 Our Mission ...
The mission of the Calaveras Youth Mentoring Program is to connect Calaveras County young people in 1st through 12th grades with safe, positive adult role models who will offer support, guidance and friendship and help the youth make healthy life decisions.
Our goal is to offer concrete, one-to-one support to youth in setting and achieving personal goals and maximizing their potential. You can help!
Mentoring Matters
Youth today lack "natural mentors" because of changes in our society. More kids grow up in isolated communities or move from place to place, have a single parent or two working parents, and don't have access to an extended family. They find themselves alone too much of the time.
One documented common factor among youth getting into trouble is the absence of a consistent, caring adult outside the family to provide guidance and support — in other words, a mentor.
Nationally, Big Brothers/Big Sisters studies show that youth who have been meeting regularly with mentors for about a year are:
- Less likely than their peers to start using illegal drugs
- Less likely to start drinking
- Less likely to skip school
- Less likely to hit someone
- More trusting of their parents and guardians
- Feeling more accepted by peers and friends
Be A Mentor
Mentors spend at least one or two hours a week with their assigned "mentee" for a year. We provide training and support, fun activities and ideas, and an eager child; you develop a friendship that can last a lifetime. Click here for more information.
Please contact us for a mentor orientation.
Mentors Wanted!
Click here to see if
there is a young person waiting for YOU
Want to have a mentor?
Talk to your teacher or guidance counselor for more information about our application process.
For Existing Mentors
Download your Mentor Report form and turn them in every month!
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