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4 people are interested
Support Youth Impacted by Foster Care: African-American Mentors Needed!
ORGANIZATION: Silver Lining Mentoring
Please visit the new page to apply.
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4 people are interested
Silver Lining Mentoring is currently in need of dedicated, caring adults to become Life Skills Mentors to youth with foster care experience. You don’t need a special background to be a mentor, just a desire to be a supportive, consistent presence to a young adult who needs stable support as they develop life skills.
In the city of Boston, Latino youth are nearly five times more likely than white youth to live in poverty. For black men, the unemployment rate is almost four times that of white men. We especially need role models of color to be the supportive adults that enable our youth to see the world differently.
Mentors are required to commit 12 months of service mentee and must be at least 21 years old. Your commitment can help us build a whole community of supports around our youth. Join us for a Community Chat to learn how you can become a Silver Lining Mentor now:
Egleston Square Library
2044 Columbus Ave
Roxbury, MA 02119
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About Silver Lining Mentoring
Location:
727 Atlantic Avenue, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02111, US
Mission Statement
Silver Lining Mentoring empowers foster and adopted youth to flourish through committed mentoring relationships.
Description
Silver Lining Mentoring is the only mentoring organization in Massachusetts that exclusively serves youth in foster care. Founded in 2001, Silver Lining empowers foster youth in Greater Boston to flourish through committed mentoring relationships and the development of essential life skills. We provide long term one-to-one mentoring and life skills development for young people who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect. Our volunteer mentors are often the only adults in our youth’s lives who are not paid to spend time with them.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Egleston Square Library2055 Columbus AveRoxbury, MA 02119
DATE POSTED
April 25, 2017
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Child Welfare
- Budgeting
- People Skills
- Crisis Intervention
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 8 hours a month
- Join us for this info session to learn of other ways to be involved