Me - run! No way!
A few changes in my life over the last 2 years (redundancy, building my own consultancy business, my son starting school) have meant I've been in a privileged position to spend more time with my family and enjoy business interests that I enjoy and have the time to give something back - something everyone should do if they can.
I freely offered my experience & services to Our Place Community Hub last year and this year have started as a Volunteer Mentor supporting children at primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
The Our Place Mentoring Scheme supports children from aged 7 through to adults. The service provides quality one to one and group mentoring on a range of issues from Friendship, Self Esteem and Confidence to more high risk matters including Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse and Self Harm.
Our one to one sessions are tailored to meet the needs of individual mentees and are delivered for up to 12 months where required. Sessions are planned by the mentees allocated mentor and issues are explored using activities, drawing on experiences, testing out strategies, drawing, writing and talking.
We mainly adopt a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy approach and the strategies we offer provide lifelong skills which equip people to deal with other challenges in their future.
It's for this charity that I'm running the Great Midlands Fun Run as part of a team. I'm honoured to be part of the Our Place team and support the great work that they do in the local community.
