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"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin

Do you want to help empower individuals to break down employment barriers through mentorships? Then contact TrueNorth Employment Access & Mentoring program, to help provide education and guidance to the under-employed and unemployed within Newaygo County.

We are looking for skilled volunteers to mentor individuals, creating a positive impact on their career path. The purpose for these mentorships is to; teach mentees about professions, establish the needed skills, share resources and/or networks, challenge mentees to establish goals and seek out accomplishing them, give job seekers a safe learning environment, and focus on the participant’s overall development.

The ideal volunteer for this position would have an interest in creating positive impacts, a passion for instructing others, and posses a positive and patient attitude. Mentorships are based on TrueNorth’s employment curriculum; however mentors have control over the mentoring relationship and have the ability to adapt their teaching’s based on expertise and/or needs of the mentee.

Qualifications:
* Volunteer must be 18+
* Able to maintain strict confidentiality standards
* Friendly personality with a willingness to be patient with class participants
* General working knowledge of one or more of the workshop topics and employability

Time Commitment: Varies on mentor relationship and the need of the mentee.

Volunteering benefits:
* Make a difference in someone’s life
* Help others in making networking contacts
* Teach your skills to others
* Enhance your résumé
* Help others gain work experience
* Build self-esteem and self-confidence
* Improve your health
* Meet new people
* Feel needed and valued
* Communicate to others that you are ambitious, enthusiastic and care about the community

Call Phil Gabel at 231.924.0641 ext. 119 or email pgabel@truenortservices.org to volunteer!