Lambeth Connecting for Change (360G-Walcot-0061E00001Jtq6jQAB)

The Kids Network is a relatively new London-based organisation (est. 2016) that provides volunteer early intervention mentoring for primary school children. This proposal is to fund a new Lambeth Volunteer Coordinator who will mobilise, train and support volunteers to provide weekly mentoring sessions to primary school children who are identified as disadvantaged and referred by local Lambeth schools. This is a 12-month programme (starting in September 2022) with all sessions taking place out of school hours (crucially continuing during the ?summer learning gap? when the most disadvantaged children can fall behind their peers). Each week, mentees benefit from a two-three hour session exploring their community with a budget of £30 per month to enjoy activities chosen by them. This can be anything from playing in the park, learning a language, visiting museums or going to the library.