Impact Reports

Family Supporters Edinburgh Impact Report 2023

Family Supporters in Greenwich Family Mentors is an effective programme, proven to reduce the number of children at risk of going into care. By preventing and de-escalating issues, our volunteers help struggling families to turn things around. Volunteers, recruited from the local community, come from diverse backgrounds and receive extensive training.  They act as trusted mentors, providing … Continued

This report shows the impact of our volunteers and young people involved in our Grandmentors Programme from October 2021 to October 2022.

This report shows the impact of our volunteers from April 2021 to December 2022.

Volunteering Matters’ Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racist (EDIA) approach, 2023-2025.

Family Supporters in Edinburgh offers practical and emotional support to families across the City of Edinburgh, empowering them to face a range of life challenges. We recruit, train and match dedicated, local volunteers to help families every step of the way, spending 1-1 time together on a personalised set of goals chosen by the family, … Continued

This report shows the impact of our volunteers from 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 – the year since the outbreak of Covid-19.

Good Practice Toolkit: Volunteering for and with older people and people with dementia

This report highlights the impact we had in the first six months of the pandemic, and the amazing response of our volunteers.

A comprehensive two-year evaluation by Manchester Metropolitan University on Grandmentors explores whether the programme works for young people leaving care.