City praised for helping disadvantaged achieve
GLASGOW has been hailed for its efforts in helping disadvantaged young people realise their potential, as the city hosts an international mentoring conference. The one-day conference is being held at Strathclyde university today and is jointly organised by the university, MCR Pathways and CELCIS (centre for excellence for looked after children in Scotland). The MCR […]
Project sets new target to attract 500 mentors
A SCHEME set up to provide mentors to help steer disadvantaged young people into better opportunities later in life has set an ambitious target of attracting 500 new volunteers. The MCR Pathways project has launched the Inspiring500 programme to build on its success in providing 200 troubled young people with advisors who are working with […]
Mentoring project attracts 200th volunteer
A PROGRAMME set up to help youngsters from chaotic backgrounds turn their lives around is going from strength to strength after attracting its 200th volunteer, its founder has said. The MCR Pathways scheme continues to grow but still needs more volunteers to mentor children as it continues its mission to steer young people from disadvantaged […]
