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An award-winning mentoring programme is being launched in Cambridgeshire to help support young people who are leaving the care system. It is set to make waves and break down barriers by training local people to make am impact in their communities.

Cambridgeshire County Council is partnering with...

Goal 17 has become a verified social enterprise supplier on the Supply Change platform. Supply Change connects organisations looking for goods and services with pre-vetted social suppliers, helping them to make a positive impact with their everyday business spend.

We develop and...

Goal 17, in partnership with Brandon Hire Station and Bristol Bears Community Foundation, has launched a new mentoring programme aimed at empowering young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in Bristol to achieve their goals.

Launched at the start of March 2023, the...

Social Value UK is delighted to announce that Fran Boorman, Goal 17's Founder, has recently joined our Board of Directors. The fresh perspective and experience Fran will bring to the board is something we look forward to!

Ahead of joining the board, we had time to catch up with her and learn...

Today saw Partners&, a leading insurance advisory business, hold a graduation ceremony for their first batch of mentors. Partners& began their mentoring journey in July 2022, with 14 mentors undertaking a University certificated mentor training course with Goal 17. Together they set out...

Enthused, intrigued, curious, empathetic, rearing to go, inspired – these are just some of the descriptions our 15 new Mentors used yesterday as we kick-started on Checkatrades latest mentoring drive with Goal 17.

Having worked with Checkatrade for several years we have seen some...

Goal 17's Founder, Fran Boorman, has been featured in the Sunday Telegraphs Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs in recognition of her work building the company. 

The exclusive list identified women from across the UK making a significant impact to the economy through their business endeavours. Goal...

Fran Boorman (Goal 17's Founder) is set to participate in a CEO Sleepout on Monday 21st November 2022 at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

They are raising funds jointly for the London Irish Foundation (of which she is a Trustee) and the CEO Sleepout, which supports...

This week saw the launch of the Women In Football Mentoring Programme in partnership with Heineken. Over 2 days we trained and inducted 99 ladies to identify their mentoring needs and then find a suitable mentor to support them. 

Inspired by the recent Women's EUROs football competition,...

This week the charitable foundation established by Dragon's Den investor Peter Jones CBE, announced an exciting new partnership with Goal 17 to be launched in Autumn 2022.

Harnessing Goal 17's unique mentor training the foundation will welcome corporate sponsors to fund and mentor young...