We all make decisions.

They can be easy or hard.

It can help to talk about decisions with others.

This can be in a peer mentor group.

A peer mentor group is where people get together to

• share their stories
• support each other

Everyone is a learner and a teacher in a peer mentor group.

CID ran peer mentor groups in 2022.

The groups met online every week for 8 weeks.

The groups talked about a different topic each week like

• Daily decisions
• Getting a job
• Moving out

CID Project Workers Ricky and Raylene led the groups.

Some of the peers in the groups told us what being in a peer mentor group was like.

We hope their answers will inspire you to join the peer mentoring group we have now.

Grant was a peer in our groups.

Grant was excited to see Raylene.

He knew Raylene from another CID training.

Grant feels more confident about getting to places.

He found the topic about travel helpful.

Jack had done peer mentoring before.

Jack said he had fun and learned new skills.

He wanted to try it again.

Jack said he liked sharing his opinion.

‘I also liked helping my friends learn’ he said.

Jack wants to keep helping his friends.

‘I would like to be a peer mentor myself’ he said.

James wanted to help others know about their rights.

James also wants to give people information when they make a decision.

He wants people to be able to make their own decisions.

‘I wanted to meet people’ Jess said.

Jess said it gave her a chance to practise speaking up.

Jess said she liked it so much she would go back again.

Tara wanted to learn mentoring skills.

She wants to be a mentor for children with Down Syndrome.

‘I liked listening to others in the group more than talking’ Tara said.

Tara said she advocates for herself more now.

To advocate is to speak up for yourself.

Tara said she liked the group and would go back again.

She said everyone should have the chance to try new things.

It is about having a go and showing up.

Raylene said she built skills in running groups.

She learned to slow down and include everyone.

Raylene said it is not about her.

It is all about the participants.

‘It’s their life’.

My Rights Matter at CID is running peer mentoring again.

Sessions are online on the 1st Wednesday of the month.

Go to the link to learn more and sign up.