JourneymanUK Mentoring Network

ABOUT JOURNEYMAN UK

Journeyman UK is a registered charity dedicated to supporting boys aged 13 to 17 in discovering their potential as they navigate the choppy waters of adolescence. We enable communities to skilfully take responsibility for supporting their boys and young men become the adults they want to be.

Our Vision

We create communities in which experienced adults support young men during their transition from childhood to maturity, equipping them to deal with life’s challenges and empowering them to contribute positively to society.

What We Do

Journeyman UK supports boys to become the men they would like to be with trained support and expert Mentorship. We are dedicated to helping boys in discovering their potential and to providing support during challenges. 

In adolescence boys embark on a journey to maturity during which they will encounter changes, challenges, and new experiences, many of which will shape them for life. Although each path is different, the journey to healthy masculinity is far more likely to be successful with support, guidance, and encouragement from the older men of the community.

We encourage local people to turn up for their adolescents, by forming cohesive groups of adults to create a healthy functional culture to bring the boys into, which they then become an integral part of co-creating, in an intergenerational experience.

We rely on a network of volunteers, multi-generational-aware mentors, parents, teachers, and trustees of all genders and backgrounds who support our work. We run small group mentoring circles, where several men and boys participate in a long term offer of weekly or fortnightly groups - usually outside in nature around a fire.

It is easier to grow strong boys than to fix broken men.