Right now
The six steps — every mentor, every time
38 matches this year. 3 places open.
One young person, one hour a week, for a year. Some pairs meet here at mentor hour, some shoot hoops, some do homework. The coordinator checks in with both of you twice a month at first, then monthly. Next training: Thursday 8 October, 6:30 p.m.StepApplication. The form below. Name, contact, when you could meet, and two people who know you.
StepInterview. Forty-five minutes with the mentoring coordinator, here. Why you want to, what you expect, what you would do if a young person told you something hard.
StepTwo references. A short form to each, by email. Not family.
StepBackground check, with your consent. Criminal record, sex-offender registry and child-abuse registry, run by an outside screening service through its own secure form. We keep only “cleared” and the date. Re-screened every three years.
StepTraining. One evening: boundaries, what to report and to whom, what a good first month looks like.
StepMatch. The coordinator proposes a match; the young person and their guardian say yes first. Then a year.
The rulesNever alone behind a closed door. Meetings happen here, in public places, or with the guardian’s written okay. Two adults present at every program. Report, don’t investigate: anything a young person tells you that worries you goes to the coordinator the same day. This is a sample policy written from published mentoring standards; a real program’s rules are set by its board, insurer and state. Nothing here is legal advice.
Application
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Demonstration form: it sends nothing and stores nothing. It shows what a real application checks first.