What’s Under the Surface: School mentoring activity
These are self-portraits of children in our Rise school mentoring program created for a ‘What’s Under the Surface’ activity. In the activity, students draw half of what they think the world […]
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Marking Mother’s Day when mum isn’t at home
With Mother’s Day coming up, our Rise mentoring team has been busy helping kids create cards for their mums, nans, aunties, sisters, and all the special people bringing up these great kids!
This is especially important for the kids who’ll be missing their mum in custody this weekend, and our team makes sure they feel included and can mark the day in their own way.
Meanwhile, dads in custody at Maquarie Correctional Centre joined our craft session and embraced their arty side to create cards for the women in their lives who are caring for their children while they are away:
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When one good thing leads to another: Mum and daughter connected again
Sometimes things work out perfectly, and one good thing can lead to another. That’s precisely what happened when mum in custody, Brooke*, started our Bringing Up Great Kids parenting course. […]
A tough start made easier with a mentor by her side
Mackenzie* is in her last year of primary school, and after years on a waitlist to join Rise mentoring, which is in high demand on the NSW Central Coast, she’s finally in […]