What is youth mentoring?

Mentoring offers emotional support, guidance, and encouragement for lonely youth. Youth mentoring is a process of matching young people with a caring adult. Adult mentors are usually unrelated to the child or teen and work as volunteers through community-, school-, or church-based programs. Training is essential to the mentor preparation process.

Why should you hire youth mentees for your mentoring program?

They can help you determine who is right for your program, based on their own hopes and dreams for their children. They can also encourage their children to stay engaged throughout the mentoring relationship. Similar to recruiting adult mentors, youth mentees have different motivations for participating in your Mentoring Program.

How do you recruit youth in a mentoring program?

Developing a solid recruitment strategy will help your organization identify and approach the children who will benefit most from your program. To recruit youth is to go out and actively seek out young people to participate in your mentoring program.