YouthFriends is a school-based mentoring effort that links caring adult volunteers from the community with students in schools and is open to all students, grades K-8, within the Lafayette County C-1 School District. All activities take place on school grounds before, during or after school hours. YouthFriends volunteers typically visit a school for one hour each week to do things like have lunch with a student, help with reading or academic tutoring, share an interest or a hobby or simply listen.

Click here to view the Lafayette County C-1 School District schools that participate in YouthFriends.

Mentor
Help a young person to develop the confidence and skills necessary to succeed. The YouthFriend works with the student for one hour a week, providing encouragement, support, and friendship. Many busy adults select a lunch-buddy routine with their youths.

Academic Coach
Assist a youth with schoolwork. Support a student by sharing organizational and motivational skills. Students may be having difficulty with subject matter or with completing and turning in assignments and homework.

Reading Assistant
Read to and with an individual student or small group of students, and listen to them read.

Guest Reader
Read a story to an elementary classroom.

After School Homework Helper
Help students with school work. One hour a week from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. or as arranged.

Special Projects
YouthFriends actively encourages the development of any new program that links positive adult role models from the community to students in our schools. If you have a special project, talent, story, language, or skill to shared, our students need you.

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