Turning Point -Extern[NI]
Age Range: 5-19
Specific Target Group:5 Projects with Turning Point: Social inclusion and realising potential
What we do?
Providing mentoring support for vulnerable young people.
Junior Turning Point
This is the first project in Northern Ireland to mentor 5-11 yrs olds. JTP is an innovative intervention aimed at buidling resiliency and increasing stability and consistency in the lives of young people.
Turning Point Youth
A project that mentors vulnerable young people between the ages of 11-14 the Lisburn area. This programme enables young people to make informed choices now and in the future.
CIS Turning Point(Communities in Schools)
Provides support to 11-14 year olds in N&W. Mentors offer direction, guidance and options to help make school a more rewarding and positive experience for these vulnerable young people.
AM (Adult Mentoring)
A project in N&W Belfast helps 15-19 yrs olds develop confidence, self-awareness and life skills. Our young people are often early school leavers requiring support as they make the transition into adulthood and independence.
CIS (Communities in Schools) Peer Mentoring
This is a project that works within schools in N&W Belfast in order to actively help promote inclusion and empower children. Peer mentoring affords an older student the oportunity to gain accreditation and work on a one-to-one basis with a younger student. It provides the unique opportunity to provide ongoing support and guidance to younger students to help them make it through a difficult period of their lives.
Mentoring provides a unique opportunity for volunteers to work on a one-to-one basis with a vulnerable child or young person. It involves listening, encouraging, challenging and empowering in a safe and supportive environment.
Benefits:
Training
We provide free mentoring training, information evenings and ongoing training opportunities in conjunction with outside training bodies e.g. Drugs and alcohol awareness.
Social
Regular group activities and social events are organised to ensure this is a fun as well as rewarding experience.
Turning Point provides all the resources, guidance and support necessary to make YOU an effective mentor.
OUR MOTTO
“In one hundred years from now it will be of little consequence whether I drove a nice car, owned a luxurious home or had a high profile job. But the world may be a better place I was important in the life of a child”.
CONTACT DETAILS
Jeanette Fourie
Turning Point
29 Bridge Street
Lisburn
BT28 1XZ
T: 02892 665744
Fax: 02892 605604
Email: info@turningpointni.com
Website: http://www.turningpointni.com
