He has a string of convictions for violent crimes and was released from jail for the fourth time in January. With this in mind, it would be easy to assume that Chris Smith is not a role model for other young men in Crawley. But the 23-year-old has under-gone a remarkable transformation. The individuals who finally got through to him … Read More
June 2014 – The Guardian – Mentoring is what young men crave without realising it
Being a man means being responsible, respecting other people, making a contribution to the community … and …” Dave, 28, hesitates for a couple of seconds and looks down at the little girl smiling broadly beside him: “Most of all, it means being a good father,” he says. The girl is his daughter Susie, nine. She’s tugging at my sleeve … Read More
Report on a most unusual fundraising activity!
It’s 2pm, Saturday 19th April. A beautiful young woman, Taylor Newman-Bruce is outside Webster’s hair salon in Brighton.
Moving Story from a Sister
Tom came through our programme last year. He has since made amazing steps to turn his life around. You can hear his story on this Radio 4 interview. Taylor’s Story On 16.01.2014 I attended the graduation ceremony for ABOB and I am so so pleased I did. The evening was really touching and moving. The young men and their mentors in … Read More
The Eastbourne Community is Growing!
The picture above was taken at the end of the first training event for the Eastbourne abandofbrothers community. It was an amazing weekend. Here’s a quote from one participant: I believe it will do a huge amount to benefit me in the way I see relationships with other people especially young men. Having done youth work when I was a … Read More
Band of Brothers comes to Eastbourne!
Abandofbrothers is a very different sort of youth programme. We are looking for mentors who can really be there for younger men who may be experiencing difficulties. Many of us as men know the difficulties of really knowing who we are and what we want from life; we know how difficult it can be to face shame and regret for … Read More
aBoB needs a home!
Abandofbrothers is looking for a place to hold our rites of passage trainings. We are seriously in need of a place that we can use as a permanent or even temporary location.
