Branch Support and Mentoring

The district’s core mission is to support its local branches and help them develop their activities. Branch support is therefore not just a buzzword, but a central part of the district’s everyday work.

The district staff support branch volunteers according to their roles and areas of expertise. In addition, some of us provide dedicated support to branch boards in the role of mentors.

Mentoring

The aim of the district’s mentoring activities is to support branch boards in developing their operations and maintaining preparedness.
A mentor is a designated district contact person for a branch.

A mentor, for example:

• Encourages and supports the branch in developing its activities
  facilitates regional meetings (at least once in the spring and once in the autumn)
• Provides support in using Oma
• Helps the branch navigate guidelines and regulations
• Finds answers or the right person to respond to various branch questions

In addition, HUP mentors provide support for branches’ Hunger Day planning and may take part in fundraising together with them.

You can contact your mentor by phone, email, or through other agreed remote methods. You can invite them to a branch meeting or meet them at the district office or at a regional meeting.

Each of HUP’s seven regions has 1–2 designated branch mentors.