At the VEGAN lifestyle ASSOCIATION we have a friendly team of experienced volunteeers standing by ready to help you. Our 1-2-1 Mentoring Scheme is free and confidential and we can help you with pretty much every element of living a vegan lifestyle.
“Thank you so much for your follow up. I’m already in contact with my Mentor and she’s really excellent! I think its one thing to read books or websites but totally different and far better to connect with a real life person with experience – its been invaluable. Just little things I didn’t know or hadn’t thought of and never would have, mean I can do this more quickly than I ever imagined! It’s invaluable what you do for people and of course the animals – keep up the great work!” SS
Jessica, our Team Leader, will help match you to an experienced vegan friend, who’s a full lifestyle vegan and who’s been where you are now and literally worn the (organic cotton) T-shirt!
Your personal mentor will offer you friendly and non-judgemental support in those early days. They can guide you through a range of practical advice on day to day living, signpost you to great sources of info and offer emotional support, based on their experiences, if needed.
“I just wanted to write and say thank you from the bottom of my heart. I felt really alone when I made this important decision to go vegan. As you know, my family just didn’t get it, but I’m so much more confident now having spoken with you. I’m enjoying the practical side of it and finding all the things we’ve spoken about! But more than that I can tell people clearly why this is so important to me and they are starting to listen. Once I have a bit more experience I’m going to come back and register to be a mentor too so I can pay forward the help and compassion you’ve shown me. Thank you again.” VR
The VLA Mentoring Scheme is a unique peer to peer friendship-based support service offered to all of our Associates – no matter what your current lifestyle stage. All are welcome and you will be treated with courtesy, respect and professionalism at all times.
If you’d like to take advantage of this free service, then please ensure that you’re registered with us as an Associate here (free to join) and then email us, in confidence.
And if you’re a fellow vegan who would like to help others, then please do get in touch about joining our special team of volunteers.
“Thank you for putting me in touch with Donna, she’s been so helpful. I think this is such a great scheme and love what you’re doing to help educate people to this lifestyle. I have even been inspired to start a vegan business!” LW
Note: We regret that we’re unable to advise specifically on matters relating to health and nutrition, but we can guide you to appropriate sources of professional help and information. You’ll be sent a copy of our guidelines and terms of the Mentoring Scheme when you contact us.