Welcome to the Mentoring and Befriending Foundation

The Mentoring and Befriending Foundation aims to ensure that mentoring and befriending are at the centre of current and future national volunteering strategies.

Through the promotion of standards and a range of support structures and services, the Foundation aims to provide a quality experience for the volunteer and a successful outcome for mentees and befriendees.


The Big Interview: Julia Neuberger, Government Volunteering Champion

Photo of Baroness Julia Neuberger

"Mentoring and befriending have an important part
to play in many areas of volunteering activity"

 Julia Neuberger talks to MBF about the value of befriending to older people, the potential of patient peer support and CRB checks

Listen to the podcast or read a summary in Rapport magazine


Featured Case Study - Older Active People -The One to One Befriending Scheme

Befriendee and befriender go Christmas shopping

Older Active People (OAP) supports local older people in inner North West Leeds, a highly transient community with a large student population. Following an indepth evaluation, OAP have implemented new induction and training processes to help retain and motivate volunteers.
Read about their approach
View other case studies