An article by Simon Collins, from the NZ Herald on Feb 9th, 2008, writes about mentoring programmes that are up and runing in New Zealand, including Brothers in Arms, a Christian group, which was formed in 2006. 'It's one of a growing number of grassroots initiatives showing voluntary goodwill can sometimes turn around young lives.'
The article details several case histories of mentors and youngsters who've built a relationship which has helped the younger person to make progress in their life. Mentors vary in age from twenty-somethings to sixty-somethings, and for the most part they just involve the kids in their lives, giving them a view of the world that's different from the often-limited view they have.
There are at least a half-dozen mentoring groups in New Zealand at present, and the article lists information about them, as well as their website addresses.
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