WANTED: VOLUNTEER MENTORS FOR OAKLAND YOUTH

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ORGANIZATION: Be A Mentor, Inc.

Mentors needed for students in Oakland's Schools

Why Mentor?

  • Assist youth in making positive choices,
  • Explore careers and higher education,
  • Improve youth's grades,
  • Assist youth's 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

What will you do?

Mentors share knowledge of the real world, their advice, and their guidance, to help build a youth's self-esteem that's necessary to strive for success.

How does it work?

  • Mentors spend minimum of 8 hours per month together
  • Mentors and youth focus on schoolwork
  • Go to movies
  • Sporting events or museums
  • Mentors talk and be a trusted friend

Students and mentors are paired in same gender matches for at least one year. The personal rewards for both the mentor and the mentee are endless.

For more volunteer information copy and paste the link below into browser!

www.beamentor.org/apply

Be A Mentor, Inc. has been positively interacting with at-risk and academically low performing youth since its founding in 1992 and continues to connect youth with dedicated volunteer adults throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a direct mentoring service to at-risk youth (such as those in foster care; with incarcerated parents; susceptible to gang participation, drug/alcohol abuse or teen parenting; homeless/in transition or academically struggling).

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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 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

Children & Youth
Community
Education & Literacy
Children & Youth, Community, Education & Literacy

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

East Bay - Alameda CountyEast Bay, CA 94605

DATE POSTED

July 14, 2016

SKILLS

  • General Education
  • Problem Solving
  • Organization
  • People Skills
  • Verbal / Written Communication
  • Life Coaching

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • Minimum 2 hours a week for 1 year
  • References, In-Person interview

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