Train up a child in the way he should go, and when
he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6
The vision of the Kids of Promise Mentoring Program is to teach children to make positive life choices that enable them to maximize their personal potential. Our goal is a community in which every youth experiences a nurturing one-to-one relationship and support. In turn this establishes positive character traits and increases the youth’s ability to make responsible decisions as involved members of our community.
About Our Program
The Kids of Promise Mentoring Program matches children of incarcerated parents and other underprivileged youth with qualified, caring and trained adults. The purpose is to show the youth a better way of life by modeling good behaviors, strong morals, goal setting, and values while teaching them the meaning of friendship.
All volunteers receive training, support and supervision to ensure a healthy and productive mentor-mentee relationship.
A Mentor…
- Is a friend & guide
- Helps to build self confidence & encourages high values & appropriate behaviors
- Listens & shares experiences
- Teaches by example & positive role modeling
- Offers support & encouragement during difficult times
- Encourages personal growth & responsibility
- Promotes setting high expectations for an optimistic future
A Mentor’s Role…
A mentor is a caring adult friend who devotes time to a young person. Although mentors can fill any number of different roles, all mentors have the same goal in common… to help young people achieve their potential and discover their strengths.
Mentors are not meant to replace a parent, guardian or teacher. Mentors are not disciplinarians or decision makers. Instead, mentors are meant to nurture a healthy adult-child relationship as part of a team of caring adults.
A mentor’s main purpose is to help a young person define individual goals and find ways to achieve them. Since the expectations of each child will vary, the mentor’s job is to encourage the development of a flexible relationship that responds to both the Mentor’s and the child’s needs.
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