Lone Parent Mentor

Bridlington – ESF

aspire-igen Group Ltd

aspire-igen is a Yorkshire based social enterprise committed to changing lives for the better through learning and work. For the past 25 years, aspire-igen has successfully helped people and communities to be the best they can be.

Lone Parent Mentor aims to:

• Move lone parents closer to the labour market
• Raise lone parent aspirations and encourage them to consider their long term careers
• Encourage lone parents to view convenient work, which can be low paid and low skilled, as a step on a long term career path
• Empower lone parents to take control of their lives and broaden their outlook in terms of work, home and life
• Inspire, motivate and support lone parents to move into learning and/or work to meet career goals
• Increase lone parent awareness of, and engagement with, local services
• Develop resources that can be used to support lone parents on an ongoing basis
• Create family role models for the next generation
• Support lone parents to develop skills to be self-supporting, and enjoy a good standard of living, in the future