West of Barwon South West Region!

Recently we held our first networking meeting for mentoring programs at this end of the Region. We got a chance to meet The Shed program based at the YMCA Portland, where they repair and put together old bikes and motors for lawn mowers. It was great to see the enthusiasm of the young students and the dedication of the older Mentors and how both age groups worked so well together.

The Program Coordinators who attended this meeting were able to exchange notes about their own programs and we also came up with a list of 'challenging' areas which we hope to tackle together as a network.

If you are a involved with a mentoring program in the BSW Region and would like to get involved; this includes coordinators, mentors and mentees/students or even someone thinking of setting up a mentoring program, PLEASE get in touch. There are many resources and sources of information which we can access on youth mentoring, so please don't struggle on your own.

Rashmita Samrai
Regional Mentoring Coordinator.