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 Impact Youth
Mentoring: Matches at-risk youth with positive adult mentors.
Impact Youth Mentoring is a service provided by Youth Emergency Services, Inc.
(Y.E.S. House) which matches at-risk children in the community with
positive adult mentors. Mentors come from all ages, cultures and interest
groups. Children are asked to complete an application process and interest
inventory. The adult mentors are also asked to complete an application, a
thorough screening, interviewing, and training process before they are
matched with a child. Mentors are asked to commit a minimum of one hour per
week with the child they are mentoring. The Y.E.S. House performs routine
follow-up evaluations on every mentor match that is made. Ongoing support
is provided by our Mentorship Coordinator and other support staff.
Does Mentoring Work?
In a study of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, it was shown that
young people with mentors were:
· 46% less likely
to begin using illegal drugs
· 27% less likely
to begin using alcohol
· 53% less likely
to skip school
· 37% less likely
to skip a class
·
33% less likely to hit someone
In a Lou Harris Poll:
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73% of students said their mentors helped raise their
goals and expectations
· 59% of the
mentored students improved their grades
If you have an
interest in becoming a mentor, or if you would like more information about
our mentoring program, please contact our Mentorship Coordinator at
(307)686-0669 or email Tara Reed.
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