We are looking for a female, Spanish-speaking volunteer to mentor a 17-year-old refugee youth from Honduras who is part of our refugee foster care program. This youth arrived in the U.S. in July of 2020 and has lived in one of our group homes since September. She has requested a mentor from the community. Her case manager shared, "She is a very loving and social young lady. She will spend hours talking to you and getting to know you. She is open about her life, thoughts and feelings, but it is very hard for her to talk about her past trauma. This youth loves to play games, go on bike rides and spend time with people. She is a 10th grader at East Kentwood High School. She has intermediate English but would prefer a Spanish-speaking mentor."

In her mentoring survey, the youth shared that she hopes her mentor will be a talkative person who wants to go out and do activities with her. She shared that she would be interested in exploring the city, learning new skills, outdoor activities, video games, sports, watching movies, going to concerts or theatre, and learning more about careers/college. For careers, she is currently interested in joining the army, studying microbiology, or working at NASA.

This youth experienced physical abuse in her home throughout childhood and fled Honduras because of ongoing gang threats towards her and her siblings.