Durham Community Peer Mentor scheme receives national award

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Durham Community Peer Mentor scheme receives national award

The community mentoring scheme has received the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service.

PCC Joy Allen

Date - 6th June 2022
By - Cachella Smith

Durham’s Community Peer Mentor scheme is funded by County Durham, Darlington Police, and Crime and Victims’ Commissioner Joy Allen. To date the service has helped more than 1,000 vulnerable people across four years. The scheme has six...

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