Be the Mentor You Wish You Had!! Mentor a Youth in Foster Care

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ORGANIZATION: Be A Mentor, Inc.

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In the Bay Area

We have many a youth in foster care and they are being left in the cracks by systems that doesn't know how to nurture them. These kiddos need stable, inspiring people in their lives to mentor them, to provide them with the attention and support they need once school hours are over. They need mentors who understand what they are enduring and will show them there's more to the world than the neighborhood they were born in.

THEY NEED YOU!

Why Mentor?
Assist youth in making positive choices Explore careers and higher education

  • Help improve youth's grades
  • Assist youth's in setting goals for the future
  • See new things and places, and have fun!
  • Be a positive role model and friend
  • Mentoring boys and girls is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community
  • COMMUNICATION

What can you do?

  • Mentors connect with a deserving child to help them see their potential.
  • Focus Mentor is a role model and friend.
  • Mentors take part in a community to raise the children where we each have a role.

How does it work?

  • Mentors spend minimum of 2 hours per week with youth
  • Focus on schoolwork
  • Go to movies
  • Sporting events or museums
  • Simply talk and be a trusted friend

Without YOU, a youth will have less of a chance to succeed.

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About Be A Mentor, Inc.

Location:

22693 Hesperian Blvd Suite 170, HAYWARD, CA 94541, US

Mission Statement

Be A Mentor, Inc. was formed in April 1992 as a 501(C)(3) tax-exempt, non-profit agency. We provide proven and sustainable mentoring programs for agencies by recruiting, training and matching adult volunteers who wish to mentor youth. Copy and paste into your browser to apply http://beamentor.org/acmen

Description

The Be A Mentor Program trains Mentor Site Coordinators, pairs caring adult volunteers from the community with youth in one-to-one relationships. Mentors give of their time to be a friend, answering questions, and providing guidance. Mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and occupations and volunteer their personal time to be a caring friend to a youth. They serve as a role model, advocate, and resource. The purpose of the mentoring relationship is to help youth develop their full potential, both in and outside of the classroom.

CAUSE AREAS

Advocacy & Human Rights
Children & Youth
Community
Advocacy & Human Rights, Children & Youth, Community

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

22693 Hesperian BoulevardHaywardHayward, CA 94541

(37.656628,-122.11317)
 

DATE POSTED

March 14, 2024

SKILLS

  • Child Development
  • Career Counseling / Coaching
  • Relationship Building
  • Theater Arts
  • Basic Computer Skills
  • Basketball

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Driver's License Needed
  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 25
  • Orientation or Training
  • This is a 1 year commitment, minimum 2 hours per week. 52 opportunities to watch a kiddo come to blossom because you cared enough to volunteer.
  • A non-judgmental, caring heart with the ability to meet a kid where they are at. Please check out Be a Mentor to find out more.

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