For
Parents

Consistent and Dependable Guidance, Support, and Fun

Children’s Mentoring Connection’s success depends on the life-changing relationships built through the involvement of our volunteers. Volunteers work closely with a case manager to provide mentoring resources necessary to help guide a child, 6-14 years old, toward becoming a competent, caring and confident individual.

Mentoring is as simple as a walk in the park, watching a movie, taking a bike ride, baking cookies, talking on the phone, helping with homework, sledding, hiking, and sometimes just talking over life’s issues.

Children Requirements

• Age 6-14 years old
• Live in Hancock County
• Live in a single parent home, raised by grandparents or other caregivers
• Need for a positive role model
• Willing to participate

Mentoring Programs

Children’s Mentoring Connection offers many mentoring options designed to meet varying volunteer needs. Mentors are encouraged to meet 2-3 times a month.

• Traditional Mentoring: A volunteer is matched in a one-on-one mentoring relationship with a child.
• Couple Mentoring: The couple works together and individually with the child depending on the activity.
• Family Mentoring: All members of a family are active volunteers and are matched with a child.
• 2-2-1 Buddies: Two volunteers share the time and responsibility of being matched with a child.
• School-based Mentoring: This program may be offered at your child’s school. A volunteer is matched with a small group of children within the structure of the school-based program.

PALS Programs

• PALS: A volunteer engages in activities with youth from our waiting list. PALS are encouraged to volunteer one time per month.
• Group PALS: Business, church, civic, social and community groups work with small groups of youth from our waiting list.

Steps to get a Mentor

Call the Children’s Mentoring Connection at 419.424.9752 to speak to an agency representative or click the link below complete our on-line form.

Enrollment Information Request

The Educational Scholarship Fund

“To provide a scholarship fund to help graduating mentees with higher educational opportunities.”

Information about the Scholarship, Fund, a complete set of guidelines and application forms are available on the Foundation page or at our office.

The deadline for completed applications to be filed is March 30th of each year

The Children’s Mentoring Connection’s Executive Director is available to talk with parents and prospective candidates’ questions. Call us at  (419) 424-9752.