Young people in North Tyneside face real challenges - from poverty and crime to isolation and exploitation. At Hoodex, we believe no young person is beyond hope. we work with 13-22 year olds who may have been misunderstood in the past. Through mentoring, personal development, fitness, and skills training, helping turn their lives around.
The Turn-Around Mentoring and personal development helping young people to reduce negative behaviours, make positive choices, unlock their goals and build a better future.
What Do Mentors Do?
- Meet weekly with their young person (approx. 6-8 hours / month)
- Help them build confidence and realise their life direction.
- Use our Path Planning framework to explore dreams and next steps.
- Support access to positive activities (e.g. sports, learning, jobs skills)
- Work as part of a team - typically two mentors per young person.
What skills do I need?
Share your life experience and your heart for young people.
You don't need experience in youth work to volunteer. We welcome people from all walks of life, aged 18yrs+
- Students & recent grads
- Retired professionals
- Community Leaders
- Skilled trades, creatives and carers
Anyone with time, patience and empathy.
If you can listen, encourage, and show up reliably - you can mentor.
About Hoodex Charity
Hoodex is here to help young people at risk of offending of exploitation to turn their lives around. We do this by providing mentoring, training, vocation opportunities and sports and social activities.
We have a charity shop in Bedford Street, North Shields (Suite 131) and work across Tyneside to help young people in our community. Referrals are received from Youth Justice Services, local agencies, youth offending teams and pupil referral units and through agency and charity partners.
We are a new charity and ambitious to grow and make a substantial contribution to the lives of young people and the communities they belong to across Tyneside.
HoodEx Charity: Empowering Young People in Tyneside Young people in Tyneside face serious challenges—including poverty, crime, isolation, and exploitation. At HoodEx, we believe that no young person is beyond hope. Our mission is to support 13–22 year olds who are often overlooked or written off, helping them transform their lives and build brighter futures. HoodEx offers a holistic, youth-led approach grounded in trust, respect, and real opportunity. Our flagship Turn-Around Mentoring Project pairs young people with trained, carefully matched volunteer mentors for one-to-one support, providing consistent guidance through life’s challenges. We combine mentoring with engaging activities that develop resilience, confidence, and purpose. This includes access to sports and fitness programmes, local adventures and trips designed to broaden horizons, and hands-on personal development experiences that inspire positive change. To help young people move toward independence, we offer vocational training, volunteering roles, and paid placements with trusted business partners. Life skills workshops focus on areas such as budgeting, communication, and job readiness, while our pathway support connects young people to apprenticeships, training programmes, and employment opportunities. At HoodEx, we walk alongside young people every step of the way—helping them believe in themselves, take control of their futures, and thrive in the face of adversity.
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Details
The time for mentoring the young person will be agreed between the mentor and mentee which is suitable for both - following each meet.
