• MENTORING

MENTORING provides youth and their families with an exceptional natural support mentoring experience. Our approach is based on a “youth initiated mentoring” model. By helping the young person take an inventory of the supportive adults already in their life, the youth builds social capital and learns one of the most valuable life skills of all… how to seek out natural supports and positive guidance within their own extended networks (previously known as DASH Mentoring).

WHILE ENROLLED IN MENTORING...

  • Youth will work with a Mentor Coach to identify a self-selected Mentor and develop a formalized one-year agreement, providing structure and accountability.
  • The Mentor will receive ongoing training and support from a Mentoring Coach, skilled in helping youth set goals and overcome obstacles, in order to build their own skills as a natural support and advisor.
  • Youth will identify principles by which they want to live, set individualized goals, self-evaluate and work towards becoming the person they really want to be.
  • Sessions will have classes for both parents and their teens with a session following to practice the concepts presented.

WHO DO WE SERVE?

MENTORING is open to any youth, age 7-17 or older if under the jurisdiction of the juvenile court who wants to better their best. The program receives referrals from juvenile court, judges, DSS, mental health, schools, or any agency or family who feels that they have a young person who could benefit from such an experience.

 

MENTORING provides services for both English and Spanish speaking families.

Our MENTORING program is available in:

Alexander County + Lee County + Mecklenburg County + Montgomery County + Richmond County