
Face-to-Face Mentoring connects each volunteer to one of the youth in the program. After completing the screening process, the mentor is matched with a youth in her/his own community. Mentors agree to spend at least 1-2 hours per week for at least one year with the youth in a manner and style amenable to both. Activities may include hiking, visiting a museum or other point of interest, cooking, playing basketball, performing community service, or simply having lunch or coffee to chat. While all mentoring takes place outside of school, mentors frequently attend school activities and functions to support their mentees.
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FOSTER CARE YOUTH MENTORING PROGRAM
Location: Oakland, California. Caring adult volunteers are matched one-on-one with a Foster Youth as a role model, coach, and guide. Mentors spend one hour a week with the youth. They go on outings such as movies, musuems, parks, sporting events, and libraries. Mentors listen to the youth's dreams and give them assurance that their dreams can become reality. With the mentors guidance the youth will come to understand that there are consequence to every choice made and the simple daily choices become a pattern that determines the life path. |
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MENTORING CHILDREN OF PRISONERS PROGRAM
Location: Oakland, California. Matches children and with incarcerated parents to volunteer adults mentors to support and guide them. Mentors spend one hour a week with the youth. They go on outings such as movies, musuems, parks, sporting events, and libraries. Mentors listen to the youth's dreams and give them assurance that their dreams can become reality. With the mentors guidance the youth will come to understand that there are consequence to every choice made and the simple daily choices become a pattern that determines the life path. |
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HAYWARD SCHOOLS MENTORING PROGRAM
Location: Oakland, California. The overall goal of the project is to assist students in improving academic performance, interpersonal realtionships, and school attendance. This is accomplished through pairing students who are struggling academically or lack a positive role model, with individuals from a variety of professional and cultural backgrounds. |
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100 BLACK BOYS PROGRAM
Location: Oakland, California. Mentors are matched one-to-one with a student. Mentors and mentees meet after school and/or on weekends and spend 4 to 6 hours per month. Mentors provide support, friendship and the motivation for the student to get ahead in school and overcome personal and social barriers to success. Together they explore higher education and career opportunities, see the real world applications for what is learned in school, and have fun together doing social activities |
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TRI-VALLEY (PLEASANTON, DUBLIN, LIVERMORE)
MENTORING PROGRAM Location: Pleasanton - Dublin - Livermore, California. The overall goal of the project is to assist students in improving academic performance, interpersonal realtionships, and school attendance. This is accomplished through pairing students who are struggling academically or lack a positive role model, with individuals from a variety of professional and cultural backgrounds. |
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COLLEGE BOUND SCHOLARS OF LAS POSITAS COLLEGE
Location: Livermore, California. Program outline: The College Bound Scholars Program is for Tri-Valley middle school students who will participate in an experience designed to enhance their success in secondary school and advance to higher education. Components of the program are financial support, mentoring from college faculty and staff, and activities over the years to support families and students as they make progress towards college. The mission of the College Bound Scholars Program is to increase the number of economically disadvantaged and First Generation College students enrolling in higher education. Toward that end, the College Bound Scholars Program will match middle school students with mentors who will guide, support and encourage them into post secondary education. Additionally, scholarships will be invested to assist with college costs. |
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FESCO PROGRAM
Location: Oakland, California. FESCO operates temporay residential facilities for families in need of some assistance. Members of the families are provided various services and assistance in transitioning back to independence. |
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PROJECT RE-CONNECT
Location: Oakland, California. Project Re-Connect is a non-profit counseling program established in 1991 to assist "high risk" youth ages 12 to 18 years old who are referred by the Juvenile Justice System. The primary goal of Project Re-Connect is to facilitate the positive functioning of the youth in their home, school, and society. This program addresses the need of parents and children in developing strategies that prepare them for making positive life changes, and to divert these youth from further ivolvement with the Juvenile Justice System. |
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