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mentoringChance UK was established in the London Borough of Islington in 1995 by a local police officer. He had seen that younger children were regularly coming to the attention of the police and was concerned that if some early intervention work was not put in place then these children would inevitably end up in the criminal justice system.

The programme has now been running successfully and growing for over 13 years in Islington and has also been running in the neighbouring borough of Hackney since 2000.

We have now developed a strategic partnership with Action for Children and run joint Chance UK mentoring programmes. So far, projects have been established in Derry, Inverness, Knowsley, and Liverpool. Programmes are also running in Hemel Hempstead and Withernsea, with Children and Family Action in Yorkshire.

If you would be interested in discussing the possibilities and practicalities of setting up a mentoring project based on the Chance UK best practice model, please contact Rachel Waldron, National Development Manager, on 020 7281 5858 for further information.

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