As a Movement of Youth Mentor, you will collaborate with parents and mentors from multiple universities to contribute to the maturation, progress, and goal achievement of a young person. In addition, mentors receive a number of benefits including ongoing professional development, participation in a mentor support group, complimentary tickets to community events, participant recognition events, and academic course credit (where applicable).
Mentors Do the Following
- Support a young person through an ongoing relationship
- Serve as a positive role model and friend
- Build the relationship by planning and participating in activities together
- Strive for mutual respect
- Help set academic and personal goals and work toward accomplishing them
- Address pressing community issues in partnership with mentees
- Have fun
Time Commitment
- Be willing and able to make a minimum one-year commitment to mentoring
- Be willing and able to meet with mentees a minimum of 6 to 8 hours per month, throughout each month
- Attend an initial three-hour training session and additional two-hour training sessions twice during each year of participation in the program
- Attend mentor/mentee group events, mentor support groups, and program recognition events as available
Participation Requirements
- Be enrolled in a college currently partnered with Movement of Youth
- Be interested in working with young people
- Be willing to adhere to all program policies and procedures
- Be willing to complete the application and screening process
- Be dependable and consistent in meeting the time commitments
- Attend mentor training sessions as prescribed
- Be willing to communicate regularly with program staff and take constructive feedback regarding mentoring activities and relationship
- Be able to pass a criminal background check
