One-to-one mentoring
Mentoring Men would recruit, train and support local volunteer mentors, provide human-led matching and offer ongoing supervision and support.
A JOINT REGIONAL PILOT
More connection.
Further reach.
Together.
Grow regional reach together with The Men’s Table: one-to-one mentoring, peer-group belonging and coordinated pathways, backed by shared infrastructure and independent evaluation.
Contact us ↗A proposed two-year pilot · Locations agreed with partners
PROPOSAL DEVELOPED WITH
THE PARTNERSHIP IS THE MODEL
Reach more regions.
Build the pathways
together.
Mentoring Men and The Men’s Table propose working as one regional team, bringing two complementary forms of connection within easier reach.
Some men want a private, one-to-one relationship. Others want an ongoing group where they feel they belong. Some would value both. A coordinated pathway would help each man find the support that fits his needs, preferences and readiness.
The funding would grow local delivery and the connections between services: shared outreach, intake, navigation, safeguarding and evaluation. Regional communities in any state could be considered, with sites chosen around need, local partnerships and readiness.
THREE PATHWAYS, WITH CHOICE
A mentor. A Table.
Or both.
Peer-group belonging
The Men’s Table would support community information sessions, Table formation, hosts and the ongoing health of regular peer groups.
A coordinated combination
Men could access both approaches, together or at different times. Consent-based introductions and follow-up would support movement between pathways without expecting everyone to use both.
FROM FIRST CONTACT TO CONNECTION
A warm introduction.
A pathway that
follows through.
A man might first connect through either organisation, a GP, a community group, a friend or his own enquiry. The proposed shared intake and navigation process would help him take the next step.
Local coordinators would work with referral partners, explain the available options, support warm handovers and follow up with consent. Each region would develop a practical service-navigation protocol covering responsibilities, referrals and escalation.
Where a man needs clinical, crisis or specialist support, the pathway would connect him with the appropriate service. Both organisations retain their non-clinical roles and service boundaries.
WHAT YOUR SUPPORT WOULD BUILD
Local people.
Shared foundations.
Support would cover the joint pilot and the practical capacity both organisations need to deliver it. The scope and responsibilities would be agreed together.
Regional delivery and capability
Fund coordination, outreach, mentor recruitment and supervision, Table establishment and host support. Develop local peer-support skills, community leadership and opportunities for men to become trusted supporters of others.
Infrastructure for working together
Build the shared intake, consent, referral tracking and outcome systems needed to coordinate delivery. Agree privacy, safeguarding, specialist advice and escalation arrangements across both pathways.
Independent research and learning
Fund a university-led evaluation designed from the outset, alongside the staff capacity needed for consistent data collection, participant follow-up and putting findings into practice.
TEST THE VALUE OF WORKING TOGETHER
Which pathway helps?
For whom?
In which places?
The proposed evaluation would compare mentoring-only, Table-only and combined pathways, exploring whether coordinated support adds value and how regional conditions shape outcomes.
A university research partner would refine the study design, measures, consent and ethics arrangements. The proposal includes loneliness, wellbeing, belonging, help-seeking, referral uptake and participant experience, alongside community capability and implementation.
Baseline and follow-up measures, interviews and service data would help explain changes and the conditions associated with them. Findings would inform improvements, a practical implementation toolkit and decisions about further regional expansion.
The research partnership and final methodology would be agreed before the study begins. The added benefit of a joint pathway is a question to test.
A PROPOSED TWO-YEAR PILOT
Start locally.
Learn together.
Grow with evidence.
Agree the regions and prepare
Choose sites with funders and local partners, including Aboriginal and culturally specific organisations. Confirm governance, the research partnership, local referral maps and delivery arrangements.
Build local capacity and deliver
Recruit the regional team and volunteers, establish Tables, connect men with mentoring and support warm referrals. Collect participant feedback and agreed outcome measures throughout delivery.
Evaluate before expanding
Review outcomes, access, safety, local capability and the practicality of joint delivery. Use independent findings and local readiness to decide where and how the model should grow.
LET’S TALK
Bring the partnership
to your region.
Talk with us about funding a joint regional pilot, supporting the shared infrastructure or backing the independent evaluation.