Volunteer Opportunity Details:

Mentoring USA's mission is to create sustained and supportive mentor relationships for children in need ages 7-21. The program matches youth across the country with inspirational adult mentors who can guide them in developing better self-esteem, creating healthy relationships, and making positive life choices. Many youth enter the program experiencing varying levels of educational difficulties or social challenges.

Through the Mentoring USA site based model mentors and mentees meet in a supervised environment at a set time and location-a format which not only allows for the volunteer mentors to properly manage their busy schedules, but also provides the much needed consistency to the mentoring relationship. One-to-one simply refers to each mentor being matched with on mentee so that they can focus their full attention on one youth and build a trusting relationship. Though mentors at our sites are matched with one youth, they are almost always in the presence of other mentors and mentees. This provides an added support mechanism along with the option of rewarding group activities and presentations. All mentors are asked to commit to mentoring for one school year for 4-6 hours per month; although many continue working with their mentee for two or more years.

Mentoring USA programs are incubated in partnering schools, community centers, foster care agencies, and other non-profits. All sites are supported by MUSA Program Managers who work directly with Site Supervisors at each site to ensure that the programs run smoothly. These supervisors work together to build an environment that is comfortable for the mentoring matches along with providing activities, on-going support, and training to everyone in the program. The Program Manager and Site Supervisor ultimately act as safety nets and support systems to mentors to ensure the growth between mentor and mentee.

STEP 1
Can you make a one-year commitment to mentor a youth for one hour a week at school, foster care agency or community center in New York City?

STEP 2
Review Mentoring USA's Program Sites, and find three locations that will fit with your interests and schedule.

STEP 3
Complete the Mentor Application, including three references and three site preferences.

STEP 4
Attend our New Mentor Training. When you come in for training you will complete paperwork in connection with a background check.

You will need to bring a valid state or federal issued ID to training.
During this training you will be fingerprinted.

STEP 5
Mentoring USA will make a site placement, based on your preference, 2 to 3 weeks after training upon the applicants successful completion of our background check and reference checks.

*Our application can be easily filled out on our website*

This opportunity is sponsored by: Mentoring USA This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Group/Corporate Groups Welcome Senior Citizens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Monthly Contact Person: Mentoring USA, (212) 400-8223, (email) View all organization contacts Address: 5 Hanover Square, 18th Floor New York, NY 10004 (See a map) Web Site: http://www.mentoringusa.org Miscellaneous Information Borough Bronx, Manhattan, Queens Volunteer Shifts Monday- Saturday