Member Update
NEW MEMBER | Growing2gether
22 July 2025 • Sarah Medcraf
What if the key to transforming vulnerable teenagers’ lives wasn’t just mentorship—but mentoring in reverse?
Growing2gether is the only charity in Scotland, using Positive Psychology, where at-risk youth (ages 13-16) become the mentors, guiding nursery children in a groundbreaking 16-18-week programme that fosters confidence, leadership, and emotional resilience in both mentor and child.
Unlike traditional interventions that treat young people as recipients of help, we empower them as givers, unlocking their potential through responsibility, connection, and purpose.
Our impact is clear: participants show significant reductions in anxiety and depression, increased self-belief, and stronger engagement in education and their community.
Our two programmes are the Growing2gether Nursery Mentoring programme and the Community Youth Social Action programme.