"Young adults who face an opportunity gap but have a mentor are 55% more likely to be enrolled in college than those who did not have a mentor." - The Mentoring Effect, 2014 |
"Students who meet regularly with their mentors are 52% less likely than their peers to skip a day of school and 37% less likely to skip a class."
- Public/Private Ventures Study of Big Brothers Big Sisters 
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“Young people's risk for violence can be can be buffered through strong connections to caring adults.”
-The National Center for Injury Preventions and Control, Division of Violence Prevention |
Our Program
Our Mentorship Program is designated to connect youth in our community to caring and qualified mentors. Mentoring is shown to have many benefits for a child or teen's current and future school, career, personal, relational, and spiritual choices. All youth ages 7-17 who are enrolled in our neighborhood programs of live in a Care Fresno neighborhood are eligible to be mentored. Mentors and Mentees meet 2.5 hours per month for a year to foster development in:
- Education & Career Path
- Healthy Relationships
- Personal Development
Our Process
This program has been naturally developing over recent years and we have seen the great impact its made. The original intentions of our program have now given us the opportunity to grow our mentoring process.
We encourage those interested to begin by volunteering in one of our After-School Programs or Summer Program and gathering a relationship with youth there in a group setting. This allows the child and parent to become familiar and comfortable with a potential mentor beforehand. It also helps mentors identify which youth they connect with well.
For those unable to volunteer at a neighborhood program, a profile is made and given to Site Leads who can help identify youth in need of mentorship who might be a good match.
We encourage those interested to begin by volunteering in one of our After-School Programs or Summer Program and gathering a relationship with youth there in a group setting. This allows the child and parent to become familiar and comfortable with a potential mentor beforehand. It also helps mentors identify which youth they connect with well.
For those unable to volunteer at a neighborhood program, a profile is made and given to Site Leads who can help identify youth in need of mentorship who might be a good match.
Your Commitment
A mentor's commitment does not begin until they are officially matched with a youth.
Mentors commitment to:
Mentors commitment to:
- Meet with or contact their mentee for a minimum of 2.5 hours a month
- Communicate with their mentee for a minimum of 15 minutes a week
- Be in regular and healthy communication with their mentee's parents and the Mentorship Coordinator
- Adhere to all Care Fresno mentorship guidelines
- Fill out monthly activity logs sent out by the Mentorship Coordinator
Example
- Meet for an hour games and homework help every other week
- Have a 15-minute phone call to check in on other weeks
- Have special outing every few months, maybe to celebrate good grades or outstanding performance in a sport
