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A mentor can be a very
special person in the life of a child. As a mentor you are not a parent, a tutor or a boss – you are simply (and wonderfully) a caring friend to a child who needs one.
Mentors have a belief in children, a passion to make a difference and a willingness to make a commitment to regular plan to spend time together. A mentor adds a dimension to a child's life that they cannot receive from a parent,
sibling or teacher.
Youth with mentors are less likely to skip school, less prone to violence, less likely to abuse drugs – and more likely to do well in school and more likely to graduate.
It's a win-win!
Becoming a mentor is a highly rewarding commitment. Information sessions for prospective mentors are scheduled on a regular basis. LEARN MORE
Rochester Mentors is an alliance of a wide array of Rochester-area youth mentoring
programs. Rochester Mentors helps volunteers select the right program, connect with a young friend, tailor a relationship to meet the needs of the volunteer's schedule; and provides volunteers with training, ongoing support and a variety of age-appropriate ideas for spending time and activities with youth.
Boomers Making A Difference
Research shows that volunteers of the “baby boomer” generation are looking for ways to make a real and positive difference with their time. Mentoring offers tremendous rewards to the volunteer, as well as to the youth they befriend.
In 2009, Rochester Mentors became a partner in the Boomer Mentors Initiative, a project of Lifespan, with leadership and funding from Rochester Area Community Foundation. Through 2012, the Boomer Mentor project will be reaching out to hundreds of older adults (ages 50+) to recruit them as mentors -- and create a sustainable system for high quality mentoring through Rochester Mentor's growing number of program providing members.
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