Longstanding, reputable leaders
in our space

Since 2008 we have delivered nearly 900 early intervention, evidence based youth mentoring programs in secondary schools, in 6 states across Australia.

At Raise, we've recruited, screened and trained over 7,200 volunteers to become youth mentors before matching them with students who would benefit most from having a caring, trusted adult who shows up for them each week of the 6 month program.

Every program is managed by our qualified Program Counsellors who oversee the smooth, safe and successful delivery of our programs. Working together with our school partners, we've been able to support over 10,700 young people aged 13-15.

The Raise difference

•  Safe and supervised

  Mentors are screened and comprehensively trained in youth safety, with programs fully supervised by qualified professional counsellors who follow the strictest code of conduct.

• Dedicated support

  The program enables one-to-one support with the same mentor each week across the 6 months, providing an individual solution that’s focused on the concerns and needs of each student. 

•   Trained mentors

  Our mentors are equipped upfront with the skills they need via our industry leading training. Our qualified program counsellors also provide ongoing support and training every week of the program to every mentor.

•   Wellbeing capacity

  An effective way to extend and scale the capacity of a school wellbeing team, supporting a group of up to 15 students who see real improvement through one-to-one mentoring.

• Curriculum based

  The Raise Youth Mentoring Program curriculum is designed to enable students to develop and build skills over time that will directly benefit them now and in the future.

•   Research driven

  With a solid evidence base and robust evaluation, we have designed a program that works. Using data and insights we continually improve it each and every year.

We're used to dealing with a diverse range of issues

The most common issues reported by our mentees are:

• Anxiety

  60%

• Bullying

  43%

• Depression

  42%

• Suicidal
  thoughts

  27%

• Self-harm

  23%

• Discrimination

  23%

• Disordered
  eating

  22%

The good news is that by the end of the program, 74% of the mentees tell us mentoring helped them cope with these issues.