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-12, within participating school districts. 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.
Lunch Buddy
Eat lunch in the school cafeteria with an individual student or group of students during their lunch period. During your time together, you may also serve as a mentor by playing a board game, reading a story, playing on the playground or working on a special project. This is a time to build self-confidence and let the student know he/she is important.
Breakfast Buddy
Eat breakfast in the school cafeteria with an individual student or group of students before school. During your time together, you may also serve as a mentor by playing a board game, reading a story, playing on the playground or working on a special project. This is a time to build self-confidence and let the student know he/she is important.
Academic Tutor
Choose your favorite subject - math, reading, writing, science, social studies, computers, music or a foreign language - and work with a student who needs extra attention in that area. You may choose to mentor your student before, during or after school to help give him/her advice and direction in tasks such as completing everyday assignments or developing a challenging project.
Mentor
Time with a positive adult role model is something kids ask for over and again. Have fun getting to know a student through a variety of activities including sharing a hobby, working on an assignment, playing a game or sport, or just "hanging out." A mentor is a friend and a good listener and helps build the self-confidence students need to succeed in school.
YouthFriends Corps
YouthFriends Corps provides an opportunity for high school students to volunteer with elementary school students in their own school districts. YouthFriends Corps promotes community service among youth in the hope of making volunteerism a lifelong commitment. Note: Many high school students use YouthFriends Corps hours for service hours.
Class YouthFriend
YouthFriend volunteers are matched with classrooms by teacher request. Volunteers work with an individual child or a small group of children.
YouthFriends e-Mentoring™
An easy way to help students substantially improve reading, writing and computer skills while showing increased interest in their schoolwork. Volunteer e-Mentors work with students by communicating through the Internet. Exchanging weekly messages gives students and adult
e-Mentor volunteers the opportunity to spend time together online while students practice new skills and experience enhanced learning.
YouthFriends Business Partners
This is an opportunity for local business to give release time for their employees or associates to spend an hour with a young person either as a Lunch Buddy, Mentor, Class YouthFriend or Academic Tutor. The business will be celebrated as a YouthFriends Partner. |
