experienced multicultural/youth centres including Multicultural Futures and Save the Children Australia. Our policies were screened by the legal firm Squire Patton Boggs, and reflect best practice as per Work Health Safety laws. We ensure all program representatives and volunteers are aware of strict rules regarding interpersonal boundaries and risky activities, and the organising committee has both online and face-to-face methods of supervising every mentorship. We also make it a priority to involve parents in the process of mentoring and ensure they are updated and on board with issues involving their child. Mentors are selected based on strict criteria including life experience, interviews, police checks, and Working with Children Checks, and additionally undergo rigorous training.

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