I’m excited to be walking with my lovely friend in the 14 mile Big Stroll as part of Kiltwalk 2025 to raise funds for MCR Pathways, a fantastic charity that empowers young people to reach their full potential. Will you support me?

MCR Pathways was founded in 2007 to address the gap in life-chances and educational outcomes between care-experienced young people and their peers. The charity was established to support young people who have experienced disadvantage and help them realise their full potential through education. This is done through their school-based mentoring programme – matching young people with a fully-trained volunteer mentor.

MCR Pathway's began in St Andrew’s Secondary school, in the East End of Glasgow, where they developed the programme over 5 years. The evidence that MCR mentoring made a huge difference on young people’s confidence and engagement with school was soon overwhelming. The programme is now operating in multiple local authorities, nationwide.

Their vision is that every care-experienced young person, or those who have experienced disadvantage, get the same education outcomes, career opportunities and life chances as every other young person.