CURRY COUNTY MENTORING PROGRAM
SOUTH COAST COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER
Catch the wave of life mentoring.
Mentoring……..YES we can
Be a mentor. Change a LifeWhen you become a mentor, you can change a child’s life for the good. Take time to be a mentor. Jump right in and get connected!
WHAT IS MENTORING?
Mentoring is a service and trusting relationship that brings young people together with the individuals who offer guidance support and encouragement to the Mentor.
WHAT IS THE MENTORING PROGRAM?
The Mentoring Program serves as a “mentoring hub” for Curry Couty. We provide all mentoring programs in the county with technical assistance and coordination. We offer mentors in a community-based setting and a school-based setting for young people with disabilities and young people between 5 and 18 years of age.
HOW DOES THE MENTORING PROGRAM WORK?
From our own childhood, we may remember an adult who loved us just as were. We may not have been the smartest or most attractive, but we felt a support from this person that fueled a personal belief that we mattered. This is the heart f the Mentoring Program. Community members, teachers or parents can call the Mentoring Program if they would like a young person to be matched up with a mentor. With parent’s permission, the coordinator pairs the child with a screened, trained volunteer. We train mentors to be positive role models in a young person’s life in order to help children reach their fullest potential. Mentors give children special one on one attention.
WHERE DID THE MENTORING IDEA COME FROM?
Research and our own intuition tell us three things about children that form the basis of the Mentoring Program.
Children’s success in school is more directly related to how they feel about themselves than to their intelligence. Elementary teachers can accurately predict which of their students will graduate from high school. If a child views school as a positive place, graduation is more likely. Lastly, why do some children succeed against massive odds while others fail? The key is to resiliency is that one person believed in that child. That one person could be you working as a mentor for Curry County’s young people.
WHY IS MENTORING EFFECTIVE?
Kids who have a mentor are:
46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs
27% less likely to begin drinking alcohol
32% less likely to skip school
32% less likely to hit someone
Research source “Making A Difference, an impact Study of Big Brothers? Big Sisters of America” Public Private Ventures, 1995.
A little time makes a big difference
Just the willingness to care and spend time with a young person who needs you.
Get connected today!
HOW CAN I BECOME A MENTOR?
Contact South Coast Community Resource Center’s Mentoring Program. All volunteers agree to a legal background check, reference checks and training in our shared goal of ensuring children’s safety. Be able to commit at least 1 hour a week for 9-12 months with flexibility.
WHAT DOES A MENTOR DO?
Here is a small sampling of activities to give you an idea of how simple it is to make a big differenc
Color pictures. Tackle some homework
Go out for dinner. Make popcorn and talk
Shoot some hoops. Go to the library
Talk about life. Go Fishing
Give a tour of your current job. Start a collection
Work on a computer. Play a card game
.Walk on the beach. Play games
Read together. Make a model car
Go for a walk. Play Soccer
.Go to the park. Just hand out
Make cookies
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WHAT IS A MENTOR'S ROLE
Mentor’s Role is:
A Good Listener
A Caring Friend
A confidence Builder
An Ordinary Person’ A Responsive Person
A MENTORS ROLE IS NOT:
A babysitter.
A Probation Officer.
A Therapist.
A Savior.
A cool peer.
As a Mentor, there is nothing more rewarding than making a difference in the life of a child.
Will you help?
Will you do for another child what some caring adult once did for you? It only takes a little time and a willing heart.
Please pick up the phone and call us for more information about mentoring a child near you.
South Coast Community Resource Center Mentoring Program
29513 Ellensburg Avenue, Suite 9 Gold Beach OR 97444 Phone: (541) 247-2412
Toll Free: (877) 247-2412
Fax: (541) 247-4085
E-mail: tmoore@southcoastcrc.org
Board of Directors
Margie Roberts-President
Gary Doran-Vice President
Jim Van Allen Boise
Doug Jamieson
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