MISSION STATEMENT

“To empower and enable children, young people and adults through effective mentoring. To enhance, raise the standard and quality of life of the most disadvantaged, deprived and disengaged people of our society”.

BACKGROUND

Shaathi Mentoring Programme is a project of the Osmani Trust. The Trust is a youth and community organisation that offers a wide range of community, health and sports initiatives tailored to the needs of the community. It aims to provide a holistic service, which helps people, particularly those living in disadvantaged urban communities to re-engage with mainstream society and improve their quality of life.

The mentoring project implements an early intervention approach in working with disadvantaged and deprived members of the BAME (Black, Asian, Minority and Ethnic) communities. Many of our clients are identified as being at risk of becoming excluded from mainstream services such as education, training and employment or are engaged in anti-social behaviour or known to the criminal justice system. The project seeks to enable and support clients to overcome different challenges and barriers in their day to day lives. Mentors are matched to clients who need and want a caring and responsible adult who will steer and guide them back on track.The mentoring project works with and alongside mainstream services such as School’s, PRU’s, Youth and Connexions Services, Social Services, Youth Offending Teams, Probations Services, NHS and other agencies.

The project acquired the Approved Provider Standard (APS) which is a nationally recognised Accreditation provided by the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation in 2006 and was re-accredited in 2009. Shaathi has also attained the Investing in Volunteers (IIV) status in 2008.