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A huge thank you to our mentors
This volunteer week gives us a platform to shine a spotlight on the huge impact that intandem’s volunteer mentors make. On behalf of our partner charities, we’d like to thank all of our volunteer mentors for their commitment to supporting children and young people. Without you Intandem wouldn’t be possible. By bringing together young people and…
Read Moreintandem to expand mentoring programme to support children and young people living in kinship arrangements
An award of £450,000 from The Robertson Trust will enable intandem, the national mentoring programme for children and young people looked after at home, to expand to include 8-14 year olds living in kinship care arrangements across Scotland. intandem recognises that young people looked after while living at home can experience challenging circumstances. There is…
Read MoreCelebrating 5 years of intandem
Inspiring Scotland’s Head of Development and Partnership, Julia Abel, reflects upon the impact of intandem mentoring as the programme celebrates its fifth birthday. We all need consistent, trusting relationships. For young people who have care experience, these relationships can sometimes be lacking. The long-term presence of a trusted, supportive adult can make all the difference…
Read Moreintandem expand their team and help map mentoring to Keep the Promise
As part of our ongoing commitment to amplifying the voices of children and young people, intandem are taking action to Keep the Promise of the Independent Care Review. After a successful application to The Promise Partnership, we secured investment to recruit a Programme Development Intern to support the national mentoring programme, and are delighted to…
Read MoreRead intandem’s 2020/2021 report
We’re delighted to share our 2020/2021 report, which showcases the impact of intandem during an incredibly difficult year for everyone. With anxiety, loneliness and isolation at an all-time high during the pandemic, we knew it was more important than ever to ensure mentoring relationships could continue. Therefore, despite the challenges, intandem volunteer mentors, coordinators and…
Read MoreCould you be an intandem mentor?
New mentors sought to help young people across Scotland Scotland’s national mentoring programme for young people who are looked after at home has launched a new volunteer recruitment drive to meet increased demand for referrals. intandem, which matches young people with trained adult volunteer mentors, are anticipating intensified need for the programme across Scotland. While…
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