GreenHouse Mentoring

GreenHouse Mentoring We provide Mentoring Services to young people aged 8-16 who live or are at school in Luton.

We have many matched mentors, mentoring young people who are facing significant challenges. GreenHouse Mentoring was started in late 2000 by Dave Steell who was the Stopsley Baptist Church Youth Pastor at the time. It was originally called the ‘Pupil Support Project’ and was funded via the On Track/Children’s Fund. In 2002, the project was named GreenHouse Mentoring.As the project grew and develop

ed, Chloe Stirling-Smith was appointed Manager [2001-2003] and implemented the beginnings of the volunteer training programme and was also instrumental in the project gaining National Mentoring Network Approved Provider status in October 2003. Sue Pirks then replaced Chloe as Manager in 2004 and set about transforming the project from the ground up. ‘Mentoring & Befriending Foundation’ Approved Provider accreditation was achieved by Sue in December 2006 with re-accreditation achieved in January 2010 and April 2014. Sue was also instrumental in GreenHouse Mentoring gaining ‘Investing in Volunteers Status’ in October 2007 with re-accreditation in April 2011. GreenHouse Mentoring is funded by donations and financial support from its volunteers and supporters. Five part-time staff members working approximately 100 hours per week co-ordinate the day-to-day running of the project but it is the 150+ fully vetted and trained volunteers – performing many distinct roles – who really make GreenHouse Mentoring what it is today! On December 31, 2020 Sue and Ian Pirks retired and Catriona Gillies took over as the new Manager

Introducing our new members of the GHM team!!!Becca is now taking over as GHM Manager, supported by our new Assistant Ma...
02/09/2025

Introducing our new members of the GHM team!!!
Becca is now taking over as GHM Manager, supported by our new Assistant Manager, Rob 💚

After working with us for five years, our manager Catriona is moving on to a new career path! We're all very grateful fo...
21/08/2025

After working with us for five years, our manager Catriona is moving on to a new career path! We're all very grateful for her creative vision and countless hours of hard work transforming GHM to what it is today, and for steering the team to offer our services to young people in Luton - with no waiting list!
Catriona will still be a big role in the community as Minister at Limbury Baptist Church, and we wish her all best as she continues to help people in Luton thrive in life! 🙌🏼💚

08/08/2025

Not every day you get a shout-out in Parliament 😳
A huge thank you to Sarah Owen MP for her kind words and support! 💚

Address

16-22 St Thomas's Road
Luton
LU27UY

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 5:45pm - 8:15pm
Wednesday 10am - 9pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 9pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 1pm

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+441582528213

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GreenHouse Mentoring was started in late 2000 by Dave Steell who was the Stopsley Baptist Church Youth Pastor at the time. It was originally called the ‘Pupil Support Project’ and was funded via the On Track/Children’s Fund. In 2002, the project was named GreenHouse Mentoring.As the project grew and developed, Chloe Stirling-Smith was appointed Manager [2001-2003] and implemented the beginnings of the volunteer training programme and was also instrumental in the project gaining National Mentoring Network Approved Provider status in October 2003. Sue Pirks then replaced Chloe as Manager in 2004 and set about transforming the project from the ground up. ‘Mentoring & Befriending Foundation’ Approved Provider accreditation was achieved by Sue in December 2006 with re-accreditation achieved in January 2010, April 2014 and August 2017. Sue was also instrumental in GreenHouse Mentoring gaining ‘Investing in Volunteers Status’ in October 2007 with re-accreditation in April 2011 and October 2015. GreenHouse Mentoring is funded by donations and financial support from its volunteers and supporters. Seven part-time staff members working approximately 100 hours per week co-ordinate the day-to-day running of the project but it is the 150+ fully vetted and trained volunteers – performing many distinct roles – who really make GreenHouse Mentoring what it is today!