MentorED

02/02/2026

Last year we continued to support kids to attend school camps, music lessons, sports activities, after school care, dance lessons, holiday programmes, tournaments as well as providing school uniforms and books. After 9 years of very rewarding work it is now time for the Trustees to work on new projects and we are therefore closing the Trust. We would like to thank all those who have worked with us and supported MentorED over the past 9 years. We have loved working with all the families, schools, community groups, our smashing volunteers and donors. You have made a difference. THANK YOU
Mercedes, Jon and Dave

Ps Rocco is enjoying his retirement🐾🐾

20/08/2024

We work hard to raise money for all kids to go on camp with the gear they need.

We want to say a HUGE thank you to Mercedes from MentorEd who has kindly organised the donation of essential items for our upcoming Year 5 & 6 camp. Items such as duffel bags, thermals, rain coats, pants, pj's, underwear, socks, trousers, jerserys and wind breakers.
Thank you so much. These will help our students keep dry and warm on camp!

21/05/2024

"This book is to all the families and children whom I have met, and will continue to meet, whose children try so very hard until they can't do it anymore. This is all our story. This is for all of you."

13/03/2024

10 years on from his landmark documentary on child poverty, investigative journalist Bryan Bruce reviews what has or has not been done to improve the lives of our nation's most deprived tamariki. Public Interest Journalism funded through NZ On Air.

22/11/2023

Yay for this ❤️

Hanging out with Maggie Dent, PDA Our Way and our new lovely one Yvonne at the Reimagine conference.

We're on our way to starting a revolution.

Em ✌

17/11/2023

Here at the Trust we use DDP based pACE as a way of being when working with kids.
We will run our two day community workshop on this next year but in the meantime, we are very pleased to see this 1 day training with Dr Sian Phillips coming to Palmy, for those working with children who’ve experienced trauma and loss.

“Relationships are key to healing”

Healthy connections with caring adults are essential for the optimal development of an infant’s brain and nervous system. For some children their caregivers are unable to provide safe, healthy connections given their own struggles with relationships, mental health, substance use, preoccupation