Affinity Mentoring Way to Help Title Way to Help Content Affinity Mentoring is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that partners with local businesses, organizations, and schools to match students in K-8th grade with a caring adult role model to journey alongside them one hour a week. Mentoring is a mutually beneficial experience. Both you and your student's worlds will expand as you enter into relationship with each other. You will play games, encourage self-confidence, read books, and help them start to explore who it is they can become. Any person who has a heart for youth, is over 16 years old and can read, is eligible to mentor. Prospective mentors must complete an application, background check, interview and training prior to being matched. The time commitment is an hour a week for the school year [October-May]. Connected to Organization --- not set --- Ways to Help Tags Ages 12-15 18-24 55+ Adults Adults (18+) Child with adult Children Teens Ages Served Adults (18+) Babies and Toddlers Birth to 5 College Elementary (5-10) High School Middle School Other Professionals Young Adults (18-24) Commitment Length 1 Day 1 Full Year 1 School Year 1 Semester 1-2 Months 3 Months 6 Months More Than A Year Genders Accepted Female Male Groups Corporate Teams Families Groups (10+) Groups (2-10) Individuals Guidance Provided In-depth Minimal Moderate How Often Monthly Occasional One-time Weekly Program Goals Academic Support Career Exploration Friendship/Socialization Healthy Behaviors Job Placement/Performance Other Reduce Recidivism Time Commitment 1 Day 1 Hour/Month 1 Hour/Week 2 Hours/Week 2+ Hours/Week 5+ Hours/Week Training Formal None On-site Type Education Emotional Enrichment (Arts) Event support Fitness Indoor Job Skills Office work Other Outdoor Physical Social Skills STEM Typically Help Different Large Groups Different One-to-One Different Small Groups Peer Same Large (5+) Group Same One-to-One Same Small Group When Anytime Weekday Afternoons Weekday Evenings Weekday Mornings Weekends Where After School Community Center Juvenile Correction Facility Library Mental Health Facility Nonprofit Other Place of Worship School Virtual/Online Volunteer's Choice Workplace Youth Served Abuse Survivors Academically at Risk Arts Differently-abled English Language Learners Enrichment Facing Illness First Gen College Food Insecure Foster Care Gifted Homeless Juvenile System LGBTQ+ Low Income Household Mental Health Other Physical Fitness Pregnant/Parenting STEM -- Parent -- Add New Ways to Help Youth Learn More LInk
