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BECOME A MENTOR
Champion a vulnerable young person in the Riverina

What is Ignite?
Ignite Mentoring is a community based service that provides guidance and encouragement to young people in Wagga Wagga and the South West region of New South Wales.

Who are the young people that Anglicare are assisting?
Many young people are from vulnerable backgrounds in, or at risk of entering the juvenile justice system.

How does the mentoring process work?
Our mentoring teams recruit and train volunteer mentors from the community so they can guide and champion a young person within the safety of our programs. A volunteer needs to provide compliance documentation and be able to commit to training and weekly or fortnightly mentoring sessions for a minimum of 10 weeks.

How successful are the Angicare mentoring programs?
Results have been outstanding! By giving hope, guidance, understanding and personalised care to a young person, our programs have seen a virtually zero rate of re-offending.

MENTORING INFORMATION NIGHT

Find out about how you can become a youth mentor and help support a young person toward a brighter future at our Information Night. 

We don’t have any upcoming information nights but check back soon or email ignite@anglicare.com.au.

Steps to Become a Mentor

ONE – Contact our team and let them know you are interested in becoming a mentor. Call (02) 6937 1555 or email ignite@anglicare.com.au
TWO – Held at selected times throughout the year to give participants an insight into programs available, whilst providing information about the roles, responsibility, hints, tips and the mentoring journey.
THREE – Apply for a Working with Children & Police Check. Mandatory requirement from the NSW Commission of Children and Young People.
FOUR – Attend an interview to access your suitability as a mentor.
FIVE – Once checks have been approved you will be matched to a young person.

Steven’s Story

Youth mentor, Steven, knows the power of investing in the lives of young people at risk of becoming offenders. In the Wagga region, around 20 per cent of crime is committed by young people aged between 10 and 18 years of age. But Steve insists that positive reinforcement and guidance are needed rather than hard line punishments.

“A lot of these young people have difficult home environments and are looking for someone they can count on. I’ve got a young kid at the moment who fell into the wrong crowd and had a lot of people give him trouble at school,” says Steven. “We’ve worked with him and mentored him and now he’s closely communicating with his teachers and setting goals, rather than breaking into cars.”

Steven is delighted by Anglicare’s commitment to fund mentoring programs in the Riverina, and wants to see more programs made available. “People are quick to criticise these young people but what people in the community need to do is take responsibility to help them turn their lives around,” he said.

A staff member at Anglicare’s Ignite mentoring program said in the seven months she has worked in the role, not a single teen had re-offended.

“This incredible outcome shows the impact of giving young people a safe environment and having dedicated adult role models to give them time, care and support – basically someone to champion them.”

Anglicare’s mentoring programs operate in the Riverina region and include community mentoring for at-risk young people, as well as mentoring for young offenders in the juvenile justice system.

Want to know more?

Contact us today to find out how you can give a young person hope for the future by becoming a youth mentor.

Anglicare acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of our land and seas. We acknowledge the history of this land and for the stories of resilience and survival which make up Indigenous Australia. We give thanks Aboriginal Elders and Knowledge Keepers of every generation, including the many Aboriginal families and communities which contribute to the life of our region. Read more about our Reconciliation Action Plan.

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