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Hi, I’m Calum. I’m a current mentee and volunteer at Starting Point. I help with Starting Point’s social media and community journalism. This is my story. We all need help. Sure, we like to think ourselves independent, but sometimes we need to realise that we cannot do everything ourselves. Take driving for example. Try doing it yourself the moment you get behind the wheel, and you\'ll quickly find yourself lost and making mistakes that a driving instructor could easily rectify. I was like that, both during my education days and after. I refused to ask for help, preferring to work ...

“To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world” Dr. Seuss Here at Starting Point our volunteers are our backbone. They are the heroes who listen to young people and support them through the good and bad times. Volunteers happily give up their time to ensure young people have somebody they can rely on and talk to about the difficulties they encounter. They do not ask for a thank you. They do not ask for a reward. They are not selfish and will not turn their backs on young people. Since Starting ...

Sam Lloyd is Starting Point’s Project Manager and has been at Starting Point since July 2016. Here he gives a short interview about his role, the highlights of his work, and his own interests. What the role involves: “In a nutshell, I oversee the running of project. This includes recruiting and training mentors, meeting and matching the young people, monitoring and supporting each mentoring match. I also manage the budget, connect with businesses and other services and strategically plan for the growth of the project. I am also a mentor to young people not yet ready to match to a ...

IT’S HERE! No, not the ice cream van. Our new website is here and has been redesigned with the help of our amazing volunteers to give you Starting Point! Here we will celebrate the work of our volunteers and share stories from across our community. We hope these changes will raise awareness to Starting Point and the transforming impact mentoring has on the lives of local young people. Over the next couple of months we will have an increased presence on platforms such as Twitter and Facebook with news about us and those who support us. Keep your eyes peeled ...