What is Practical Partners?
The Practical Partners project helps care leavers aged 16 to 25 become more independent. It offers them support and guidance to overcome challenges they may face on the path to adulthood.
What support is available?
Services for Young People is working in partnership with GoVolHerts to recruit and train 30 volunteer mentors who will provide one-to-one support to 60 care leavers over 2 years.
The support offered will be tailored to each person’s needs and will cover the following areas:
- Emotional wellbeing
- Handling money and bills
- DIY skills and home management
- Coping with the challenges of being a parent
- Finding work, education and training opportunities
Know a young person who would benefit from this support?
Young people can be referred to the Practical Partners Project from the 1 November 2023. If you would like to contact a member of the team before then, please email the Practical Partners Team.
Interested in becoming a volunteer mentor?
If you are aged 18 or over and and would like to express your interest in training to become a volunteer mentor, please email the Practical Partners Team or complete the form below and we'll get back to you.
Expression of interest form
To find out how we look after your personal data please read our Data Protection information.
GoVolHerts is a charity offering free support, best practice advice and volunteering opportunities to organisations across Hertfordshire.
Practical Partners is funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and delivered by Services for Young People in partnership with GoVolHerts.
