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Originally Posted by Aggie93
Does anyone here have experience mentoring youth, especially at-risk youth?
I'm in the middle of getting vetted as a mentor. The organization matches mentors with children with incarcerated parents. I've only attended an informational meeting and have not had an individual interview, which I think will be scheduled soon since they just called my references.
This will be my first time mentoring. I do have concerns that I'm in over my head, but I think that might just be preparing for the worse.
Any questions that I should ask during the interview?
Anyone have positive or negative experiences to share?
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Good for you & VERY good luck to you tomorrow. No words of wisdom. One of my customers did the Big Sister thing. Was difficult for her. I'm not sure how it all turned out.
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Originally Posted by jhynesrockmtn
Former COO/CEO at Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Boys and Girls Club here. Happy to answer questions if you want to pm me. My experience, be there, consistency, listen, patience, don't expect too much too quickly, these kids have a really hard time trusting people, know your boundaries and maintain them with him and the family. If you get in to this do some research on what it takes for kids to be successful. Paul Tough wrote a great book on how children succeed.
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You guys are to be blessed. Thank you. I've thought many times of being a BB as I have no children. Just never pulled the trigger.