MAPS is an award-winning, early-intervention project providing mentoring and advocacy support to vulnerable children and young people in the London Borough of Sutton. 

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What we do

Mentoring – where a volunteer mentor builds a positive relationship with a mentee 

Advocacy – where a volunteer advocate helps a young person have their opinions and views heard

Peer mentoring – where a volunteer mentor helps one of their peers having been through a similar experience

Bridge the Gap - project supported by Mayor of London

Meet the team

NEXT MENTOR VOLUNTEER TRAINING DATES: Saturday 14th March 2020

If you want to volunteer as a MAPS mentor, please contact the MAPS Team at the Volunteer Centre Sutton at maps@vcsutton.org.uk or 020 8661 5900 and ask to speak to a member of the MAPS Team. MAPS mentors are given 16 hours of comprehensive training, are DBS checked and are supported regularly by our mentoring coordinators. Find out more about MAPS mentoring...

Who funds us

MAPS has the privilege of being funded by a number of sources that include:

Read our safeguarding guidelines.

Young people's stories