Case History Jake, 22, Eastbourne How did you find out about abob? Some of the men called in at the YMCA [Hostel] where I was staying. It just came at the right time for me, I was feeling lost and depressed and really didn’t have any support. There was nothing going on in my life. I met up with Harvey … Read More

Mckennedy Ariwa, 21, volunteer Who was your initial contact with abob? Ken Hinds who is in the organizing team at Haringey abob. My probation officer recommended going to abob, and Ken told me that it would be a positive experience. He’s so upbeat, he convinced me. To be honest, I was a bit iffy about it at first but I … Read More

Case History Simon G, 30 How did you become the first person in the history of abob to become a mentee and then a mentor? I guess I’m a bit older than the usual mentees. I did the Quest and it had such a powerful effect on my life. I was transformed. I went in one person and came out … Read More

Case History Ben, 23, Builder Brighton How did you find out about abob? I was referred by my ex partner’s mum when I was getting into a lot of trouble. What sort of background do you have? I was adopted at three, and then went back into care again at ten, and that had a dramatic effect on me. I … Read More

Case History – Brighton Jake, 22, builder How did you know about abob? I’ve got a couple of mates from the White Hawk Estate where I live, who’ve done it. One of them told me ‘It’ll do you some good’ so I signed up to The Quest without knowing what I was doing. Tell me a bit about your background. … Read More

This Is My Story My name is Tony. I’m now 20 years old and live on an estate in East Brighton. I left school with no qualifications and found it really hard to find any work. By the time I got involved with A Band of Brothers I’d become really angry and frustrated with life. I’d got in bits of … Read More

This Is My Story My name is Lucas. I am 21 years old and live on an estate in Brighton. Two years ago I had just left prison, having served 9 months. My Connexions worker put me forward for the Quest programme with A Band of Brothers and I got involved with them in July 2009. Part of the programme … Read More

Elliott M, 23, T-shirt designer, Eastbourne How was growing up? I’ve always had a supportive, good family but I started getting into trouble at a young age. When I started primary school I couldn’t settle down and was always getting sent home. By secondary school, I’d started fighting and setting fires and I’d only been in my first school for … Read More

This Is My Story My name is Chris, I’m 24 and I was brought up mainly by my mum in Crawley. I had three older sisters, and an older brother. I’m the baby of the family. I’ve got Type 1 Diabetes and ADHD which both severely affected me as I was growing up. I didn’t like the answer ‘No’. Especially … Read More