The Young Adults Mentoring Program targets young people who need additional support as they embark on further education and employment opportunities.

In 2005, Kids Under Cover(KUC)and Big Brothers Big Sisters joined forces to provide mentoring services to young people aged 17-25 who have lived in out-of-home accommodation. Many of these young people have successfully applied for a KUC scholarship to complete their VCE or commence tertiary studies and will receive one-to-one mentoring support to assist them reach their educational and employment goals.

Scholarship recipients remain the primary focus of the program. In 2008, Big Brothers Big Sisters expanded the program so it now also includes 15-16 year olds in Kids Under Cover accomodation, 15-20 year olds referred through the Rotary Next Step partnership and general referrals for young people aged 17 - 25 years of age.

Mentors provide support to a young person by catching up in person on a fortnightly basis. Activities can be as simple as having a coffee and a chat or can be task orientated, such as writing a resume.

Young people are matched to mentors who live in similar area and who have similar skills, interests or career goals. Volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds and have a wide range of interests.

At times young people may request a volunteer who works in the area they are hoping to get a career in. Please see the "features" to the right of this page for examples of volunteers we are currently needing.

For more information contact Wendy at Big Brothers Big Sisters on 9347 2655.

Link to more information about Kids Under Cover: here.



The Young Adults Program is proudly supported by The Portland House Foundation.