Community
Community Pages
The Peeblesshire Youth Trust Community pages allow Mentors to securely login to access best practice information to support their mentees as well as connecting with other Mentees to share experience & ask advice.
Registered Mentors & Volunteers can login here.
If you are considering volunteering, please see the information below.
P.Y.T.
Volunteers Required
“We are always looking for enthusiastic adults from all walks of life who have a keen interest in helping children and families in their own community. ”
We need people to help us with:
Achieve Your Potential Programme for Primary 6’s
1:1 mentoring for young people between the ages of 10-14
Christmas Hamper deliveries
Sharing a skill/hobby
S6 Peer Mentors at Peebles High School for S1’s
You can download a volunteer application form and return it to mentors@peeblesshireyouthtrust.org
Our Team
Sarah Keen – Programme Manager
Our TeamSarah grew up in Peebles and has an extensive knowledge of the local community. She is a mother of four, with enormous experience of working with, and for the benefit of, young people. Sarah aims to lead Peeblesshire Youth Trust to a...
Katie Buckingham – Programme Co-ordinator
Our TeamKatie supports our mentors and mentees throughout the year as well as delivering our Achieve Your Potential courses. Katie is the main contact for local primary schools and families of young people supported by PYT....
Grace Mitchell (Volunteer Christmas Hamper Coordinator)
Our TeamGrace joined PYT in October 2013 and has responsibility for co-ordinating its Christmas Hamper food collection. She has extensive administrative and project management experience. As one of a large local family, Grace is surrounded by...
Volunteers
There’s Room to Reward!
News, PYT Stories, VolunteersWe were delighted this week to present our of our valued volunteers with a special award; David Swan, who has helped us with fundraising for PYT over recent years, and who is also now a mentor, has earned a well-deserved overnight...
Christmas Hamper Cheer
News, PYT Stories, VolunteersWe packed and delivered 93 Christmas Hampers in 2019, to provide a little peace of mind to families in our local community leading up to Christmas. Thanks go to many local individuals, groups and businesses for all the generous support...
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF PEEBLESSHIRE YOUTH TRUST!
Events & Activities, News, PYT Stories, VolunteersWe were delighted to recently celebrate the anniversary of 10 years since Peeblesshire Youth Trust gained charitable status. Having started out by supporting one child in his transition from primary to secondary school, we have grown...
Loving Our Volunteers Award
VolunteersDelighted to see our lovely volunteer mentor, Tricia, presented with her Adult Volunteer – Runner Up certificate, following the Loving Our Volunteers 2018 Award Ceremony in Kelso, which Tricia was unable to attend....
Loving our Volunteers Awards
VolunteersEveryone at Peeblesshire Youth Trust is delighted that one of our valued mentors, Tricia Brown, received “Runner-up Adult Volunteer Award 2018”, at the Loving Our Volunteers Award Ceremony in Kelso. Congratulations to...