Nine years is a long time and it has been my privilege to see Jordan grow from a young seven year old boy into a mature sixteen year old young man. Our journey together has been about building a friendship and a relationship that has involved experiencing lots of exciting adventures together along with sharing the everyday ordinary events in our lives.

Jordan has grown so much and in so many different ways in the time we have had together. He has become a very active young man involved with many community activities who has a very positive outlook on life. The change from the young and shy, socially awkward and reticent seven year old to the now confident and focussed young man has been a delight to watch and a pleasure for me to realise I have effected positive change in his life.



When I first joined BBBS about 15 years ago I thought about what I could contribute to my young person, what I could do for them and how I could help them grow as a person, but what I have learnt over this time is how much I have received back. This has been a real bonus for me.

Mentoring for me with Jordan has been like the ‘pebble effect.’ When you drop a pebble in the middle of a pool of water many ripples spread. The time I have spent with Jordan has resulted in many positive ripples that have improved his life”.