- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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44 people are interested
Mentor Youth Impacted by Foster Care
ORGANIZATION: Families First, Inc.
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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44 people are interested
We believe that all children deserve caring, committed adults in their lives, especially those who have experienced loss. Make it Click mentor program is a positive youth development program striving to connect committed adults in our community with youth impacted by familial separation. Families First has created a training and engagement program designed with significant input from youth, encouraging organic relationship development and continuous education and support for mentors, so that relationships can last a lifetime.
Volunteers are trained and engaged as a group, encouraging internal support and continued engagement with the network of volunteers and youth. Cohorts of new volunteers will be brought in three times per year, and each month we host a social outing attended by all youth and volunteers. To truly make a difference in the lives of youth who have been impacted by foster care, sign up for the orientation today!
http://makeitclick.familiesfirst.volunteerhub.com/events/index
More opportunities with Families First, Inc.
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Families First, Inc.
Location:
80 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30314, US
Mission Statement
Together we can Build Resilient Families So All Children can Thrive
Description
For 130 years, Families First has been providing empowering solutions for Atlanta’s most vulnerable population. In 1890, Families First started as an orphanage on the Westside of the city on what is now the Spelman College campus. In 1937, we went on to become the first licensed adoption agency in the state of Georgia. In 1964, we opened the first group home (now called cooperatives) for young people in the state, and in 1989 we developed a curriculum that more than 200 communities across the country use to help divorcing parents learn how to co-parent their children. Now, we are committed to setting up youth for success by young adulthood by providing them with key services to overcome life's challenges and reach their goals.
We recognize the cycles of poverty are not broken by one program or service alone so we offer a combination of services and supports to build resilient families and ensure foster and underserved youth are successful and independent by young adulthood. Through our collaborations with community partners, virtual services, and locations throughout the state of Georgia, Families First is able to impact youth and families by providing counseling services, health and wellness education for pregnant teens, early childhood education, life skills for youth in foster care, parenting classes, supportive housing, adoption facilitation and placement, and so much more.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
80 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.AtlantaAtlanta, GA 30314
DATE POSTED
December 11, 2017
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 22
- Orientation or Training
- On-going