It can change the course of their life

Forming a trusted unconditional friendship can help heal the damage done by early life trauma and have a life long impact on physical and mental health.

Navigating the path towards healthy masculinity is frought with danger and forks of missed opportunities. Every boy needs a guide yet many fatherless boys are left to walk the path alone.

Six months in, I can see the positive impact Chapter2 has had on the lives of my mentee and his family. To have contributed to this has been incredibly fulfilling. I feel I have already made a difference!

It will make you a better man

Forming a friendship with a boy who is suffering will change you. It shapes gratitude, humility and compassion in us.

My journey with C2 has been amazing and fulfilling one and seeing the relationship with my mentee grow and develop over the years and witnessing positive changes has been really encouraging. I have also learnt a lot about myself through this journey and thankful for all the experiences.

It can help to transform our communities

The impact of fatherlessness on broader society and the cost to the nation is huge (The Relationships Foundation estimate >£50 billion each year). But the solution to societies deeper problems lie within society itself. And human kindness is the agent of change.

Being a mentor is fun and rewarding, you get to eat burgers, drink milkshakes and pump iron…whilst also offering a listening ear to a lad who really needs it.

Dan*, Youth Pastor

Mentoring gives back in joy that is hard to explain in words but should be experienced.

Tendai*, Executive Vice President in Telecoms

Being a mentor in a young person’s life is both an honour and a privilege. To know that you are making a difference is very rewarding.

Matt*, Senior PR Manager

Six months in, I can see the positive impact Chapter2 has had on the lives of my mentee and his family. To have contributed to this has been incredibly fulfilling. I feel I have already made a difference!

Gopaul*, Chief Financial Officer and Non-executive Director

My journey with C2 has been amazing and fulfilling one and seeing the relationship with my mentee grow and develop over the years and witnessing positive changes has been really encouraging. I have also learnt a lot about myself through this journey and thankful for all the experiences.

Chinedu*, Regional Design Director

This journey has taught me that we overestimate what we can achieve in a week, underestimate what we can achieve in a year, overstate the result, understate the process. Trust the process, enjoy the journey, it will change your life with more empathy and humanness.

Tendai*, Executive Vice President in Telecoms

Being a mentor can be a right laugh one minute then dead serious the next. The lads have loads of energy but sometimes they want to talk about the deep stuff.

Dan*, Youth pastor