VolunteersForYouth

Be a mentor! Call for details about the next volunteer training.

Youth, ages seven to seventeen, are referred to this program from juvenile court, law enforcement, guidance counselors, teachers, mental health professionals, social workers and parents.

The purpose of this program is to develop relationships between mentors and young people. Volunteers are carefully screened and must complete a three-hour training session before being matched. Volunteers are trained to use activities as tools for building trust, teaching life skills and providing experiences that will lead to increased self-esteem in the young person. These relationships are built on activities of shared interest such as hiking, basketball, cooking or reading. The program coordinators provide consistent consultation and training services for the volunteers.

The volunteer requirements are:

Complete an application with four references
Attend a three hour training session
Undergo an interview and a background check
Spend two hours a week for a full year with the youth
Be in contact with the program coordinator on a regular basis
Complete Monthly Report Forms and return to program coordinator

To refer a child to the mentoring program, please fill out a Referral Form and fax or mail it to our office. A program coordinator will contact you once Volunteers for Youth receives the referral.

For more information please contact the program coordinator:
Susan Worley - spw@volunteersforyouth.org