Mentoring
A mentor is a caring and responsible adult who takes time to develop a positive, healthy relationship with a young person. A mentor listens, supports, and guides a young person consistently over a specified period, usually for at least one year. Mentors are volunteers in your community who know that young people can make a positive difference if given a chance.
A mentor develops this friendship with a young person—whom we call a “mentee”— to help them succeed at home, at school, and in the community. By developing this positive relationship, a mentor can:
· Help a young person define and achieve their own goals
· Help a young person improve in school
· Nurture a young person’s self-confidence and positive self-esteem
· Listen to a young person and help them to brainstorm solutions to problems
· Introduce the young person to new ideas, activities, and opportunities
Throughout their time with Charting Careers, our scholars benefit from trusting, mentoring relationships, including one-to-one mentoring and small-group mentoring.
One-to-One Mentoring
At the foundation of Charting Careers programming are one-to-one mentor relationships. We support real, meaningful, long-lasting bonds between caring adults and young people. Our volunteers commit to supporting, guiding, and being a friend to a young person. Charting Careers provides supportive environments, caring connections, and positive experiences to promote resiliency in children. Volunteers commit to spend up to eight hours per month with their mentee, including communication for 1-2 hours per week with at least one in-person meeting.
Small-Group Mentoring
Charting Careers also provides small group mentoring experiences, where young people participate in a group setting with small groups of trusted adults. Volunteers commit to meeting with youth once a week for 1 hours.
To learn more about becoming a mentor click here.
