What is Mentoring?

Mentoring is a one-to-one relationship over a prolonged period of time between a youth and an adult who provides consistent support, guidance and concrete help as the younger person goes through a difficult or challenging situation or period in life. The goal of mentoring is to help youths gain the skills and confidence to be responsible for their own futures including, and with an increasing emphasis on, academic and occupational skills.

Training

All Youth Challenge mentors are required to attend a mentor training workshop. The workshop lasts approximately three hours and consists of a multi-media presentation from the post-residential staff.   Visitation with the student follows the training.

Who is Eligible to Be a Mentor?

Any adult (minimum age of twenty-five) who is interested in and committed to the young person's success is eligible to apply. Attributes of a mentor include maturity, integrity, leadership, commitment, availability, and compatibility to the young person.

How Can One Apply?

A criminal background check will be conducted on all mentor candidates prior to being matched to a student.  All applicants invited to attend will be sent a mentor application.   Additional applications or information may be obtained by calling the Post Residential department.