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— Virginia Woolf

Do you have a passion for safeguarding and a desire to help those in your local community? Young Minds Matter is recruiting for a Safeguarding Trustee. Check out the role description and how to apply here: docs.google.com/document/d/1ik… Please share and RT!

We are recruiting volunteer mentors to join our Warwickshire and Coventry team! Interested? Email [email protected] for more!

We just sent out our first ever newsletter which can be viewed by clicking this link: eepurl.com/iM_XMU and you can also #subscribe there for future updates! We are looking forward to keeping you in the loop with all of the exciting news and developments here at YMM.

FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY ALERT! Want to run the Oxford Half Marathon for us on 13th Oct '24? This is the perfect chance to challenge yourself whilst raising much needed funds for our mentoring service which we provide to students. More info & sign up here! tinyurl.com/2s35rmpe

Happy Monday! Are you a Cov&Warks local looking to make a difference? We're looking to recruit new mentors to work in local primary schools. Check out ymm.org.uk/get-involved/v… for more, or email Claire on [email protected] to ask any questions. We can't wait to hear from you!

Super grateful to have had the opportunity to speak at the ENMESH mental health conference in Versailles last week and share why having lived experience advisors at the heart of mental health research is a catalyst for positive social action.

1 in 4 of us are feeling lonely. Lately, more friends and peers have been openly sharing their feelings of loneliness, mentioning that they are not going out to meet friends as often as they used to since COVID. Instead, they are spending more time at home, often alone. In the

The first of our two Channel Swim teams will be taking on their epic swim starting at 11pm this evening! Please wish them luck as they prepare for this incredible challenge, and don't forget to donate by following this link: lnkd.in/diqErthp

Our incredible swimmers completed their swim overnight in 11 hours and 10 minutes! They have helped to raise nearly £7,000 alongside our 2nd team of swimmers, who will take on the challenge this week. Please do donate to these amazing youngsters: lnkd.in/diqErth

We are delighted to share the Channel Swim video, kindly made by Seb from Fresh Cut Videos! Watch the full video here to follow our amazing swimmers on their journey across the Channel. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=uuNZxg… And please donate here: tinyurl.com/29vf7kaz

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I'd love to speak with Africa startups that have at least 10% of revenue coming from outside Africa for a project I'm working on. Email me at [email protected]

I wrote a piece about my experience as a first time grant panel member for the The Phoenix Way UK £2m funding round (supported by the Youth Endowment Fund). Read here: thephoenixwayuk.org/news/catherine…

On Tough Choices: open.substack.com/pub/catherinef…

An important topic to discuss and glad I could add my voice to the conversation.

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re thinking about what community means. At YMM, we see how small actions change lives: A mentor who shows up. A teacher who notices. A neighbour who asks, “You okay?” We all have a part to play. #YMM #Wellbeing #Charity #Warwickshire

Wrote my takeaways from attending the Cambridge Africa Business Conference last week in my newsletter. Read here: open.substack.com/pub/catherinef… #AfricaDay

I like the new Lil Wayne album.