Who is Mentoring For?
The Participants' View
From the Boniface Centre, Crediton group:
“It relaxes me and calms me right down”
“It is opening me out, making me more confident.”
“We wouldn’t be able to do this if it wasn’t for you [Upstream].”
From a man at the Boniface Group:
“If I’d known about this sooner I’d have been here sooner…. I don’t want to sit at home on my own all day…. A group project like this will help me get to know people quicker.”
Comment after a mentor’s visit to client:
“You have done me so much good. Lifted my spirits. Life gets monotonous here. I need something worthwhile. Please come again.”
From the Tiverton group:
“I’m feeling so much better and everyone is telling me how well I’m looking.”
Comment from Tai Chi group:
The Tai Chi instructor quoted one lady who is enthused by the group sessions to continue practising Tai Chi at home: “She now has much more stamina and has not used her inhalers for quite a while.”
