Volunteers wanted for Foróige Youth Mentoring/ Big Brother Big Sister Programme for North Dublin Central.

About Foróige

Foróige is the leading youth organisation in Ireland and has been working with young people since 1952. Our purpose is to enable young people to involve themselves consciously and actively in their development and in the development of society.

We work with over 50,000 young people aged 10-18 each year through volunteer-led Clubs and staff-led Youth Projects. Foróige currently operates in 26 counties in Ireland, with more than 600 Foróige Clubs, 150 Youth Projects, the Big Brother Big Sister mentoring programme, the Foróige Youth Entrepreneurship programme, our Youth Citizenship and Youth Leadership programmes.

Foróige works with all young people through our general services. Foróige Clubs, Foróige Juniors, Foróige Interest Clubs, Foróige Youth Cafés encourage young people to take responsibility for themselves and to be part of shaping the world around them while developing their talents, skills and abilities. We also work with vulnerable young people who require additional support through a full range of targeted services.

About Foróige Youth Mentoring

Supportive mentoring friendships for young people - inspiring them to brighter futures - and it only takes an hour a week.

The Big Brother Big Sister Programme pairs adult volunteers with young people who are looking for friendship and support from someone with a bit more life experience.

By meeting up for an hour a week and sharing your interests, you can have an extraordinary impact on the day to day life of a young person.

How It Works

The Big Brother Big Sister Programme, matches a young person (10-18 years) in need of friendship and support to a caring adult volunteer mentor.

They meet once a week, for an hour or two and do something they both enjoy, like kick a ball around, play Xbox, learn guitar, bake a cake, or listen to music - the possibilities are endless.

Through these weekly meetings a friendship is formed and transformational change happens.

The match between young person and volunteer is supported every step of the way by Foróige Mentoring staff.

There's always room for more volunteers at Foróige! Our volunteers are 18+. If you're interested in getting on board, please complete the form below and we will be in touch.

Foróige greatly values volunteerism and has a policy and strong systems to support volunteers. Read about it here: https://www.foroige.ie/sites/default/files/policy_and_information_on_volunteering_in_foroige_.pdf. We look forward to responding to your enquiry. All fields marked with an asterix * are required fields.

All applicants should understand that no volunteer can take up their role until all steps of our volunteering process, including garda vetting, have been completed.

Thank you for considering volunteering with Foróige.

Volunteer Expression of Interest Form: https://foroige.tfaforms.net/f/bbbsvoleoi?tfa_459=a0T5J000000cOn7

Closing date: 15 December 2024

Contact Details: For more details, or queries please contact: Mia White, Dublin Central Mentoring Programme Officer, Foróige Hay Project, Unit 1, Baileys Court, Summerhill, Dublin 1, D01P9X3. Phone number: 0860834475. Email: mia.white@foroige.ie