Sport is healthy and inclusive. Its also a great way for us to connect and build relationships with young people.

Boxing, football. basketball, whatever it takes. Using Sport alongside mentoring grows our impoact and the potential for change and personal growth.

Turn-Around Mentoring Project

Launched on 1 June 2025, the Turn-Around Mentoring Project is recruiting and supporting 30–40 trained volunteers who will work with around 25 young people throughout the year. Volunteers come from the wider community, bringing life and work experience, promoting diversity, and helping ensure effective mentor–mentee matching.

Young people are referred to the project from schools, pupil referral units, alternative education providers, youth offending teams, and other partner agencies.

TO APPLY TO BE A TURN-AROUND MENTOR EMAIL DEVELOPMENT@HOODEX.CHARITY

Most of what we do is inclusive and non gender aligned but we also recognise the pressure young females are under today and as we grow we want to make sure there is a specific girls programme to address those specific issues,.

That’s about confidence and self-esteem but also about good relationships and knowing how to deal with attempted coercion or exploitation.