Mentor Baltimore Youth

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Mentor Role:

• Serve as positive role model through an ongoing, 1-on-1 relationship or group mentor structure with Elementary and Middle School aged youth
  
• Take lead in helping a young person[s] develop positive dreams for their lives, equipping them with the tools to make those dreams reality
• Cultivate developmental competencies through prescribed activities, conversation, and interactive projects
• Assist Mentee[s] in enhancing their self-image through character building, skill building, and dream building
  

• Make a one-year commitment to developing and maintaining a Mentor relationship with a student[s]
• Attend Virtual Mentor orientation and training before meeting Mentee
• Attend ongoing Mentor training and support sessions
• Meet one hour weekly with your Mentee[s]
• Keep time logs and other information as requested by Mentor Coordinator
  

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Ability to communicate with a student openly and non-judgmentally
• Strong listening skills
• Ability to establish a relationship based on equal responsibility and respect
• Interest in needs and concerns of children who are at risk of incarceration
• Practical problem-solving skills and ability to suggest options and alternatives
• Sensitivity to persons of different educational, economic, cultural or racial backgrounds
  

• Personal fulfillment through contribution to community and individual
• Satisfaction in helping someone mature, progress, and achieve goals
• Training sessions based on Search Institute’s Developmental Relationship Framework
• Personal ongoing support and supervision to help the match succeed
• Recognition events and annual celebration of National Mentor Month