Kwinana's Youth Mentoring program aims to match young people with mentors interested in facilitating their personal and professional development.

The program works with young people between the ages of 10-17 from the local Kwinana area and links in with schools, local sporting clubs, volunteer and community groups and industry.

The aims of the program are to:

• Create a high number of well matched, high quality mentor-mentee relationships;
• Ensure there is a learning and development environment for mentors and mentees alike;
• Improve the self-esteem of Kwinana's young people;
• Create a strongly supportive culture for mentors; and
• Enrich the lives of Kwinana's young people by assisting in their personal development in order for them to make a positive impact in the community.

The program is, at its core, a one to one mentoring program, with a number of linked programs and opportunities. Young people aged 10-17 will be mentored by community volunteers aged 18+.

In addition, there are opportunities for group and peer mentoring to occur through:

• Mentor-mentee group activities;
• Options for the pair to be involved in community projects, or form their own projects; or
• Up-skilling workshops for mentors.

For more information on youth mentoring programs, you can visit the Lyrik website or contact the Mentoring Project Officer on 9236 4555.