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MENTORS STOP RICHMOND KIDS FROM GOING TO PRISON

Company: Be A Mentor, Inc.

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Location: Richmond PAL, 2200 MacDonald, Richmond, CA, 94801

Project Details

Youth and children are in dire need of mentors for guidance and nurturing to help stop the cycle of incarceration.

Without a caring adult, mentor and role model, in their lives, these children are five times more likely to go to prison.

Why Mentor?

Assist youth in making positive choices,

Explore careers and higher education,

Improve youth's grades,

Assist youth's in setting goals for the future,

See new things and places, and have fun!

Be a positive role model and friend

Mentoring boys and girls is a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community

What Can you Do?

Connect with a deserving child to help them see their potential,

Be a role model and friend,

Take part in a community to raise the children, where we each have a role.

How does it work?

Mentors spend a minimum of 2 hours per week in-person together

Focus on schoolwork

Go to movies

Sporting events or museums

Simply talk and be a trusted friend

As a mentor, you have the opportunity to help a child see a whole new world and way of life.

For more volunteer information copy and paste the link below into browser!

https://beamentor.org/linkpages/mentorasp/specialprojects/project_description.asp?ProjectID=RPALARIC5106211221

Be A Mentor, Inc. has been positively interacting with at-risk and academically low performing youth since its founding in 1992 and continues to connect youth with dedicated volunteer adults throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. We provide a direct mentoring service to at-risk youth (such as those in foster care; with incarcerated parents; susceptible to gang participation, drug/alcohol abuse or teen parenting; homeless/in transition or academically struggling).

General requirements

REQUIREMENTS

Background Check

Must be at least 18

Orientation or Training

Minimum 2 hours a week for 1 year

References, In-Person interview