Female mentor needed for a teen impacted by cancer

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Works with: One girl, 15 years old

We are looking for a female mentor for a 15 year old girl who lost her father to cancer. She likes playing sports such as soccer and basketball. Likes music, photography and enjoys dancing. Can you become her friend?

Description of Role:

Cancer changes everything for the family. The children enrolled in our program would like support from a mentor during hard times. No prior experience is needed however we ask that you enjoy interacting with children from diverse backgrounds. Walk With Sally is dedicated to providing hope through our individualized mentoring and community building services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardians, relative, sibling's cancer journey. No one should face a loved one's cancer alone.

Responsibilities:

• Commit to the program and assigned mentee for a minimum of 1 year
• Engage mentee in positive, creative, and/or community building activities for at least 6-8 hours per month (We also suggest free of cost activities for you to fulfill this requirement)
• Participate quarterly in a mentor roundtables to connect with other mentors and build community
• Maintain regular contact with assigned Case Manager for further support, guidance, and/or access to resources
• Have fun, be you, and take of yourself too

Qualifications Needed:

• 22 years of age or older
• Have lived with or lost a parent / sibling/ friend/ loved one to cancer or are a cancer survivor (must be in remission for 5 years)
• Successfully pass background check

Training:

• We provide a one time- 2 hour virtual (Zoom) mentor training and provide ongoing support as needed. Ask us for our next training date!
• Child Abuse Mandated Reporter online training for volunteers

Please feel free to check out our website at www.walkwithsally.org and Apply Today!