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Mentors of all Back Grounds Needed For Youth in Alameda County Foster Care
ORGANIZATION: Be A Mentor, Inc.
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Hispanic men and women are needed as mentors to youth!
Many of our youth in Alameda County Foster Care are beautiful children of color and need people that look like them to support them, to mentor them. Although this is not the most important piece, it can be helpful.
A Mentor Relationship can lead to a lower likelihood of experimentation with drugs, drinking before age 21, and other at risky behaviors as well as seeing Foster Youth end up in the Juvenile Justice system.
Youth with mentors have more consistent rate of academic performance, attendance at school, and stay on track to graduate compared to unmentored youths.
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
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 a minimum of 2 hours on weekly basis
- Focus on schoolwork
- Go to movies
- Sporting events or museums
- Simply talk and be a trusted friend
As a mentor, you have the opportunity to help a child see a whole new world and way of life.
For more volunteer information copy and paste the link below into browser!
http://beamentor.org
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 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
WHEN
WHERE
Multiple locations Oakland, CA 94621
DATE POSTED
February 27, 2024
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Career Counseling / Coaching
- Relationship Building
- Basic Computer Skills
- Youth Services
- Problem Solving
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- Minimum 2 hours a week for 1 year
- References, In-Person interview, TB clearance, 4 Virtual Trainings...... All requirements can be found on beamentor.org