Become a Mentor: Walk With Sally

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Walk With Sally provides hope through our individualized mentoring and community support services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardian or sibling's cancer journey. These children are matched with a trained adult volunteer who has walked in their shoes. Children ages 7-17 are matched with a mentor who completes all necessary requirements and commit to being matched for a minimum of one year and meet 6-8 hours per month. Once matched, Walk With Sally provides year-round programming designed to help each matched relationship flourish and create a sense of community for the children and their families. By creating quality long term mentorships, or Friendships, within a larger extended community, Walk With Sally is able to support each child and family during one of their toughest and most traumatic times. The goal is to help each child by promoting positive life choices, healthy communication skills and a deeper sense of self.

When Cancer hits the family it changes everything, especially for the child. Walk With Sally is dedicated to providing hope through our individualized mentoring and community support services to empower children experiencing trauma through a parent, guardians, or sibling's cancer journey. No one should face a loved one's cancer alone. We are looking for mentors to provide hope for these children and their families.

Become a Walk With Sally Mentor:
To become a mentor you must have lived with or lost a parent/ sibling to cancer or are a cancer survivor. You must be able to commit to the program for a minimum of 1 year. The hours shared together are 6-8 hours per month. All mentors must successfully complete the following requirements:
- Live in the LA Area for at least 1 year
- Submit a Mentor Application
- Attend an in person Mentor Training
- Complete a Live Scan Background check
- Submit a copy of valid, negative TB Test results
- Submit a digital copy of driver's license and car insurance

We have children on our waitlist all over the Greater Los Angeles area. Please contact info@walkwithsally.org for more information or submit your interest through Mentoring connector. Please feel free to check out our website at www.walkwithsally.org

Come join Walk With Sally!


Seeking Female Volunteers: Yes

Seeking Male Volunteers: Yes

Minimum Match Commitment (in months): 12 months or longer

Type of Mentoring: One-to-One

Youth Population Served: Academically At-Risk, Gang At-Risk, General Youth Population, Gifted/Talented/Academic Achiever, Low Income, Mental Health Issues, Opportunity Youth, Parent Involved in Military, Single-Parent Household, Youth with Disabilities

Mentoring Program Goals: Education/Academic Support, Healthy Behaviors, Other

Ages of Youth Served: Other