Goal 17 News and Insights

We're extremely proud to announce that Wowment, our unique messaging technology used in our successful partnerships, has won the Enabling Technology Award at the Social Value Awards 2025!

Enabling sa...

Most mentoring partnerships with young people start with texting - it’s comfortable, flexible, and suits many young people’s routines. After an initial exchange, some mentees will be raring to meet in...

Last month, our team member Beth had the opportunity to present our mentoring programme to a group of young people from the Surrey area. As part of our partnership with the local council, we’ve connec...

When you think about volunteering, it's easy to focus on what you might gain - new skills, connections, or a good feeling from helping others. But it’s not just about you (sorry!) - there’s a bigger p...

A recent surge in the number of young care leavers at risk of homelessness should concern everyone supporting young people. According to recent government figures, by April 2024, more than 4,000 young...

We’re incredibly proud to share that Goal 17 has won the Leaving Care Award at the National Children & Young People Awards 2025!

This award is a huge honour and a wonderful recognition of the incredi...

When we talk about boundaries in mentoring relationships, we don’t mean barriers that keep people apart. Rather than seeing boundaries as limits, think of them as the container that holds your mentori...

When we talk about mentoring, we often focus on the mentee. That makes complete sense - after all, they're the ones we're trying to support. But something you might not have considered is how much ...

The world of social media is a particularly perilous for young people and it can feel impossible for the adults in their lives to keep up. The things children see online can have insidious and subtle ...

Matching the right volunteer to the right young person is one of, if not the, most important parts of creating a successful partnership. When we say we go the extra mile to make sure each young person...

At Goal 17, we’ve always believed that when organisations work together, remarkable things happen. A recent example from our North Northamptonshire project shows exactly why collaboration and capacity...

This week marked a significant milestone for Goal 17: we delivered our first training session for our brand new Independent Visitor programmes we’re running in partnership with the Royal Borough of Gr...