The Mentors Code

Trapline Legacy: The Mentor’s Code

This is how we do it — the Trapline Legacy way.

This handbook is for the ones who show up — not to fix, but to walk alongside.Trapline Legacy: The Mentor’s Code is a real-world guide for volunteers mentoring young people who have been affected by exploitation, grooming, and the trauma that comes with it.

Built from lived experience and grounded in truth, this handbook isn’t about theory or tick-boxes. It’s about how to show up safely, consistently, and with purpose in the lives of young people who’ve been written off by systems that failed them.

Inside you’ll find:

• Straight-talking guidance on what mentoring really means

• Clear boundaries and safeguarding info

• Trauma-informed strategies that actually work

• Real talk prompts, session tools, and conversation starters

• Space to reflect, reset, and stay grounded

Whether you’ve walked a similar path or you’re stepping in for the first time, this book will give you what you need to mentor with care, confidence, and respect.

Because mentoring isn’t about saving lives. It’s about proving that some people don’t leave.