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17 people are interested
SMILES Mentor
ORGANIZATION: SOUTHCOAST MENTORING INITIATIVE FORLEARNING EDUCATION AND SERVICE INC
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17 people are interested
SMILES is a school based one-to-one mentoring program that connects caring adults with students to encourage and help them thrive both in and out of the classroom. SMILES mentors are paired with a student in one of our 20+ programs in the Greater Fall River or New Bedford area.
A SMILES facilitator leads the group of one-to-one matches for an hour each week through activities designed to help build healthy, meaningful relationships.
The time committment for a SMILES mentor is one hour per week (the same time/day each week) from late September/early October through June. SMILES does not meet during schools vacations and/or holidays. All interaction takes place at the school, with a trained facilitator present. Mentors have the opportunity and are encouraged to stay with their mentee year to year!
It’s Easy to become a Mentor!
- Complete an application
- Come in for a 20 minute interview
- Pick a program that best fits your schedule
- Attend a SMILES mentor training
- Begin your mentoring relationship!
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About SOUTHCOAST MENTORING INITIATIVE FORLEARNING EDUCATION AND SERVICE INC
Location:
4 S MAIN ST, FALL RIVER, MA 02721, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the SouthCoast Mentoring Initiative for Learning, Education and Service (SMILES) is to help at-risk youth realize their personal and educational potential through a large scale one-to-one mentoring program.
Description
SMILES began in 2003 as a partnership involving leaders from the business, faith, and education communities in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The program was developed in response to the area’s longstanding high and chronic dropout rate, which has contributed to poor workforce education demographics and inhibited economic development. The establishment of SMILES is a direct response to research that identified mentoring as the most effective strategy to keep at-risk students in school through graduation. The SMILES Mentoring Program helps to empower youth in our community to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their potential. The mentoring program recruits adult volunteers who will commit to supporting, guiding, and being a friend to a young person for a period of at least one school year, one hour per week. SMILES Mentors are an asset to the community. As a group they serve to be part of the solution to attaining a better educated, responsible and community minded society.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Greater Fall River and New BedfordFall River, MA 02721
DATE POSTED
June 15, 2018
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Relationship Building
- Child Development
- Child Welfare
- Psychology
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 1 hour per week during academic year