Be A Mentor, Inc. (SF Bay Area)
Isolated Kids Need Your Help! Become a Mentor!
Be A Mentor, Inc. (SF Bay Area), Hayward, California, us, 94557
Overview
Isolated Kids Need Your Help! Become a Mentor! Join Be A Mentor, Inc. (SF Bay Area). The Be A Mentor Program pairs caring adult volunteers from the community with youth in one-to-one relationships. Mentors give of their time to be a friend, answering questions, and providing guidance. Mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and occupations and volunteer their personal time to be a caring friend to a youth. They serve as a role model, advocate, and resource. The purpose of the mentoring relationship is to help youth develop their full potential, both in and outside of the classroom. An
Academic Mentor
is a trusted caring adult that spends at least one hour per week with their mentee using Be A Mentor’s Virtual Mentoring Platform. Mentors focus on goal setting, homework help, and career exploration. While there may be a focus on homework help in the meetings, these sessions are more than just tutoring. Mentees form a personal relationship with their mentor to build resilience, social engagement, and a support network. Virtual mentoring removes barriers of distance, requires no commute time, and can offer a flexible schedule. However, mentors must be in the United States. Due to our current background check system we are unable to accept anyone outside of the US at this time. Academic Mentoring is life changing for youth. One-on-one attention Study skills Academic support Goal setting Encouragement for success For more information, sign up at the program website. Qualifications / Requirements
Willingness to mentor and commit time weekly Ability to communicate effectively and provide guidance Must be a trusted caring adult; background check requirement (US-based)
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Isolated Kids Need Your Help! Become a Mentor! Join Be A Mentor, Inc. (SF Bay Area). The Be A Mentor Program pairs caring adult volunteers from the community with youth in one-to-one relationships. Mentors give of their time to be a friend, answering questions, and providing guidance. Mentors come from a variety of backgrounds and occupations and volunteer their personal time to be a caring friend to a youth. They serve as a role model, advocate, and resource. The purpose of the mentoring relationship is to help youth develop their full potential, both in and outside of the classroom. An
Academic Mentor
is a trusted caring adult that spends at least one hour per week with their mentee using Be A Mentor’s Virtual Mentoring Platform. Mentors focus on goal setting, homework help, and career exploration. While there may be a focus on homework help in the meetings, these sessions are more than just tutoring. Mentees form a personal relationship with their mentor to build resilience, social engagement, and a support network. Virtual mentoring removes barriers of distance, requires no commute time, and can offer a flexible schedule. However, mentors must be in the United States. Due to our current background check system we are unable to accept anyone outside of the US at this time. Academic Mentoring is life changing for youth. One-on-one attention Study skills Academic support Goal setting Encouragement for success For more information, sign up at the program website. Qualifications / Requirements
Willingness to mentor and commit time weekly Ability to communicate effectively and provide guidance Must be a trusted caring adult; background check requirement (US-based)
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