Mentoring & Befriending

​In2Out comes alongside young people with convictions who have expressed a desire for change in their lives. We help them to set and achieve their own personal goals and to be in control of that change. 

We offer a one-to-one support programme, usually face-to-face, that gives each Participant a ‘go to’ person with their best interests at heart. 

How does the relationship start?

Before their release date, a young person requests assistance on leaving custody. In2Out receives the referral from the prison Chaplaincy or Resettlement Officer. This triggers a visit and interview, followed by a suitable mentor being located in the area where the young person will be resettled.  The mentor then meets the young person as often as necessary before release, and works with them ‘through the gate’ as they return to community life.

Mentoring is defined by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation as: 
"A voluntary, mutually beneficial and purposeful relationship in which an individual 
gives time to support another to enable them to make changes in their life"

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For more information, please see the "What is Mentoring and Befriending?" report from The Mentoring & Befriending Foundation.

To find out how you can become an In2Out mentor please go to the volunteer page.