Mentoring is an excellent personal and social development tool building young people’s confidence and ability to choose not to offend, re-offend or engage in anti-social behaviour. It also develops and improves the young people’s attitudes towards themselves, their community and society. These improved attitudes will encourage young people to assist in tackling some of the problems they were once perpetuating through becoming peer mentors themselves. Key skills that will be developed include communication and employability skills, providing a platform from which each young person can build their future managing and bypassing the negative social inputs that have affected their lives. The mentoring provides opportunities to assist young people in setting and meeting goals - personal, social and educational. The mentors will act as positive role models that empower young people to further develop themselves and attain their potential. They will primarily work in a one to one setting offering objective, supportive assistance to help them through an important transition in their lives. The help can be practical, accompanying them on visits, appointments, giving them the skills and confidence to suitably conduct themselves in meetings or interviews and to successfully complete application forms. Our aim is to mentor 25 young people per year, spending a minimum of two hours per week with each individual. The level of support given will vary depending on the needs of the individual. Our experience of working with disaffected young people has shown that many have poor personal hygiene, very poor diets and are unable to shop and cook for themselves, have low ability in numeracy and literacy and are unable to manage money effectively. Therefore once a mentoring relationship has been established, the mentors will target their sessions towards the particular skills that their mentee lacks, and will ensure targets are achievable. Experience also reveals that many of the young people have low fitness levels, therefore they will be encouraged to engage in positive youth activities and will be sign posted to local sports and youth clubs. Our anticipated outcomes are: 1. 8 young people returning to mainstream education 2. 8 young people gaining part-time or full-time employment 3. 5 young people gaining a place in a Further Education establishment 4. 25 young people engaging in positive activities Using the Full Cost Recovery Method, the main costs of engaging 25 young people in this project over 12 months are: Mentoring by FST staff and youth workers 8,107 Training of mentors 1,500 Expenses to cover costs of activities during sessions. Calculated as £10 per session per young person 13,000 Management of project - meetings with referral agencies and mentors, seeking progression routes, completing all admin tasks. 13,074 TOTAL 37,761