Mentor: (noun)
A wise and trusted friend.
Mentor: (verb)
To guide, to listen, to teach.
ROLE OF A MENTOR:
To meet one-on-one with a youth or person in need of friendship, building a long-term relationship that will enhance the quality of life for both the mentor and the mentee.
WHAT IS A MENTOR ANYWAY?
| A Mentor IS: |
A Mentor ISN'T: |
- A good listener
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- A cool peer
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A responsive adult |
Perfect |
- A reliable adult
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- A substitute parent
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- A positive role model
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- An authority figure
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WOULD YOU BE MY MENTOR?
There's nothing so nice as a heart made of gold.
And a mentor's heart holds wealth that's untold.
Would you be my mentor? Your ear will you lend?
Could we get together, and just become friends?
It's not that I need much, just and hour or two.
I know your time's precious, but you'll like me, won't you?
So give it some thought, take more than a day.
Then call up the number, and tell them, "Okay."
I'll not disappoint you, when you visit me.
You'll have so much fun, you can not believe.
Would you be my mentor? Your ear will you lend?
Could we get together, and just become friends?
MAKE A DIFFERENCE...
BECOME A MENTOR
MENTORING PROVIDERS
Center For Family Unity
- 413 North Main Street
- Jamestown, NY 14701
- Phone: 483-5820
Volunteers are matched with families to work on parenting issues that strengthen families.
CENTER FOR FAMILY UNITY WEBSITE
Compeer Chautauqua
| Jamestown |
Dunkirk (Outpatient only) |
| 200 Harrison Street |
715 Central Avenue |
| Jamestown NY 14701 |
Dunkirk, NY 14048 |
| Phone: (716) 487-2956 |
Phone: (716) 366-7792 |
FOCUS: Youth and adults in need of a friend
Provides mentoring services to children with mental illness or children of parents with a mental illness. Youth component for ages 5 - 17. Always looking for people to volunteer as mentors for 4 hours per month. Would like at least a 1-year commitment from menters.